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SocGen to sell Rosbank to Russian billionaire

  Bloomberg Societe Generale agreed to sell its Rosbank PJSC unit to the investment firm of Russia’s richest man, taking a hit of about $3.3 billion to exit the heavily sanctioned nation. The bank signed an accord to sell its entire stake in Rosbank and its Russian insurance subsidiaries to Vladimir Potanin’s Interros Capital. Despite the financial hit, SocGen said ...

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World markets falling again with echoes of the 2018 rout

  Bloomberg The feel-good days for global markets at the end of March are firmly over. Everything from stocks to bonds is falling — even oil has pulled back from near records — in a concerted cross-asset selloff with echoes of the rate-spurred rout of October 2018. Blame it on a Federal Reserve intent on restricting policy to tamp down ...

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Tencent rises as China ends gaming freeze after eight months

  Bloomberg Tencent Holdings Ltd. surged more than 5%, joining the rest of China’s gaming industry in a rally after regulators approved the country’s first batch of new titles in more than eight months. The National Press and Publication Administration published a list of 45 domestic titles on its website, confirming an earlier Bloomberg News report. While leaders Tencent and ...

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