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Stocks mixed, havens climb on Ukraine risk

  Bloomberg Stocks were mixed on Thursday as traders weighed geopolitical developments and a flurry of corporate earnings. The Stoxx 600 Index was little changed, while US equity futures fall. Havens such as the yen and gold pushed higher. US 10-year Treasury yields retreated to about 2%. Crude oil declined. Russian-backed separatists claimed Ukrainian forces violated cease-fire rules overnight, according ...

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UAE calls for ending appeasement of Houthi terrorist group in Yemen

  NEW YORK / WAM The United Arab Emirates has called for an end to the appeasement of the Houthi terrorist group in Yemen during a United Nations Security Council briefing on the situation in the country. The council was briefed by Hans Grundberg, UN Special Envoy for Yemen; Martin Griffiths, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator; ...

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Oil climbs as investors track crisis in Ukraine, inventories

  Bloomberg Oil recovered from its biggest one-day loss this year as investors attempted to assess whether the Ukraine crisis was easing after Russia said it had pulled some troops back from the border. West Texas Intermediate rose near $93 a barrel. President Joe Biden said the US hasn’t verified the claim that Russia is pulling back some troops and ...

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