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UK, EU try to ease travel fears over India’s Astra vaccine

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tried to calm concerns among vaccinated Britons that they won’t be able to travel to the European Union this summer because they received a version of AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 shot that was made in India. The vaccine — known as Covishield — isn’t approved by the European Medicines Agency. That has led to some ...

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Corporate buybacks gain steam with banks set to boost buying

Bloomberg High stock price valuations may be giving some investors pause, but it hasn’t stopped US corporations from plowing even more cash into their shares. Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo Inc are among the nation’s biggest lenders that signalled this week they’re stepping up repurchases and raising dividends after passing Federal Reserve stress tests with flying colours. Banks are joining ...

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Race to become the vanguard of India’s stock market is on

Bloomberg India’s $442 billion asset management industry is finally having to reckon with the passive investing juggernaut. After decades of sluggish growth, the number of accounts invested in index-tracking or exchange-traded funds more than doubled to 5.6 million in the year to April. Passive products now account for nearly a quarter of equity assets under management versus about 16% two ...

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