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European stocks drift as tech weighs; dollar gains

Bloomberg European stocks struggled for traction and US futures slipped on Tuesday as technology shares continued to weigh on equities following weakness among sector giants on Wall Street. The dollar rallied. The Stoxx 600 Index erased a gain as online food delivery service HelloFresh and semiconductor firm Infineon Technologies AG dragged the benchmark lower. Travel firms gained after the European ...

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UAE ranks first in the world for mobile network speed

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE leads a global mobile index as the country with the fastest mobile network speed in the first quarter of 2021, according to the latest data from Ookla, a global leader in fixed broadband and mobile network testing applications, data and analysis. This significant achievement adds one more feather to the UAE’s cap, and comes ...

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Iraq sees steady oil prices, mulls buying Exxon stake

Bloomberg Iraq, Opec’s second-biggest oil producer, said crude prices would probably remain around $65 a barrel in the coming months and announced it’s considering buying Exxon Mobil Corp.’s stake in one of the world’s biggest fields. The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies — a 23-nation grouping known as Opec+ — will continue trying to keep crude prices ...

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