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British online trading firm CMC Markets Plc said on Thursday it expects its full-year results will top analysts' forecasts as it bounces back after being hit by regulatory changes in the industry.

Portugal's government said on Thursday it had picked investors to take part in the next stage of bidding for the Brazilian unit of state-owned bank Caixa Geral de Depositos (CGD), which would involve making binding offers.

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Electric luxury cars and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) may be 40% more likely to cause accidents than their standard engine counterparts, possibly because drivers are still getting used to their quick acceleration, French insurer AXA said.

Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Patrick Harker said on Thursday that he does not see the case for additional stimulus.

The Sri Lankan rupee fell for the fourth straight session on Thursday, weighed down by foreign outflows from government securities and tracking other emerging currencies. Stocks closed steady. ** The rupee ended 0.36% weaker at 179.40/60 per dollar, compared with Wednesday's close of 178.75/179.00, extending the loss in the last four...

Russian state oil major Rosneft has become the main trader of Venezuelan crude, shipping oil to buyers in China and India and helping Caracas offset the loss of traditional dealers who are avoiding it for fear of breaching U.S. sanctions.

Pound shot higher on hopes that a Brexit deal could still be within reach

South African insurer Old Mutual sacked its former chief executive for a second time on Thursday and said it would continue to fight his attempts to get reinstated, despite a court ruling overturning his original dismissal.

BNP Paribas plans to cut around 500 jobs at its securities services arm in France, a union representative said on Thursday, as the bank seeks to reduce costs and retain competitiveness.

Nasdaq's commodities exchange plans to launch its day-ahead auction market for electricity in Germany, France and Nordics around April 2020, its head of European Commodities Georg Aasen told Reuters on Thursday.