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UBS fourth-quarter profit rises 23%; beats estimates

ZURICH, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Switzerland’s UBS Group AG (UBSG.S) on Tuesday reported a 23% increase in fourth-quarter profit, beating analyst estimates, helped by a fall in costs despite a drop in financial markets.The world’s largest wealth manager kicked off a round of reporting for major European banks, many of which have been cutting jobs …

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Urbana Indoor Farmer Market Vendor Spotlight: Middle Fork Mushroom Co

Champaign, Ill. (WCIA) Middle Fork Mushroom Co join us on ci Living with mushrooms and talk about why they got into growing the “wild” mushroom types (grown on trees instead of cow manure like buttons/portabellas/etc), plus share how to use the different flavors of mushrooms available, etc. FOUR MUSHROOM VENDORS AT THE SATURDAY INDOOR MARKET …

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America Reenters Competition for Global Nuclear Energy Markets

During the 2010s, the United States was on the verge of permanently losing competitiveness in global nuclear energy markets. This weakness threatened American geopolitical goals, with Russia further extending its nuclear market dominance and China eyeing reactor exports across the Belt and Road. In the last year, this outlook appears to have reversed. The energy …

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Breakingviews: Adani re-ups India’s emerging market risk

HONG KONG/MUMBAI, Jan 31 (Reuters Breakingviews) – India is making its way onto global investors’ maps. How the country’s financial authorities tackle the $65 billion selloff at Gautam Adani’s eponymous infrastructure empire following a short-selling attack may determine how soon the country establishes itself as a reliable investment destination.The World Bank expects India’s economy to …

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Black Swan Fund Manager Sees ‘Tinderbox-Timebomb’ in Financial Markets

(Bloomberg) — Universa Investments, the hedge fund advised by “The Black Swan” author Nassim Taleb, told clients that ballooning debts across the global economy are poised to wreak havoc on markets rivaling the Great Depression.Most Read from Bloomberg“It is objectively the greatest tinderbox-timebomb in financial history — greater than the late 1920s, and likely with …

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25bp rate hike on Wednesday, but Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) hikes not yet done

This is via the folks at eFX. For bank trade ideas, check out eFX Plus. For a limited time, get a 7 day free trial, basic for $79 per month and premium at $109 per month. Get it here. Barclays Research discusses its expectations for this week’s FOMC policy meeting. As is widely anticipated, we …

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How Brands In Competitive Categories Can Stand Out From The Crowd

How Brands In Competitive Categories Can Stand Out From The Crowdgetty Most digital-age consumers don’t have to venture far from their Instagram feeds to understand the immense product competition in the marketplace. A simple scroll introduces us to a slew of new products to solve problems that we didn’t even know existed. Particularly for verticals …

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Oil prices tread water as markets weigh China’s recovery, Fed caution By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Ambar Warrick Investing.com– Oil prices were muted in early trade on Tuesday as optimism over better-than-expected economic data from China was offset by caution over an upcoming Federal Reserve meeting and an OPEC decision on production. Chinese business activity, government data showed, indicating that the country’s economy was clearly on a path …

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