Spain’s Santander posts 20% hike in net profit as retail business shines

Bank of Santander HeadquartersGetty ImagesBanco Santander posted a 20% year-on-year hike in second-quarter net profit underpinned by growth in its retail, wealth and consumer activity, after firm revenues and margin management in Europe and Brazil.The company's net profit attributable to the parent group came in at 3.207 billion euros...

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Baltimore shipping channel reopens after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse

Salvage crews continue to work on removing debris from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse after it was struck by the container ship Dali, now docked at Seagirt Marine Terminal in Baltimore. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)Jerry Jackson | Baltimore Sun | Getty ImagesThe main passageway...

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OPEC+ oil group awaits concrete interest rate cuts: Saudi energy minister

Saudi energy minister Abdulaziz bin Salman on Oct. 5, 2022.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe prominent OPEC+ oil producers' alliance is awaiting concrete central bank action on interest rates before factoring in the potential impact on the energy demand landscape, according to Saudi Arabia's energy minister."Central banks, with all...

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Switzerland becomes first major economy to cut interest rates in surprise move

The Swiss national flag hangs from the Federal Palace, Switzerland's parliament building, in Bern, Switzerland, on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. The Swiss National Bank cut its inflation forecast and showed no inclination of moving off its crisis-era settings, citing the francs strength and mounting global risks. Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg via Getty...

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China strategist warns of deflation and rock-bottom consumer confidence

BEIJNG, CHINA - NOVEMBER 13: Illuminated skyscrapers stand at the central business district at sunset on November 13, 2023 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Gao Zehong/VCG via Getty Images)Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesDeflation may soon start biting into Chinese growth, as Beijing looks at another three...

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