Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.74% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher. At the close in Sydney, the rose 0.74%. The best performers of the session on the were St Barbara Ltd (ASX:), which rose 10.00% or 0.03 points to trade at 0.33 at the close. Meanwhile, Insignia Financial Ltd (ASX:) added 4.78% or 0.15 points to end at 3.29 and

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France stocks higher at close of trade; CAC 40 up 1.32% By Investing.com

Investing.com – France stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher. At the close in Paris, the rose 1.32%, while the index climbed 1.33%. The best performers of the session on the were Kering SA (EPA:), which rose 3.97% or 8.45 points to trade at 221.15 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:) added 3.93% or 0.89 points to end

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UK consumer group takes on Apple over iCloud service By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) – British consumer group Which? will launch legal action against Apple (NASDAQ:) on Thursday, alleging the tech giant breached competition law by effectively locking millions of its customers into its iCloud service. Which? said Apple encouraged its users to sign up to iCloud to store photos, videos and other data while making it difficult to use alternative providers. Customers then had to pay for the service once their

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Bank CEOs express confidence in deals, consumer finances By Reuters

By Tatiana Bautzer and Nupur Anand NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. bank CEOs expressed confidence in the dealmaking outlook and the health of U.S. consumers at an industry conference in New York on Wednesday. Bank of America’s buildup of advisory work on upcoming mergers and acquisitions is strong, while its pipelines for initial public offerings “are full and ready to go,” CEO Brian Moynihan told attendees. Meanwhile, KeyCorp (NYSE:) CEO

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