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Keeping a few hundred dollars in cash tucked away for emergencies is a good idea, especially in the wake of the Rogers outage, experts say.
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Always keep cash on hand, experts say after massive Rogers outage

A Lebanese investigative judge with security personnel raided the Central Bank on Tuesday in a divisive investigation against the country’s embattled governor.
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Judge and security forces raid Lebanon’s central bank

The Vatican has centralized and overhauled its investment strategy after a botched deal lost tens of millions of euros, imposing a policy that prohibits investments in products such as pornography and weapons and prioritizes prudent investing in industries that promote the common good.
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Vatican imposes new investment policy amid financial scandal

Wall Street is rallying Tuesday toward its best day in weeks as more reports pour in on how much profit companies made during the spring.
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Stocks sweep higher on Wall Street as profit reports roll in

European leaders ramped up their push to secure alternative energy supplies Monday as fears escalate of a complete natural gas cutoff by Russia, with the leaders of Italy, France and the European Union looking to seal deals with their counterparts in Algeria, Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates.
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Europe’s leaders look to ink energy deals to sidestep Russia

Russia’s Gazprom has told customers in Europe it cannot guarantee gas supplies because of ‘extraordinary’ circumstances, according to a letter seen by Reuters, upping the ante in an economic tit-for-tat with the West over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Russia’s Gazprom tells Europe gas halt beyond its control

Bank of America Corp beat analysts’ estimates for second-quarter profit on Monday, with healthy consumer spending and strong demand for loans limiting the hit to its investment banking business.
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Bank of America profit beats as consumer unit cushions hit from deals drying up

Europe is bracing for the potential of a full-blown gas crisis later this week just as an historic heatwave has hiked demand for energy to help cool the continent’s homes and businesses.
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Europe braces for a potential gas crisis as historic heatwave boosts demand

China is trying to ease panic over two of the biggest issues threatening social stability in the country — mortgage boycotts and frozen bank accounts.
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China scrambles to defuse alarm over mortgage boycotts and banks runs

Goldman Sachs Group Inc on Monday reported a smaller-than-expected 48 per cent slump in second-quarter profit, buffered by the strength in its fixed-income trading as investors realigned their bets amid market volatility.
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Goldman’s trading income cushions profit hit from ebbing deals