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(RTTNews) - French stocks rose notably on Friday after U.S. regulators eased bank rules that will free up billions of capital.

A credit crunch is hitting many indebted companies, and Apollo Global Management Inc never had it so good.

Former world boxing champion Roberto "Hands of Stone" Duran tested positive for coronavirus after being admitted to a hospital center with flu-like symptoms, the pugilist's son said on Thursday.

European stocks inched higher on Friday, propped up by positive company updates, although investors remained cautious about a resurgence in U.S. COVID-19 cases and its impact on the global economy.

(RTTNews) - German stocks opened higher on Friday, even as the upside remained capped amid renewed concerns about a resurgence in U.S. Covid-19 cases.

Kenya's current account deficit could narrow from the forecast of 5.8% of GDP for this year thanks to growing farm exports and a rebound in remittances from citizens living abroad, the central bank governor said on Friday.

Hong Kong shares ended lower on Friday, after U.S. lawmakers moved closer to sanctioning people and companies they consider China's accomplices in curbing the city's autonomy, while new coronavirus outbreaks globally also soured the sentiment.

The euro zone is "probably past" the worst of the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but the recovery will be uneven, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Friday.

Asian stock markets steadied on Friday but were still on course to end the week lower as a growing number of coronavirus cases across the region and in other major economies dented hopes for a swift economic rebound.

(RTTNews) - Asian stocks rose on Friday after U.S. regulators eased bank rules that will free up billions of capital. The news helped offset worries about a continued surge in coronavirus cases in the United States.

Marston's said on Friday it was uncertain about its financial outlook in the short-term as it prepares to reopen pubs and restaurants on July 4, following a roughly 40 million pound hit to sales from the coronavirus lockdown.

Intu Properties, which owns Manchester's Trafford Centre and Lakeside in Essex, will likely go into administration after it failed to reach a debt standstill deal with its creditors, the company said on Friday.

(RTTNews) - British retailer Tesco plc. (TSCO.L, TSCDY.PK) reported Friday that its first-quarter Group sales, excluding VAT and fuel basis, were 13.38 billion pounds, a growth of 7.9 percent on a reported basis and 8 percent at constant exchange rates. Like-for-like sales grew

(RTTNews) - Novartis (NVS) said it has resolved all Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations into historical conduct by the company and its subsidiaries. To settle the investigations, the company and certain of its current and former subsidiaries will pay $233.9 million to t

British low-cost airline easyJet said it strengthened its finances by $255 million through the sale and leaseback of six A320neo aircraft with leasing firm SMBC Aviation Capital.

Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, said underlying UK sales rose 8.7% year-on-year in its first quarter to May 30, boosted by the country being on coronavirus lockdown for the majority of that period.

Bouygues Telecom will buy out subsidiary Euro-Information Telecom (EIT) and strike a partnership deal with financial group Credit Mutuel to strengthen its presence in the competitive domestic market, the parent firm said on Friday.

China's low-sulphur marine fuel exports fell 20% last month to 1.14 million tonnes compared with April, reflecting a monthly dip in demand from international shipping, Chinese customs data released late on Thursday showed.

The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) may cut its key interest rate once more by 15 basis points in July, but that is as far as it will go, the bank's new deputy governor Barnabas Virag told state radio on Friday.

Daiichi Sankyo Co is in discussions with AstraZeneca Plc on developing supplies of a vaccine for the coronavirus in Japan, the Japanese company said on Friday.