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Thursday preview: US corporate results, Airtel Africa in the spotlight
The market spotlight on Thursday will be on a raft of quarterly updates from several of Wall Street's largest firms by market value, including Apple, Boeing and Tesla.
Europe close: Stocks walloped by lockdown blues
European shares were lower on Wednesday as investors held fire ahead of a US Federal Reserve decision on policy later in the day and a row between AstraZeneca and the EU over Covid-19 vaccine supply dampened sentiment.
GameStop's stonking run collapses retail trading platforms
GameStop shares continued their recent surge in the middle of the week catapulted higher by continued market speculation.
IMF warns of heightened risks from slow rollout of vaccines in developing countries
The world's financial stability watchdog warned governments that emergency economic measures needed to be retained in order to stave off the risk of a "correction" in stock markets.
US durable goods orders for December fall short of forecasts
Durable goods orders grew at a slower than expected pace last month, albeit only on account of the drag from the oft-volatile civilian aerospace sector.
Pfizer to deliver more Covid-19 vaccine doses to US
The US will receive more Covid-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer and BioNTech and more quickly than expected.