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Europe close: Stocks end mixed ahead of ECB rate meeting
European shares finished on a mixed note on Wednesday, despite strong corporate news and ahead of key European and UK central bank meetings on Thursday.
Experts debate potential impact of BA.2 'stealth Omicron' subvariant on pandemic
Experts continued to debate to what extent so-called 'stealth Omicron', the subvariant of its namesake strain of Covid-19, would lead to another peak in infections.
Thursday preview: BoE, ECB and BT Group in focus
All eyes on Thursday will be on central bank policy decisions in the UK and euro area.
OPEC+ to boost output in March by 0.4m b/d, as expected
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its main allies, or OPEC+ as they are collectively known, will raise their combined output of crude oil in March as expected.
Euro area CPI surprises sharply to the upside in January
The cost of living in the Eurozone nudged higher unexpectedly at the start of 2020 as energy and unprocessed food prices jumped sharply.
Alphabet shares set to hit new highs at the open after bumper Q4 results
Shares of Google parent Alphabet were set to start trading in record territory on Wednesday after the technology giant beat analysts' estimates for its fourth quarter sales and profit.
Deutsche Bank reiterates 'high conviction buy' for Aviva on expected free cash flow yield
Analysts at Deutsche Bank reiterated their "high conviction" behind their 'buy' recommendation on Aviva's shares on the basis of its "highly attractive" free cash flow generation and their expectations for its future plans for deploying that cash.