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Dollar stays near two-year high, stocks struggle

SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar dipped but stayed close to a two-year high against a group of peers on Friday on investor bets the gap between growth in the U.S. and elsewhere will widen, while Chinese blue chips suffered their biggest weekly fall since 2022. "If a currency’s valuation is an expression of the degree of confidence in the growth outlook relative to other economies, it is a damning assessment of how the market reads the euro zone outlook versus that of the U.S. in 2025," said Kenneth Broux, head of corporate research FX and rates at Societe Generale. The U.S. currency rallied late last year as investors bet President-elect Donald Trump's policies would drive growth and inflation, meaning fewer further rate cuts from the Federal Reserve and higher yields on U.S. Treasuries, when European central banks are set to keep cutting rates.

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Infrastructure Products Distributor MRC Global Plans Stock Buyback; Shares Climb

MRC Global Inc. (NYSE:MRC) shares are trading higher premarket on Friday. The company has announced a new $125 million share repurchase program, set to run through January 2, 2028. The company plans to repurchase its common shares through various methods, including open market transactions, block purchases, and privately negotiated deals, all in compliance with federal securities laws. MRC Global expects to commence share repurchases in the second quarter of 2025. The management will determine t

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Costamare Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividends for Preferred and Common Stocks

Costamare ( (CMRE) ) has provided an update. Costamare Inc. has announced the declaration of quarterly cash dividends on its Series B, Series C, and Series D Preferred Stocks, alongside a dividend on its common stock. The dividends reflect the company’s performance and strategic financial management, taking into consideration factors like earnings, financial condition, cash requirements, and global economic conditions. This move is likely to impact stakeholders positively, reinforcing Costamare’

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Creative Media & Community Trust announces 1-for-10 reverse stock split

Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has approved a reverse stock split of CMCT common stock at a ratio of one-for-ten. The Reverse Stock Split will become effective at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on January 6, 2025, and CMCT common stock will begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on a split-adjusted basis at market open that same day. At the Effective Time, every ten shares of CMCT common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to th

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