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With the central bank’s progress in controlling inflation, recession risks have subsided. Amid early signs of resilience, the IMF recently upgraded the outlook for the U.S. economy in 2023. Given this backdrop, fundamentally strong stocks Halliburton (HAL), Cardinal Health (CAH), and Jabil (JBL) could be ideal buy-and-hold options for solid…

Interest rates are today expected to rise another 0.5% to 4% as the Bank of England continues the fight against inflation with its 10th increase in a row.

The Australian share markets close up 0.3 per cent. Catch up on the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.

Looming recession fears, the Federal Reserve’s persistent monetary tightening plans, and stubbornly high inflation continue to impact investor sentiment. Hence, it could be wise to add fundamentally sound stocks Pfizer (PFE), Rio Tinto (RIO), and Lockheed Martin (LMT) to beat the market fluctuations this year. Continue reading….

Vodafone boss Margherita Della Valle stuck by the company’s full-year profits guidance today but said a decline in revenues in Europe showed “we can do better”.

Asian shares are mostly lower in muted trading as investors await decisions on interest rates and on earnings reports from around the world

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received on Monday a telephone call from Russian President Vladimir Putin. They discussed bilateral relations between their countries and ways of developing them in a number of fields. They also tackled issues of mutual concern. The Kremlin said the leaders discussed…

The International Monetary Fund says there are indications that surging prices are peaking and that the world may be winning the war against inflation. And while the ASX ended the day lower, it jumped more than 6 per cent in January.

Rio Tinto's iron ore division chief Simon Trott has apologised and says the company is taking the lost radioactive capsule in WA "very seriously", while the Australian share market slips from its nine-month high ahead of a busy week.