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(Reuters) -Oil prices slid after rising earlier in the session on Thursday amid uncertainty that the euro zone will be able to effectively sanction Russian energy exports, and after consuming nations announced a huge release of oil from emergency reserves.

Activision Blizzard Inc said on Thursday nearly 1,100 U.S.-based temporary and contingent quality assurance workers of some divisions will be converted to full-time employees, starting July 1.

(Reuters) -Wall Street's main indexes fell for a third straight session on Thursday, as growth stocks extended losses on concerns over a more hawkish Federal Reserve and the war in Ukraine.

Oil prices fell $2 after rising earlier in the session on Thursday amid uncertainty that the eurozone will be able to effectively sanction Russian energy exports, and after consuming nations announced a huge release of oil from emergency reserves.

(Reuters) -A former Goldman Sachs managing director has been permanently barred from the banking industry over mishandling confidential documents leaked from the New York Federal Reserve, the U.S. central bank said on Thursday.

(Reuters) -European shares reversed early gains to skid on Thursday, as risks from a hawkish Federal Reserve and Washington's new sanctions on Russia kept investors on edge, while defensive stocks advanced.

Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp paid their chief executives more than $22 million each last year, according to securities filings released on Thursday, the day after U.S. lawmakers accused oil companies of price gouging at a time of high gasoline prices.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan's central bank raised its policy rate by 250 basis points to 12.25% in an emergency meeting on Thursday, the bank said in a statement, the biggest hike in years.

Venezuela's economy could surge 20% this year, investment bank Credit Suisse said in a report, sharply hiking its previous forecast of 4.5% due to growing demand for its crude since Russia was sanctioned for its invasion of Ukraine.