European shares inch up after robust week; Bayer tanks
By Ankika Biswas and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -European shares edged higher on Monday after a strong week driven by aggressive b..
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From Lululemon to Birkenstock, duplicate styles lure holiday shoppers
By Katherine Masters NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lauren Maginness is a fan of Lululemon. But the 31-year-old product marketer in New Yo..
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Brent, US crude futures climb over 2% as OPEC cuts expected
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) -Brent and U.S. crude futures climbed more than 2.5%, gaining $2 a barrel on Monday, as further supply..
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OpenAI appoints new boss as Sam Altman joins Microsoft in Silicon Valley twist
By Jeffrey Dastin, Anna Tong and Stephanie Kelly SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -OpenAI named ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear as interim CEO, whi..
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Factbox-German budget crisis tests limits of its ‘debt brake’
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s constitutional court ruled last week that the coalition government’s decision to re-all..
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Offline payments can help SMBs become more agile
By George Sinanis, COO, Viva.com UK In today’s challenging economic landscape, innovation remains key for small to mediu..
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Who is OpenAI interim CEO Emmett Shear?
(Reuters) -ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has named ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear as its interim chief executive officer after the startup ousted ..
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UK says new science initiative to work on climate-resilient crops
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will announce a new science initiative to bring together work on developin..
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Factbox-What is OPEC+ and how does it impact oil prices?
(Reuters) – The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, including Russia, are known as OPEC+ an..
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National Grid’s Massachusetts utilities submit clean energy investment plan
(Reuters) – Britain’s National Grid said on Friday its two utility firms in Massachusetts have submitted a clean energy in..
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BP seeks partnerships to navigate renewables storm
By Christoph Steitz and Ron Bousso BERLIN/LONDON (Reuters) – BP is seeking partners for offshore wind projects in Japan and may ..
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Analysis-Fewer shoppers in Burberry stores complicates design overhaul
By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) – The slowdown in the luxury market following a post-pandemic boom could not come at a worse t..
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Expanding AI skillsets: Navigating education, regulation, and bias
By Derek Mackenzie, CEO at Investigo, part of The IN Group AI offers huge business benefits and for these to be capitalise..
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Dollar poised for steep weekly fall, yen trades below 150
By Herbert Lash and Iain Withers NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar headed toward one of its steepest weekly declines versus other ..
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Analysis-What China’s Xi gained from his Biden meeting
By Michael Martina, Trevor Hunnicutt and Greg Torode SAN FRANCISCO/HONG KONG (Reuters) -When Chinese President Xi Jinping met executiv..
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EU reaches deal to stop sending waste to countries that can’t process it
PARIS (Reuters) – European Union lawmakers and member states have reached a deal to revise the bloc’s waste shipment regul..
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Analysis-China needs to pull ‘multiple levers’ for property turnaround, say analysts
By Clare Jim, Davide Barbuscia and Karin Strohecker HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) – China’s direct interventions to ease a ..
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Italian debt markets sanguine ahead of Moody’s ratings test
By Gavin Jones and Sara Rossi ROME (Reuters) – Investors will nervously await a review of Italy’s ratings on Friday, altho..
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Exclusivity the name of the game as luxury firms target China’s wealthiest for growth
By Casey Hall and Mimosa Spencer SHANGHAI/PARIS (Reuters) – The world’s biggest luxury brands seeking growth in their seco..
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Risk rally sputters as bullish investors pause
By Koh Gui Qing and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -World stocks snapped a five-day rally on Thursday as investors took a breath..
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Citi CEO Fraser touts ‘clear benefits’ of diversifying supply chains
(Reuters) – Geopolitical tensions and macroeconomic shocks are spurring businesses and governments into reconfiguring their supp..
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Explainer-What is Black Friday? And will shoppers find bargains this year?
By Juveria Tabassum and Savyata Mishra (Reuters) – Retailers are preparing for what they hope will be yet another record-setting..
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Oil prices hit 4-month low on concerns about U.S., Chinese economy
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices dropped more than 5% on Thursday to their lowest in four months, as investors worrie..
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Exclusive-OpenAI explores how to get ChatGPT into classrooms
By Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – OpenAI, whose generative AI products initially raised fears of widespread cheating on h..
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Sweden plans new nuclear reactors by 2035, will share costs
By Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s government said it aimed to build the equivalent of two new conventional n..
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BoE’s Greene: Investors have missed ‘higher for longer’ message
By Andy Bruce and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England rate-setter Megan Greene said on Thursday that global investors had..
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Iraq becomes EBRD shareholder, Senegal and Ghana apply to join
LONDON (Reuters) -Iraq has become the 74th member of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the multilateral lender sai..
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UK lenders step up mortgage price battle as inflation slows
By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – British lenders have accelerated price cuts on mortgages as competition intensifies, inflatio..
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European companies exploring ways to boost rare metal supply
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European companies are exploring ways to replace the gallium and germanium supply put ..
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Dollar gains after U.S. retail sales fall less than expected
By Herbert Lash and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar gained on Wednesday after U.S. retail sales fell less than exp..
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UK’s Hunt readies growth plan after fall in inflation
By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt will change gear next week to fo..
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Factbox-What you need to know about Ampere, Renault’s EV unit
PARIS (Reuters) -French car maker Renault is holding an investor day for its electric vehicle unit Ampere, which was carved out from R..
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Giorgio Armani fashions his own legacy with succession plan
By Elisa Anzolin MILAN (Reuters) – Giorgio Armani has always kept a tight grip on the firm he founded, and the Italian fashion k..
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Asia stocks jump as US inflation recedes, China data surprises
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks surged to two-month highs on Wednesday in anticipation of stimulus in China ..
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Indonesia hosts regional defence chiefs amid multiple global crises
By Stanley Widianto and Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) -Defence ministers in ASEAN called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and a d..
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EU agrees law to hit fossil fuel imports with methane emissions limit
(Reuters) – The European Union reached a deal on Wednesday on a law to place methane emissions limits on Europe’s oil and ..
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Dollar down as markets bet Fed done with hikes
By Brigid Riley TOKYO (Reuters) -The dollar sputtered at broadly lower levels on Wednesday after slumping overnight as a surprisingly ..
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