UK’s Direct Line surges after rejecting Aviva’s $4.16 billion takeover offer
(Reuters) -Shares in UK’s Direct Line Insurance soared over 36% in early trade..
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ASML and peers climb on hopes for less severe US curbs on China chips
(Reuters) -Shares of ASML and its peers in the European computer chip equipment sect..
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Bitcoin options trade shows more bets on retreat after failing to breach $100,000
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors in the world..
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French tightening plans credible, Dutch want to spend too much, says Commission
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) -France’s draft 2025 budget and medium-..
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Asian stocks slide amid Trump tariff worries, yen gains
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) -Asian stocks fell on Wednesday and currencies wer..
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UK shop prices fall less sharply in November, survey shows
LONDON (Reuters) – Prices in British shops fell less sharply this month, a..
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Britain’s parliament to vote on strict anti-smoking rules
By Catarina Demony LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmakers will on Tuesday de..
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Italy’s Bending Spoons to take Brightcove private in $233 million deal
(Reuters) – Cloud-based streaming platform Brightcove said on Monday Bendi..
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German defence firm Renk Group appoints Alexander Sagel as CEO
(Reuters) – German defence firm Renk Group said on Sunday it had appointed man..
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Explainer-COP29 – How does $300 billion stack up?
By Karin Strohecker and Simon Jessop BAKU (Reuters) – Countries agreed at the ..
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Thyssenkrupp: expert opinion gives positive view for steel business
DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) -An expert opinion on the financial needs of Thyssenk..
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Dollar dips with Treasury yields after Bessent pick
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – The dollar surrendered a little of its recent..
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Dollar rises after claims data, bitcoin continues rally
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar rose to a 13-month high in chopp..
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SNB board member says inflation is within target range
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Swiss National Bank governing board member Pe..
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Economists see Russian inflation exceeding the central bank’s 2024 estimate
By Gleb Bryanski and Darya Korsunskaya MOSCOW (Reuters) – Leading Russian econ..
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Nissan Motor urges UK to ease EV targets amid weak demand
(Reuters) – Nissan Motor urged the UK government on Wednesday to ease up its e..
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Elf Beauty stock slides after Muddy Waters says it has shorted its shares
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Muddy Waters has taken a short position i..
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UK retail warns of inflation and job losses from budget, seeks Reeves meeting
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest retailers have written to finance m..
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Global shares soft; dollar, bond yields hold near multi-month highs
By Samuel Indyk and Rae Wee LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar and bond yields held n..
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Portugal airline TAP’s profit drops on forex losses, higher wage costs
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s flag carrier TAP reported a 35% slump in t..
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China and Britain enjoy vast space for cooperation, Xi tells Starmer
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping told British Prime Minister K..
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Philippines urges residents to flee as super typhoon Man-Yi strengthens on approach
MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine authorities issued an urgent appeal on Saturday for res..
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TikTok parent ByteDance’s valuation hits $300 billion, sources say
By Echo Wang and Chandni Shah (Reuters) -TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is ..
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While farmers protest, UK’s Starmer says will defend budget ‘all day long’
LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday he would defe..
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Philippines urges residents to flee as super typhoon Man-Yi strengthens on approach
MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine authorities issued an urgent appeal on Saturday for res..
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OMV says its gas deliveries from Russia have stopped
BERLIN (Reuters) – Austrian energy company OMV said gas deliveries from Russia..
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Dutch government crisis defused, prime minister says
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A government crisis in the Netherlands was avoided in a ..
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COP29 countries endorse global carbon market framework
By Virginia Furness and Kate Abnett BAKU (Reuters) – Countries at the two-week..
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Europe’s STOXX 600 jumps on defence stocks prospects, data in focus
By Ankika Biswas and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -Europe’s main stock index log..
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UK stocks rebound as investors await key data
By Sruthi Shankar and Nikhil Sharma (Reuters) -Britain’s main stock indexes ro..
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Britain’s Reeves to use major speech to promote ‘free and open’ trade, The Observer reports
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves is expected ..
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Sweden picks Embraer’s C-390 as new military cargo aircraft
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Sweden has selected Embraer’s C-390 Millenniu..
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UMG says Pershing does not have right to require Amsterdam delisting
(Reuters) -Universal Music Group (UMG) said on Saturday that billionaire Bill Ackman..
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Bridge offers unique view of Rome’s Trevi fountain during conservation work
ROME (Reuters) – Tourists and locals will be able to see Rome’s Trevi Fo..
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Chicken and duck help out in Romanian middle schools
By Luiza Ilie SINDRILITA, Romania (Reuters) – On a crisp morning in early Nove..
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Princess Kate attends Remembrance Day event in return to public duties
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Princess Kate attended a Remembrance Day event in ..
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Exclusive-US ordered TSMC to halt shipments to China of chips used in AI applications, source says
By Karen Freifeld and Fanny Potkin NEW YORK/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The U.S. ord..
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