China offers visa-free entry for citizens of France, Germany, Italy
By Ethan Wang and Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) -China will temporarily exempt citizens of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain..
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LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt announced on Wednesday cuts to personal taxation and efforts to boost bu..
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Maersk enters deal for half a million tonnes of green methanol annually
By Johannes Birkebaek COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Maersk on Wednesday announced it had entered into the shipping industry’s first larg..
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US stocks edge higher ahead of holiday, crude tumbles
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks resumed their uphill climb led by interest rate sensitive megacaps on Wednesday, while..
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Nvidia shares drop as China worries overshadow stellar forecast
By Arsheeya Bajwa and Chavi Mehta (Reuters) – Nvidia shares fell nearly 4% on Wednesday on fears that widening U.S. chip curbs w..
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Dollar strengthens after U.S. labor, consumer sentiment data
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar index rose on Wednesday, bouncing back from a 2-1/2 month low after economi..
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Temu, Shein far lag Amazon as online holiday shopping ramps up
By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) – Upstart online retailers Temu.com and Shein are drawing millions of window-shoppers to ..
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Euro zone’s shadow banks face risk of margin calls, ECB says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone shadow banks face the risk of receiving large margin calls or client redemptions they cannot mee..
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Britain to launch South Korea trade talks as president visits
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Britain rolled out the red carpet for South Korea’s president on Tuesday at the start of a s..
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EU lawmakers urge COP28 climate summit to take aim at fossil fuels
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Parliament called on Tuesday for a global deal at the U.N. COP28 climate summit..
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Spain’s Grenergy to expand in US under $2.8 billion plan
By Pietro Lombardi MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Grenergy plans to more than double its U.S. solar power generation projects ..
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Firmer pound weighs on FTSE 100 ahead of interim budget; Ashtead tanks
By Siddarth S and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 dipped on Monday, weighed by a stronger pound and a slide in shares ..
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Analysis-Santa’s sleigh to be lighter as people buy fewer toys
By Richa Naidu and Aishwarya Venugopal LONDON (Reuters) – Santa Claus may not have as much to give this year because hard up sho..
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