Luxury and energy sectors weaken European shares; French stocks fall 0.7%
By Sruthi Shankar and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) – European shares closed lower on Monday, bogged down by heavyweight luxury..
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UK stocks start policy decision week lower; Entain falls
(Reuters) -Britain’s FTSE 100 index slipped on Monday, with Entain dropping after Australia’s financial crime watchdog ini..
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French central bank trims growth outlook on political drama
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s economy will grow more slowly than expected in the next two years as its home-grown politic..
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UniCredit CEO says $10.5 billion Banco BPM bid is fair as offer becomes binding
By Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) -UniCredit on Friday filed its buyout offer for rival Banco BPM with Italy’s market regulator, a..
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Soccer-Manchester United’s Diallo snatches derby victory at stunned City
By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Manchester United poured on the misery for flagging Premier League champions Manchester C..
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German Chancellor Scholz to ask parliament to clear way for new elections
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Olaf Scholz will call on Germany’s parliament on Monday to declare it ..
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UK property asking prices fall, headwinds remain for 2025, Rightmove says
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Average asking prices for newly listed houses and apartments in Britain fell by 1.7% in ..
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Schroders seeks buyers for Indonesian unit with $4 billion in assets, sources say
By Yantoultra Ngui and Selena Li SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Schroders is looking to sell its Indonesian business, according..
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ECB’s Villeroy: more interest rate cuts to come in 2025
PARIS (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is likely to further ease interest rates next year and is at ease with market projec..
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Lilly’s Mounjaro more popular than Wegovy in UK’s private obesity drug market
By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) – Britons paying privately for obesity drugs are increasingly choosing Eli Lilly’s Mounjar..
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UK payments regulator consults on cross-border card fees cap
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s payments regulator said on Friday it would consult on whether to introduce a cap on cross-bor..
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Leen Kawas on Leading with Authenticity: How Female Leaders Can Build Inclusive Cultures in Male-Dominated Industries
Leen Kawas Leen Kawas, a leader in the biotech industry, shares tips for building more inclusive corporate cultures across..
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Dollar holds steady despite rate cut bets; Aussie rises after jobs data
By Brigid Riley TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar traded in a narrow range on Thursday after hitting a two-week high in the ..
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Adidas raided for second day running in EU tax investigation, FT reports
BERLIN (Reuters) – Investigators carried out searches at Adidas’s headquarters for a second consecutive day, the Finan..
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Polish fashion retailer LPP’s Q3 profit misses forecasts as labour costs rise
By Marta Maciag (Reuters) -Poland’s biggest fashion retailer LPP on Thursday reported third-quarter profit that missed analysts&..
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Upper Crust owner SSP plans for Indian IPO of Travel Food Services
(Reuters) -Upper Crust owner SSP Group said on Tuesday that it is planning an initial public offering in India of airport lounge opera..
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French central bank sees growth flatlining in fourth quarter
PARIS (Reuters) – French economic growth is set to stall in the last three months of the year but not retreat as some busine..
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Vodafone franchisees in Britain file legal claim against telecom group
LONDON (Reuters) – A group of current and former Vodafone franchisees in the UK filed a legal claim against the company on T..
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Former OpenAI researcher raises $40 million to build more empathetic audio AI
By Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – – A former OpenAI researcher has raised $40 million for a startup that will bui..
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Dollar edges up as market looks to CPI data; Aussie, kiwi rise on China
By Hannah Lang NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar was up slightly in skittish trading on Monday as investors awaited U.S. inflation data l..
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Global, US stocks fall; oil, gold rise over 1% on geopolitical risk
By Chris Prentice and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Global shares turned lower on Monday as traders focused on U..
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Rachel Reeves to push for UK/EU reset at finance ministers’ meeting
LONDON (Reuters) – Reducing Britain’s trade barriers with the European Union will improve the growth prospects of both, fi..
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Germany’s CompuGroup in talks about potential offer by CVC
(Reuters) – CompuGroup Medical, a German provider of healthcare software, said on Sunday it is in advanced talks to be acquired ..
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At Gulf bitcoin gathering, Trump family and allies to bask in crypto industry’s euphoria
By Michelle Conlin NEW YORK (Reuters) -Several key players in President-elect Donald Trump’s new cryptocurrency venture head to ..
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Ant International sees robust growth across pillar businesses of payments, digitalisation, and inclusive financial services in 2024
Numbers show Alipay+ expands a vibrant wallet-based payment and digitalisation space that further strengthens WorldFirst and Antom, t..
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SKSC OPENS AFRICAN OFFICE
Smurfit Kappa Security Concepts (SKSC), the internationally recognised high security printing and identity management solutions provid..
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Italian startup iGenius and Nvidia to build major AI system
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Italian startup iGenius and Nvidia on Thursday said they are planning to bring online one of the w..
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Macquarie-backed offshore wind developer Corio starts job cuts
(Reuters) – Corio Generation, the UK-based offshore wind developer backed by Australia’s Macquarie Group, plans to cut a s..
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Russian Railways to cut spending by around 40% in 2025, says finance chief
(Reuters) – Russian Railways, a key cog in Russia’s industrial machine, may substantially cut its spending next year by ar..
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HSBC improves data access and operational efficiency with Starburst technology.
Thanks to Starburst’s solution, HSBC has accelerated its access to information with queries up to 20 times faster, reducing anal..
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Instant view: Bitcoin vaults above $100,000
(Reuters) – Bitcoin hit a record high above $100,000 on Thursday as the election of Republican Donald Trump as U.S. president fu..
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Sweden’s SBB receives letters from funds intending to accelerate Eurobonds
(Reuters) – Swedish property group SBB said it had received letters from FFI Fund and Olifant Fund notifying an intention to..
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Airbus cuts 2,000 Defence and Space jobs, taming earlier plans
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus announced just over 2,000 job cuts in Defence and Space, or about 5% of its second-la..
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European Commission favours more EU funds for electric vehicles sector
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission called on Tuesday for an additional 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) of EU funds ..
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Bronze statues, coins and ancient eggs found in Tuscan thermal baths
By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) – Ancient statues, coins, jewels and still-intact eggs from Roman and Etruscan times have..
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UK’s FTSE 100 extends winning streak as energy stocks climb
(Reuters) – Britain’s FTSE 100 gained for a fifth straight session on Tuesday as higher oil prices lifted energy share..
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Tavares clashed with Stellantis board over revival plan, sources say
By Giulio Piovaccari and Alessandro Parodi MILAN (Reuters) – Outgoing CEO Carlos Tavares clashed with Stellantis’ boar..
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