Analysis-Swiss franc shines as investors scramble for safe assets
By Naomi Rovnick and John Revill LONDON/ZURICH (Reuters) – The potential for the Israel-Hamas conflict to worsen and poor corpo..
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Malta to ban rented e-scooters from March
VALLETTA (Reuters) – Malta will ban all rental e-scooters from March 1 because of the inconvenience they cause pedestrians, the..
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Wall Street dips as benchmark US bond yields breach 5%
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street dipped on Friday as investors neared the finish line of a week marked with mixed earn..
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Oil set for second weekly gain on Gaza escalation fears
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices climbed on Friday and were on track to rise for a second week on heightened fears that the Israel-..
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Analysis-Middle East throws central banks yet more unknowns
By Mark John (Reuters) – After months playing catch-up with inflation, central bankers were starting to believe they have final..
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UK online pharmacy Rightangled still selling diabetes drug Ozempic despite govt order
By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) – UK private online pharmacy Rightangled was offering Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug Ozem..
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European shares hit two-week low as dismal earnings add to risk-off mood
By Amruta Khandekar and Shristi Achar A (Reuters) -European shares lost ground on Thursday as a raft of downbeat corporate earnings, ..
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Oil mixed as Venezuela sanctions ease, Middle East in focus
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -Oil prices were little changed on Thursday as the United States eased sanctions on Venezuela to allow mo..
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Wall Street dips as U.S. Treasuries graze 5%, Middle East tensions simmer
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street struggled for gains and benchmark U.S. Treasuries reached a new 16-year high as marke..
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EU seeking to resolve trade irritants with US at summit
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Top EU officials have headed to Washington in the hope of sealing agreements with the..
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Dollar dips as 10-year yields back away from highs
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell against the euro and yen Thursday as the U.S. 10-year yield backed awa..
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London stock exchange sees first trading halt in 4 years; blue chips spared
LONDON (Reuters) -The London Stock Exchange (LSE) was forced to halt trading in smaller stocks on Thursday after an incident disrup..
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Nestle begins work on ‘companion products’ for weight loss drugs
LONDON (Reuters) – Nestle on Thursday said it has started work on products to “companion” weight loss drugs like Nov..
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Deliveroo keeps annual guidance as quarterly revenue rises
LONDON (Reuters) – Meal delivery group Deliveroo maintained its full-year financial guidance on Thursday, as it reported a 5% r..
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Nokia to cut up to 14,000 jobs after sales drop a fifth
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Finnish telecom gear group Nokia said on Thursday it would cut up to 14,000 jobs in a new ..
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Nestle misses nine-month sales estimates, expects volume upturn by year-end
LONDON (Reuters) -Nestle posted lower-than-expected nine-month sales growth on Thursday as higher product prices made shoppers balk, b..
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Explainer-Scotland’s “kilt” bonds – how might the debt plan work?
LONDON (Reuters) – Scotland’s pro-independence government plans to sell bonds in international debt markets for the first..
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Exclusive-G7 to discuss four versions of Russian diamond ban this week- sources
By Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) – G7 countries will this week discuss four plans to ban Russian diamonds from G7 markets from..
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Oil up about 2% on big US crude storage draw, Middle East tension
By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices climbed about 2% to a two-week high on Wednesday on a bigger-than-expected U.S. stor..
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Britain aims for global leadership role with AI safety summit
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will host the world’s first global artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit next month, aimin..
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ECB starts preparation for digital euro in multi-year project
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank took a further step on Wednesday towards launching a digital version of the eu..
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ASML warns of flat 2024 sales as chipmakers slow orders
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Semiconductor equipment maker ASML Holding NV reported lower-than-expected orders on Wednesday and warned ..
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China’s Nio considers tapping dealers to boost EV sales in Europe – sources
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio is considering building a dealer network in Europe to speed up sales growth, t..
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CVC looking at Nexi but no bid in the works-source
By Elisa Anzolin and Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) -A potential deal targeting Italian payments group Nexi is one of several options b..
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Ericsson says telecoms uncertainty to persist into 2024, shares fall
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Ericsson on Tuesday said it expected the uncertainty impacting its mobile networks busines..
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Automakers blast US plan to hike fuel efficiency rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group representing General Motors, Toyota Motor, Volkswagen and nearly all other major au..
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FTSE 100 climbs on pharma boost, UK CPI in focus
By Khushi Singh and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -Britain’s FTSE 100 rose on Tuesday after latest figures showing a weakening..
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Exclusive-Brookfield weighs move into UK pension insurance market -sources
By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro, Amy-Jo Crowley and Iain Withers (Reuters) -Brookfield, through its affiliate Brookfield Reinsurance, is weig..
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Four-day work week boosts Spanish workers’ health, pilot programme shows
MADRID (Reuters) – Four-day work weeks improved Spanish workers’ health such as by lowering stress while reducing fuel em..
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European shares slip amid downbeat earnings reports; UK stocks outperform
By Amruta Khandekar and Shristi Achar A (Reuters) -European stocks edged lower on Tuesday as a slew of downbeat earnings and higher g..
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Oil prices edge higher ahead of Biden Middle East trip
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday ahead of a trip by U.S. President Joe Biden to the Middle East that is l..
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Vitol to spend half of its capex on low-carbon, renewables -CEO
LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s top independent energy trader Vitol will invest around half of its $2 billion capital expe..
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Volkswagen picks firm for Xinjiang site labour audit -sources
SHANGHAI/FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen has found a company to conduct a labour audit at a site in Xinjiang, China, wh..
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Poland, EU’s biggest poultry producer, reports bird flu outbreak
PARIS (Reuters) -Poland, the European Union’s largest poultry producer, has reported an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 ..
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EU Commission proposes measures to curb microplastic pollution from pellets
By Marine Strauss and Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission proposed measures on Monday to prevent microplastic pol..
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Global smartphone market slumps to lowest Q3 level in decade – Counterpoint
(Reuters) – The global smartphone market contracted by 8% to its lowest third-quarter level in a decade on subdued demand for m..
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Britain pulls rules aimed at applying lessons from Carillion, BHS, collapses
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Monday unexpectedly scrapped “burdensome” draft rules is has already put to parliament..
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