UK minister to meet with U.S. lawmakers on restoration of Northern Ireland government
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s minister for Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harris, will travel to Washington to discuss the..
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Novo Nordisk to begin 2024 share buybacks
OSLO (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk will on Tuesday begin the execution of its planned share buyback programme for 2024, the Danish m..
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Skincare firm L’Occitane surges on report Blackstone considering buyout bid
(Reuters) -Blackstone is considering a bid for Hong Kong-listed skincare firm L’Occitane International SA, Bloomberg News report..
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UK House of Lords report urges EV subsidies, faster charger rollout
By Nick Carey and Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) – The UK government should take urgent action to encourage people to switch ..
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Britain invests 100 million pounds in AI research and regulation
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Tuesday said it would spend more than 100 million pounds ($125 million) to launch nine new researc..
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Chipmaker NXP forecasts profit above estimates on automotive strength
(Reuters) – Chipmaker NXP Semiconductors forecast first-quarter profit above target and reported better-than-expected revenue fo..
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Saudi Arabia’s investment ministry withdraws budget data
DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia’s investment ministry removed fiscal data from a monthly bulletin published earlier on Monday on i..
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Spain’s Grifols hires new CEO weeks after damaging short-seller report
MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish pharmaceutical company Grifols hired a new chief executive and two founding family members will leave execut..
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Buckingham Palace statement on King Charles’s cancer diagnosis
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and will postpone public-facing duties..
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Taylor Swift makes Grammys history as women rule music’s top honors
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Pop superstar Taylor Swift set another record on Sunday, winning the Grammy award for album..
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Analysis-Green backlash looms over EU elections
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – What a difference five years make. During the last European Union elections in 2019, hundreds of thousands ..
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British PM Sunak says he has failed on key healthcare pledge
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said his government had not done enough to cut the high number of people ..
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Explainer-Why the $5.2 billion sale of Russia’s Yandex is significant
By Alexander Marrow LONDON (Reuters) – A $5.2 billion cash and share deal to sell the key Russian assets of technology group Ya..
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Vodafone in ‘active’ Italy deal talks as German recovery slows
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Vodafone said on Monday it was in “active discussions” about a deal in Italy, its worst ..
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Factbox-Germany hit by strikes as workers demand better pay and conditions
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has been hit by a series of strikes since the start of 2024 as unions press for higher wages and imp..
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British equities rise on luxury stocks boost; economic data in focus
By Khushi Singh (Reuters) -Britain’s FTSE 100 climbed on Monday, set to snap a three-session losing streak, supported by a rise..
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Lack of orders weighs on German economy – Ifo
BERLIN (Reuters) – The lack of orders in manufacturing is increasingly becoming a burden on the German economy, the Ifo Institu..
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Hipgnosis Songs Fund to seek indemnity from Mercuriadis over legal claims
(Reuters) -Hipgnosis Songs said on Monday it is seeking protection from founder Merck Mercuriadis against a legal claim launched by a..
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El Salvador’s Bukele re-elected as president in landslide win
By Nelson Renteria and Sarah Kinosian SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -President Nayib Bukele on Sunday secured a thumping victory in El Salva..
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Nokia signs 5G patent deal with China’s Vivo
HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia said on Monday it has signed a multi-year 5G patent license agreement with ..
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UK’s new car registrations up nearly 8% in January – SMMT
(Reuters) – New car registrations in the United Kingdom rose about 8% in January, preliminary industry data showed on Monday. T..
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Dollar scales fresh peaks as Fed cut bets recede
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar rose to an eight-week high against its major peers on Monday as traders clawed back..
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Italy minister sounds alarm on delays ahead of 2026 Winter Olympics
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on Friday he was increasingly worried about delays in prepa..
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Sterling reverses course after U.S. data, set for biggest weekly fall since early Dec
LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling reversed course on Friday as the dollar strengthened after U.S jobs data to leave the pound set f..
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US labor market sizzles; delivers large job and wage gains
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth accelerated in January and wages increased by the most in nearly two y..
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AbbVie raises 2027 sales forecast for new immunology drugs to $27 billion
By Leroy Leo and Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) -AbbVie on Friday raised its 2027 forecast for sales of its immunology drugs Skyrizi and ..
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One month on from Japan quake, volunteers provide safe space for kids
SUZU, Japan (Reuters) – One month on from a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck the west coast of Japan, volunteers from non-p..
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Yields, dollar jump on blowout US jobs report, stocks edge up
By Herbert Lash and Dhara Ranasinghe NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Treasury yields jumped, the dollar surged and global equities edged h..
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Dollar jumps, traders pare rate cut bets after strong jobs report
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar index jumped to a seven-week high on Friday after data showed that emp..
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Global equity funds draw inflows amid economic optimism and easing inflation
(Reuters) – Global equity funds attracted substantial inflows in the week to Jan. 31, driven by upbeat U.S. economic growth dat..
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Oil falls as US jobs data dents hope for near-term rate cuts
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices fell by about 2% on Friday and were headed for weekly losses after U.S. jobs data shr..
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EU agrees new rules to cut the cost of listing companies
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The European Union on Thursday agreed new rules to cut the cost of listing a company and encourage fou..
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Oil prices buoyed by US signals on interest rate cuts
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices edged higher on Thursday, boosted by the U.S. Federal Reserve signalling a possible..
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Instant view: BoE leaves rates unchanged, says policy ‘under review’
LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England kept interest rates steady on Thursday, with officials split three ways on the right c..
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Factories deliver mixed performance globally in January
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Global factories delivered a largely patchy performance at the start of 2024, surveys showed on Thursda..
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QUOTES-Bailey speaks after Bank of England holds rates at 5.25%
LONDON (Reuters) – Governor Andrew Bailey and other top Bank of England officials spoke to reporters after the British central ..
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Analysis-Markets stumble into rate-cut waiting room as central banks stand firm
LONDON (Reuters) – Traders eager for central banks to declare the start of interest rate cuts were dealt a further blow on Thurs..
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