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IKEA to close seven stores in China amid strategy shift

SHANGHAI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Furniture retailer IKEA is closing seven stores in China from February 2...

7th January, 2026

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France: working with allies on plan should US make move on Greenland

PARIS, Jan 7 (Reuters) - France is working with partners on a plan over how to respond should the Un...

7th January, 2026

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Oil falls amid Trump deal on Venezuelan oil; stocks ease

By Rocky Swift TOKYO, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Crude futures slid and resource shares climbed in Asian trad...

7th January, 2026

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Russia sends submarine to escort tanker the US tried to seize off Venezuela, WSJ reports

Jan 6 (Reuters) - Russia has deployed a submarine and other naval vessels to escort an aging oil tan...

7th January, 2026

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Trading Day: No pain, plenty gAIn for world stocks

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and many stock indexes around the...

6th January, 2026

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Olympics-Flame reaches Italian city of Bologna a month before the Games begin

BOLOGNA, Italy, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The Olympic torch made its way through heavy snow to reach the nor...

6th January, 2026

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AB InBev to pour $30 million in US brewery to boost Michelob Ultra beer production

Jan 6 (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch InBev will invest $30 million in its U.S. brewery as part of its st...

6th January, 2026

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Irish 2025 budget surplus tops forecast at 3.7% of national income

DUBLIN, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Ireland recorded a budget surplus of 12.4 billion euros ($14.5 billion) or...

6th January, 2026

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Euro zone inflation dips, growth holds up, backing ECB's sanguine narrative

By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Inflation slowed more than expected in some of the eu...

6th January, 2026

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German inflation slows more than expected in December

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Jan 6 (Reuters) - German inflation slowed more than expected in December,...

6th January, 2026

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Ruling coalition in eastern German state collapses

BERLIN, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The centre-left premier of the eastern German state of Brandenburg said on...

6th January, 2026

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London's FTSE 100 finishes at record high on healthcare gains

Jan 6 (Reuters) - The UK's FTSE 100 climbed to a record high on Tuesday, holding steady above the 10...

6th January, 2026