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Image for European stocks close at record high, led by defence shares
Finance

European stocks close at record high, led by defence shares

By Nikhil Sharma and Purvi Agarwal (Reuters) -Defence stocks powered European shares to a record hig...

3rd March, 2025

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Finance

Russia's Aeroflot says it will pay 50% of adjusted net profit under new dividend policy

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's largest airline Aeroflot said on Monday that it had adjusted its dividen...

3rd March, 2025

Image for Defence shares lift European stocks to near record highs
Finance

Defence shares lift European stocks to near record highs

(Reuters) - European shares hovered near record highs on Monday, propelled by defence stocks after t...

3rd March, 2025

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Headlines

Europe's backing for Ukraine 'turbocharges' arms shares

(Reuters) - Shares in German arms makers were set to open sharply higher on Monday boosted by the pr...

3rd March, 2025

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Headlines

Swiss central bank posts record 2024 profit of nearly $90 billion

ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank posted an annual profit of 80.7 billion Swiss francs ($89...

3rd March, 2025

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Finance

Shell mulls sale of European, US chemicals assets, WSJ reports

(Reuters) -Shell is considering a potential sale of its chemicals assets in Europe and the United St...

2nd March, 2025

Image for Blackstone CEO Schwarzman's pay and dividends top $1 billion in 2024, Bloomberg News reports
Finance

Blackstone CEO Schwarzman's pay and dividends top $1 billion in 2024, Bloomberg News reports

(Corrects headline to clarify that $1 billion includes pay and dividends) (Reuters) -Alternative ass...

1st March, 2025

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Finance

Hedge funds ramp up bets on falling stocks

By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global hedge funds sold more stocks than they bought by the l...

28th February, 2025

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Finance

UniCredit's takeover target Banco BPM secures investor backing to sweeten Anima bid

By Andrea Mandala MILAN (Reuters) - Banco BPM shareholders on Friday backed the Italian bank's decis...

28th February, 2025

Image for European shares close 10th week higher; focus remains on US tariffs
Finance

European shares close 10th week higher; focus remains on US tariffs

By Nikhil Sharma (Reuters) - European shares extended declines on Friday, as market sentiment was de...

28th February, 2025

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Finance

Austria's Erste Group announces dividend, share buyback, shares fall

(Reuters) -Austrian lender Erste Group beat fourth-quarter operating profit expectations on Friday,...

28th February, 2025

Image for Italian tycoon Caltagirone ups Monte dei Paschi stake to 8%, paper says
Finance

Italian tycoon Caltagirone ups Monte dei Paschi stake to 8%, paper says

MILAN (Reuters) - Italian tycoon Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone has increased its stake in Banca Mont...

27th February, 2025