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Global oil and gas shipping costs surge as Iran vows to close Strait of Hormuz

By Florence Tan and Emily Chow SINGAPORE, March 3 (Reuters) - Supertanker costs in the Middle East h...

3rd March, 2026

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UK's Rosebank Industries to acquire US firms in $3.05 billion deal

March 3 (Reuters) - British investment firm Rosebank Industries said on Tuesday it will acquire MW C...

3rd March, 2026

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Sportswear brand On sees possible boost from lower US tariff rate

March 3 (Reuters) - On Holding sees lower U.S. tariff rates after the Supreme Court struck down the...

3rd March, 2026

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Stellantis' innovation chief seeks to keep filing high level of patents despite strategic reset

PARIS, March 3 (Reuters) - Car giant Stellantis plans to keep a high level of patent filings despite...

3rd March, 2026

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Blackstone among suitors eyeing bid for UK's aerospace supplier Senior, Bloomberg News reports

March 3 (Reuters) - Blackstone is among suitors exploring a bid for British aerospace supplier Senio...

3rd March, 2026

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Russia says damaged launch pad at Baikonur cosmodrome has been repaired

MOSCOW, March 3 (Reuters) - Russia's space agency said on Tuesday that repair work had been complete...

3rd March, 2026

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ECB should be flexible as Iran conflict muddies outlook, Stournaras says

FRANKFURT, March 3 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank should keep its options open in setting int...

3rd March, 2026

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Zurich Insurance raises $5 billion to partly fund Beazley takeover

March 3 (Reuters) - Zurich Insurance has raised 3.9 billion Swiss francs ($5 billion) in a share sal...

3rd March, 2026

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Russian central bank challenges asset freeze in EU court

MOSCOW, March 3 (Reuters) - Russia's central bank said on Tuesday that it had submitted a claim to t...

3rd March, 2026

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France little exposed to Middle East crisis, Bank of France Chief says

PARIS, March 3 (Reuters) - French central bank governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Tuesday...

3rd March, 2026

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Hungary's MOL says it received Ukrainian oil via Druzhba pipeline after attack

BUDAPEST, March 3 (Reuters) - Hungary's MOL imported some 35,000 tons of Ukrainian crude via the Dru...

3rd March, 2026

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Progress on rules for lethal autonomous weapons urgently needed, says chair of Geneva talks

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, March 3 (Reuters) - Progress on a potential international framework to...

3rd March, 2026