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Image for Bitcoin, ether drop as US-China tensions flare up, erasing Monday's gains
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Bitcoin, ether drop as US-China tensions flare up, erasing Monday's gains

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) -Bitcoin and ether tumbled on Tuesday as U.S.-China t...

14th October, 2025

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Bouygues, Iliad, Orange offer $19.7 billion for most of Altice France assets

PARIS (Reuters) -Bouygues Telecom, Free-iliad Group and Orange said on Tuesday they had submitted a...

14th October, 2025

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Consumer stocks lift FTSE 100, US-China trade tension simmer

(Reuters) -London's FTSE 100 closed modestly higher on Tuesday, as mounting U.S.-China trade tension...

14th October, 2025

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World needs U.S. engagement for financial stability, ECB's Villeroy says

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Protectionism is already proving costly for the U.S. consumer and Washington sho...

14th October, 2025

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Cricket-England's top order can fire England to Ashes triumph, says Cook

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -England have not won an Ashes test match in Australia for nearly...

14th October, 2025

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ECB's Lagarde sees no disorder in bonds despite French crisis

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday she didn't se...

14th October, 2025

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French markets gain slightly on pension reform delay

LONDON (Reuters) -French stocks, bond prices and the euro rallied on Tuesday, after Prime Minister S...

14th October, 2025

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IMF lifts growth outlook on more benign tariffs as revived US-China trade war looms

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund edged up its 2025 global growt...

14th October, 2025

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Miners drag London stocks lower as US-China trade tensions sap sentiment

(Reuters) -London stocks fell on Tuesday, led by declines in miners, as investors fretted over the e...

14th October, 2025

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European earnings outlook brightens despite US-China tariff escalation

(Reuters) -The outlook for European corporate health has improved, the latest earnings forecasts sho...

14th October, 2025

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Volkswagen shares up as investors reassured in pre-close call

BERLIN (Reuters) -Shares in Volkswagen were trading 1.2% higher after markets opened on Tuesday, as...

14th October, 2025

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Sterling drops after UK data shows softer wage growth

LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling fell on Tuesday after data showed growth in average British earnings slow...

14th October, 2025