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Finance

Universal Music wins conditional EU nod for Downtown acquisition

BRUSSELS, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Friday it had approved with conditions...

13th February, 2026

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Finance

Russia's central bank signals rates to come down further after surprise 50bp cut

MOSCOW, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Russia's central bank cut its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 15....

13th February, 2026

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Ukraine says US is increasing pressure for a deal as the midterms loom, NYT reports

Feb 13 (Reuters) - As Ukraine prepares for another round of peace talks as early as next week, the T...

13th February, 2026

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Finance

UK terrorism ban on Palestine Action group unlawful, court rules after appeal

LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The British government's ban on pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine...

13th February, 2026

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Headlines

Ukraine's foreign minister says China could help end the war, invites counterpart to Ukraine

KYIV, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Friday that he had invited...

13th February, 2026

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Finance

Europe, Asia lead equity fund inflows as US records weekly outflow

Feb 13 (Reuters) - European and Asian equity funds drew strong inflows in the week ended February 11...

13th February, 2026

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Finance

German wholesale prices rise 1.2% in January

Feb 13 (Reuters) - German wholesale prices rose by 1.2% in January compared with the same month last...

13th February, 2026

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Finance

Safran targets higher 2026 profit as jet engine services prosper

PARIS, Feb 13 (Reuters) - French aerospace group Safran forecast increased revenue and earnings for...

13th February, 2026

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Finance

Morning Bid: No longer the Apple of their eye

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu The tech selloff has returned...

13th February, 2026

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Finance

Oil prices settle slightly higher as optimism around US inflation data outweighs OPEC supply concerns

BEIJING, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Oil prices were little changed on Friday after falling in the previous s...

13th February, 2026

Image for US stocks edge up, yields fall as US CPI data cooler than expected
Finance

US stocks edge up, yields fall as US CPI data cooler than expected

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Asian shares retreated from record highs on Friday as worri...

13th February, 2026

Image for Dollar flat after inflation data, yen set for strongest weekly gain in 15 months
Finance

Dollar flat after inflation data, yen set for strongest weekly gain in 15 months

By Rae Wee and Jiaxing Li SINGAPORE, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The yen was set for its best week in almost...

13th February, 2026