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Activist investors set record number of campaigns in 2025, Barclays data shows

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Activist investors who push companies to perform...

4th January, 2026

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Oil prices likely to move higher on Venezuelan turmoil, ample supply to cap gains

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Oil prices are likely to move higher when benchmark fut...

4th January, 2026

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Investors face more geopolitical whiplash from Trump's Venezuela gamble

By Amanda Cooper, Dhara Ranasinghe and Saeed Azhar LONDON/NEW YORK, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Global investo...

4th January, 2026

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Britain should seek closer alignment with EU single market, Starmer says

LONDON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday he would still be in po...

4th January, 2026

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US strike on Venezuela to embolden China's territorial claims, Taiwan attack unlikely, analysts say

By Brenda Goh and Laurie Chen SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Jan 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. attack on Venezuela will...

4th January, 2026

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New Tesla sales in Spain fall 44% in December

Jan 2 (Reuters) - Tesla's new car sales in Spain fell 44.2% in December from the same month in 2024...

2nd January, 2026

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FTSE 100 tops 10,000 as global AI boom lifts sentiment

By Tharuniyaa . Jan 2 (Reuters) - The UK's FTSE 100 flew past the 10,000 points mark for the first t...

2nd January, 2026

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Sterling struggles for direction on first trading day of 2026

By Samuel Indyk LONDON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - The British pound was little changed against both the doll...

2nd January, 2026

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Tesla sales fall in big European markets but set record in Norway

By Alessandro Parodi Jan 2 (Reuters) - Tesla registrations fell in some key European markets in Dece...

2nd January, 2026

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Spain's manufacturing sector slips into contraction in December, PMI shows

MADRID, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Spain's manufacturing sector entered contraction territory in December for...

2nd January, 2026

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Tesla registrations slump in France and Sweden but surge in Norway in December

Jan 2 (Reuters) - Tesla new car registrations fell by two thirds in France and Sweden in December, b...

2nd January, 2026

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German exporters face prolonged slump in key U.S., China markets

BERLIN, Jan 2 (Reuters) - German exporters should prepare for continued weakness in 2026 in their tw...

2nd January, 2026