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Finance

Swiss Re stock slides after new profit target falls short of expectations

By John Revill and Oliver Hirt ZURICH, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Swiss Re shares dropped 7.5% on Friday afte...

8th December, 2025

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Finance

Post-budget rally keeps sterling hovering around five-week high

By Joice Alves LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Sterling edged up against the dollar and was set for its se...

8th December, 2025

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Finance

Morning Bid: Tepid end to torrid November

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee On perhaps the slowest tr...

8th December, 2025

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Headlines

Warner Bros fight heats up with $108 billion hostile bid from Paramount

By Harshita Mary Varghese, Aditya Soni and Dawn Chmielewski Dec 8 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance on...

8th December, 2025

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Finance

Government MPs soften claim on Italian central bank's gold to avoid ECB criticism

ROME, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Ruling party lawmakers in Italy are backtracking from assertions that the ce...

8th December, 2025

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Finance

Sterling dips as investors take profit on 'Rachel rally'

By Amanda Cooper LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The pound edged lower on Monday, as investors took some p...

8th December, 2025

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Finance

Swiss may need to get used to U.S. tariffs, official says

ZURICH, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Switzerland may need to get used to U.S. tariffs, a top Swiss trade negoti...

8th December, 2025

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Finance

Morning Bid: Auction bid steadies Japan bond slide

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook There was relief in the Ja...

8th December, 2025

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Finance

Russia's VTB expects operational income at $26 billion in 2026

By Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Russia's second-largest bank VTB expects its operatio...

8th December, 2025

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Finance

Turkey told Russia, Ukraine to keep energy infrastructure out of war, minister says

By Can Sezer ISTANBUL, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Turkey is telling Russia, Ukraine, and all other parties to...

8th December, 2025

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Finance

Euro zone business activity expands at fastest pace in 30 months in November, PMI shows

Dec 3 (Reuters) - Business activity in the euro zone expanded at its fastest pace in two-and-a-half...

8th December, 2025

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Finance

Spain keen to keep ECB board seat once De Guindos leaves, economy minister says

By Caroline Stauffer TORONTO, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Spanish government will seek to keep a Spaniard...

8th December, 2025