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Image for China says it is granting new, streamlined rare earth export licences
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China says it is granting new, streamlined rare earth export licences

By Joe Cash BEIJING, Dec 18 (Reuters) - China's Commerce Ministry said on Thursday that it had grant...

18th December, 2025

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Europe's auto industry future may be electric even after EU climbdown

By Nick Carey LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Brussels' proposal to abandon a 2035 deadline for a total s...

18th December, 2025

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Shares in South Korea's LGES drop more than 7% after Ford cancels EV battery deal

SEOUL, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Shares of LG Energy Solution dropped as much as 7.6% in morning trade on T...

18th December, 2025

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AbbVie, several other pharma companies near MFN deal with Trump, sources say

By Deena Beasley, Jarrett Renshaw and Michael Erman Dec 17 (Reuters) - AbbVie and several other drug...

17th December, 2025

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Big marketing push by Nike is unlikely to boost earnings just yet

By Nicholas P. Brown NEW YORK, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Nike investors will look for signs this week that...

17th December, 2025

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Novartis, Roche near US drug price deal, Bloomberg News reports

Dec 17 (Reuters) - The White House is set to announce drug pricing deals with pharmaceutical heavywe...

17th December, 2025

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Germany opens joint drone defence centre in Berlin

BERLIN, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Germany opened its first joint drone defence centre combining state and f...

17th December, 2025

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How China built its ‘Manhattan Project’ to rival the West in AI chips

By Fanny Potkin SINGAPORE Dec 17 - In a high-security Shenzhen laboratory, Chinese scientists have b...

17th December, 2025

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Swedish explosives start-up gets permit for TNT factory

STOCKHOLM, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Start-up Sweden Ballistics has received approval from Sweden's Land an...

17th December, 2025

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French drone makers call for more state spending as budget talks drag on

By Florence Loeve PARIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - France’s drone sector could fall further behind global c...

17th December, 2025

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European defence group KNDS plans dual listing in 2026

BERLIN, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Franco-German defence group KNDS plans to launch an initial public offeri...

17th December, 2025

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Volkswagen battery business PowerCo looking more intensively at external funding

SALZGITTER, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Volkswagen's PowerCo is looking more closely at external financing op...

17th December, 2025