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Image for UK recruiters see signs of jobs downturn easing
Finance

UK recruiters see signs of jobs downturn easing

LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) - Starting salaries for permanent staff in Britain declined last month at...

9th March, 2026

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Finance

Dollar surges as US-Iran war pushes oil past $100 a barrel

SINGAPORE, March 9 (Reuters) - The dollar took another leg higher on Monday, jumping to a three-mont...

8th March, 2026

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Finance

Europe now world's biggest arms importer, think tank says

STOCKHOLM, March 9 (Reuters) - Europe became the world's biggest arms importer over the last five ye...

8th March, 2026

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Finance

Oil soars, shares slide in Asia as Middle East conflict rages

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, March 9 (Reuters) - Share futures fell sharply in Asia on Monday as the inflat...

8th March, 2026

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Finance

US oil prices jump on supply fears amid expanding U.S.-Israeli war with Iran

TOKYO, March 9 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures rose more than 20% in early trade on Monday, hitting t...

8th March, 2026

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Finance

Iran names Khamenei's son, Mojtaba, as new supreme leader, state media report

DUBAI, March 8 (Reuters) - Iran's Assembly of Experts has named Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his fath...

8th March, 2026

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Headlines

German Greens lead Chancellor Merz's conservatives in state election

BERLIN, March 8 (Reuters) - Germany's environmental Greens are set to win a state election in the so...

8th March, 2026

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Finance

UK's Starmer speaks with US President Trump on Middle East

LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Su...

8th March, 2026

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Headlines

Soccer-Port Vale cause FA Cup shock to reach quarter-finals

BURSLEM, England, March 8 (Reuters) - Third-tier strugglers Port Vale pulled off the shock of the FA...

8th March, 2026

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Finance

Swiss voters set to reject plan to cut funding for state broadcaster

ZURICH, March 8 (Reuters) - Swiss voters looked set on Sunday to reject a referendum to slash public...

8th March, 2026

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Finance

Factbox-Selected quotes from Adam Smith's 'Wealth of Nations'

LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations", the foundational text of classical eco...

8th March, 2026

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Slovakia PM Fico to meet EU's von der Leyen to push for restart of Druzhba oil flows

March 8 (Reuters) - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Sunday he would meet with EU chief Urs...

8th March, 2026