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Image for China's top chip bosses urge supportive policies to create 'China's ASML'
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China's top chip bosses urge supportive policies to create 'China's ASML'

By Che Pan and Laurie Chen BEIJING, March 5 (Reuters) - Top Chinese semiconductor executives have ca...

5th March, 2026

Image for UK's Bloomsbury Publishing shares jump on upbeat profit forecast
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UK's Bloomsbury Publishing shares jump on upbeat profit forecast

March 5 (Reuters) - Shares in Bloomsbury Publishing soared nearly 20% on Thursday after the company...

5th March, 2026

Image for Italy ready to hike taxes on firms that speculate on energy prices, PM says
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Italy ready to hike taxes on firms that speculate on energy prices, PM says

ROME, March 4 (Reuters) - Italy is ready to hike taxes on companies that take undue benefits from th...

5th March, 2026

Image for Piraeus Bank plans to double dividend to 0.80 euros per share by 2030
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Piraeus Bank plans to double dividend to 0.80 euros per share by 2030

ATHENS, March 5 - Piraeus Bank, Greece's third-largest lender by market value, on Thursday said it e...

5th March, 2026

Image for Morgan Stanley sees no more ECB easing in 2026 as Mideast crisis lifts inflation risks
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Morgan Stanley sees no more ECB easing in 2026 as Mideast crisis lifts inflation risks

March 5 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley on Thursday became the latest Wall Street brokerage to forecast t...

5th March, 2026

Image for Canal+ unit MultiChoice ends streaming platform Showmax, citing losses
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Canal+ unit MultiChoice ends streaming platform Showmax, citing losses

March 5 (Reuters) - MultiChoice, part of the Canal+ entertainment group, said on Thursday it was dis...

5th March, 2026

Image for Italy's gas grid operator Snam plans 14 billion euro investment through 2030
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Italy's gas grid operator Snam plans 14 billion euro investment through 2030

March 5 (Reuters) - Italy's Snam plans to invest 14 billion euros ($16 billion) in the next five yea...

5th March, 2026

Image for Investment firm 3i Infrastructure to sell TCR stake for $1.3 billion
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Investment firm 3i Infrastructure to sell TCR stake for $1.3 billion

March 5 (Reuters) - Investment firm 3i Infrastructure on Thursday agreed to sell its 71% stake in ai...

5th March, 2026

Image for Italy plans to send air defence aid to Gulf states after Iranian strikes, Meloni says
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Italy plans to send air defence aid to Gulf states after Iranian strikes, Meloni says

March 5 (Reuters) - Italy is planning to send air defence aid to Gulf countries in the face of Irani...

5th March, 2026

Image for Arcline joins list of bidders for UK aerospace supplier Senior
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Arcline joins list of bidders for UK aerospace supplier Senior

March 5 (Reuters) - British aerospace supplier Senior said on Thursday Arcline Investment Management...

5th March, 2026

Image for UK's Admiral posts 16% profit jump on customer growth, motor business strength
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UK's Admiral posts 16% profit jump on customer growth, motor business strength

March 5 (Reuters) - British insurer Admiral Group reported a 16% rise in annual pre-tax profit on Th...

5th March, 2026

Image for UK's Rentokil Initial posts higher annual profit, chair set to retire
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UK's Rentokil Initial posts higher annual profit, chair set to retire

March 5 (Reuters) - British pest control firm Rentokil Initial reported a 4% rise in annual adjusted...

5th March, 2026