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Finance

Swiss National Bank reports annual profit of $34 billion

ZURICH, March 2 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank reported an annual profit of 26.1 billion Swiss...

2nd March, 2026

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Finance

EU can sharply cut local battery prices with Made in Europe plan, T&E report says 

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, March 2 (Reuters) - Scaling up production in Europe could cut the cos...

2nd March, 2026

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Finance

Russian manufacturing sector contracts at slower pace in February, PMI shows

MOSCOW, March 2 (Reuters) - Russia's manufacturing sector continued to contract in February, but the...

2nd March, 2026

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Finance

Tesla registrations in Denmark fall 18% year-on-year in February

COPENHAGEN, March 2 (Reuters) - Registrations of new Tesla cars in Denmark fell 18% in February from...

2nd March, 2026

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Finance

Morning Bid: Dire straits for global oil trade

March 2 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. Suddenly...

2nd March, 2026

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Finance

StanChart advises staff to postpone travel to Middle East after Iran conflict

By Selena Li HONG KONG, March 2 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered has advised staff to postpone any pla...

2nd March, 2026

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Finance

Israel strikes Lebanon following Hezbollah attacks, widening Iran conflict

By Rami Ayyub, Alexander Cornwell, Nayera Abdallah, Maha El Dahan and Laila Bassam JERUSALEM/TEL AVI...

2nd March, 2026

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Finance

Israeli military says projectiles were fired from Lebanon

March 2 (Reuters) - Israeli military said on Monday that projectiles launched from Lebanon resulted...

2nd March, 2026

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Finance

AI disruption looms over markets with US jobs data on tap

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Prospects for artificial intelligence to disrupt bus...

2nd March, 2026

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Finance

UK awards Leonardo 1 billion pound military helicopter contract

LONDON, March 2 (Reuters) - Britain on Monday awarded a 1 billion pound ($1.35 billion)contract to I...

2nd March, 2026

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Finance

Oil prices surge in Asia, stocks under pressure

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, March 2 (Reuters) - Oil prices surged on Monday and investors stampeded to the...

1st March, 2026

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Finance

Dollar gains, euro sags as Iran war lifts energy prices

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, March 2 (Reuters) - The euro slid, Swiss franc rose and the dollar jumpe...

1st March, 2026