Greece asks EU for urgent response to soaring power prices, letter shows
By Angeliki Koutantou and Kate Abnett ATHENS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Greece’s prime minister has asked the EU to urgently res..
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UK’s National Grid to sell electricity system operator in $827 million deal
(Reuters) -Britain’s National Grid said on Friday it had agreed to sell its Electricity System Operator (ESO) to the UK g..
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ECB dents traders’ hopes for October rate cut
By Yoruk Bahceli, Naomi Rovnick (Reuters) -Traders pared back their bets on back-to-back rate cuts from the European Central Ba..
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Dollar weak, yen at 2024 high on bets of big rate cut from Fed
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar softened on Friday, with the yen hitting its highest level this year a..
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British drugmaker GSK moves mRNA flu vaccine to late-stage trials
(Reuters) -British drugmaker GSK announced on Thursday positive results from a mid-stage trial of its seasonal influenza vaccin..
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Zara to offer its secondhand clothes service in US by October
MADRID (Reuters) – Zara will offer its service for selling, repairing or donating secondhand clothes in the United States by the..
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Swiss banks fret over sanctions risk to wealth business
By Oliver Hirt ZURICH (Reuters) -A survey of Swiss banks has highlighted international sanctions imposed on other countries, such as a..
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Lloyd’s of London plans overhaul of ‘unclear’ conduct rules
LONDON (Reuters) – Lloyd’s of London said on Thursday it plans to overhaul its rules on dealing with poor conduct in the..
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Tech takes stocks higher as ECB prepares rate cut
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Share markets enjoyed a fourth straight day of gains on Thursday as the prospect of another ECB..
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Oil prices climb 1% on fears over hurricane impact on US output
By Arunima Kumar (Reuters) -Oil prices rose by more than 1% on Thursday to extend a rebound spurred by concern over Hurricane Francine..
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Scotland’s only oil refinery to close next year, 400 jobs to go
By Ron Bousso and Robert Harvey LONDON (Reuters) -Grangemouth, Scotland’s only oil refinery, is to close in 2025 with the loss o..
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ECB cuts interest rates as growth dwindles
By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank cut interest rates again on Thursday as inflatio..
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Bank of England eyes growth with lighter bank capital reforms for UK lenders
By Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England aims to roll out revised new rules on how much capital UK banks must set aside ..
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Zara owner Inditex sees early autumn sales perk up after summer slowdown
By Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) -Zara owner Inditex reported a jump in sales of its autumn/winter collection on Wednesday, boosting it..
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UK’s Boohoo to stop supplying US customers locally
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Online fashion retailer Boohoo said on Wednesday it would stop supplying U.S. customers from a site i..
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Services’ grip on UK economy tightens as manufacturing share ebbs further
By Andy Bruce (Reuters) – Britain’s shift towards a services-dominated economy is accelerating, pushing manufacturing̵..
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Oil settles near 3-year low on weak demand outlook
By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) -Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures settled at their lowest level since December 2021 on..
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US stocks, dollar defensive, bonds rally as Harris harries Trump
By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. stock futures faltered and the dollar was on the defensive on Wednesday, while bond prices ra..
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Etihad Airways plans IPO no earlier than 2025, sources say
By Hadeel Al Sayegh, Andres Gonzalez and Federico Maccioni DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) -Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways plans to make its ..
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S&P 500, Nasdaq rise, crude slides as CPI awaits
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq gained ground while Brent crude prices hit a 3-1/2-year low on Tues..
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Factbox-How AI features of iPhone and rival smartphones stack up
(Reuters) – Apple unveiled a raft of AI-powered features for its latest iPhone 16 lineup at an event on Monday, as global..
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Banks, energy stocks weigh on European bourses; BMW tumbles
By Pranav Kashyap and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) -European equity markets largely lost ground on Tuesday, weighed by bank..
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Portugal’s government sees growth at 2% in 2024 and 2025
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s government expects the economy to grow at an annual rate of about..
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FTSE 100 falls on healthcare, energy weakness; cooling wage growth fuels rate cut bets
By Khushi Singh and Purvi Agarwal (Reuters) -London’s FTSE 100 ended lower on Tuesday, led by a sell-off in healthcare an..
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German bank shares slide, DAX underperforms
LONDON (Reuters) – German bank shares were among the worst performing European equities on Tuesday, as a selloff in U.S. ..
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France withdraws pesto sauce brand after likely cases of botulism
PARIS (Reuters) -The French farm ministry on Tuesday said it detected five likely cases of food-borne botulism, a potentially f..
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Boeing delivers 40 jets in August, up 5 from a year ago
(Reuters) – Boeing said on Tuesday it delivered 40 commercial jets in August, up five from the same month in 2023 when it..
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Key events at Nike under CEO John Donahoe
(Reuters) – Nike will hold its annual meeting virtually on Tuesday and a key issue to be voted on will be a workers’ right..
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OPEC again lowers 2024, 2025 global oil demand growth view
By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) – OPEC on Tuesday cut its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2024 reflecting data received..
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Factbox-Which EU member states have introduced temporary border checks?
(Reuters) -The European Union is dealing with an increase in legal and illegal migrant arrivals, spurring some member countries to tem..
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Sterling edges up versus dollar and euro after UK data
By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) – Sterling edged up versus the dollar and the euro on Tuesday after UK labour data supported the vi..
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European shares rise on real estate boost
By Pranav Kashyap (Reuters) – European shares climbed on Tuesday, boosted by the real-estate sector, while investors also awaite..
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Morning bid: China gloom overshadows Wall Street-led rebound
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee The rebound in global share markets proved short-lived in Asia on ..
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Italy oyster farmers dream of pearls from warming Mediterranean
GULF OF POETS, Italy – Pearls may soon be cultivated in European seas for the first time ever, as Italian oyster farmers seek to..
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Retail, consumer CEOs see shorter tenures as boards act more quickly
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Richa Naidu NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – When two of the most powerful brands in retail and packaged f..
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Books in, screens out: some Finnish pupils go back to paper after tech push
By Elviira Luoma and Anne Kauranen RIIHIMAKI, Finland (Reuters) – This autumn, pupils in the Finnish town of Riihimaki headed ba..
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Stocks ease in jittery trading; Harris-Trump debate up next
By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – Global shares dipped on Tuesday, struggling to draw momentum from a rally on Wall Street as ..
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