China’s exchanges restrict stock selling by some hedge funds
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s stock exchanges are restricting share selling by some hedge funds, four fund managers..
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EU’s Von der Leyen wants to cancel plan to halve pesticide use after farmer protests
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the European Parliament on Tuesday she was proposin..
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UK minister to meet with U.S. lawmakers on restoration of Northern Ireland government
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s minister for Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harris, will travel to Washington to discuss the..
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Novo Nordisk to begin 2024 share buybacks
OSLO (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk will on Tuesday begin the execution of its planned share buyback programme for 2024, the Danish ma..
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Skincare firm L’Occitane surges on report Blackstone considering buyout bid
(Reuters) -Blackstone is considering a bid for Hong Kong-listed skincare firm L’Occitane International SA, Bloomberg News report..
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UK House of Lords report urges EV subsidies, faster charger rollout
By Nick Carey and Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) – The UK government should take urgent action to encourage people to switch ..
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Britain invests 100 million pounds in AI research and regulation
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Tuesday said it would spend more than 100 million pounds ($125 million) to launch nine new researc..
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Chipmaker NXP forecasts profit above estimates on automotive strength
(Reuters) – Chipmaker NXP Semiconductors forecast first-quarter profit above target and reported better-than-expected revenue fo..
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Saudi Arabia’s investment ministry withdraws budget data
DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia’s investment ministry removed fiscal data from a monthly bulletin published earlier on Monday on i..
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Spain’s Grifols hires new CEO weeks after damaging short-seller report
MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish pharmaceutical company Grifols hired a new chief executive and two founding family members will leave execu..
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Buckingham Palace statement on King Charles’s cancer diagnosis
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and will postpone public-facing duties,..
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Taylor Swift makes Grammys history as women rule music’s top honors
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Pop superstar Taylor Swift set another record on Sunday, winning the Grammy award for album ..
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Analysis-Green backlash looms over EU elections
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – What a difference five years make. During the last European Union elections in 2019, hundred..
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Italy minister sounds alarm on delays ahead of 2026 Winter Olympics
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on Friday he was increasingly worried about delays in prepar..
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Sterling reverses course after U.S. data, set for biggest weekly fall since early Dec
LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling reversed course on Friday as the dollar strengthened after U.S jobs data to leave the pound set f..
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US labor market sizzles; delivers large job and wage gains
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth accelerated in January and wages increased by the most in nearly two ye..
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AbbVie raises 2027 sales forecast for new immunology drugs to $27 billion
By Leroy Leo and Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) -AbbVie on Friday raised its 2027 forecast for sales of its immunology drugs Skyrizi and ..
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One month on from Japan quake, volunteers provide safe space for kids
SUZU, Japan (Reuters) – One month on from a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck the west coast of Japan, volunteers from non-p..
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Yields, dollar jump on blowout US jobs report, stocks edge up
By Herbert Lash and Dhara Ranasinghe NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Treasury yields jumped, the dollar surged and global equities edged h..
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Dollar jumps, traders pare rate cut bets after strong jobs report
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar index jumped to a seven-week high on Friday after data showed that emp..
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Global equity funds draw inflows amid economic optimism and easing inflation
(Reuters) – Global equity funds attracted substantial inflows in the week to Jan. 31, driven by upbeat U.S. economic growth dat..
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Oil falls as US jobs data dents hope for near-term rate cuts
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices fell by about 2% on Friday and were headed for weekly losses after U.S. jobs data shr..
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EU agrees new rules to cut the cost of listing companies
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The European Union on Thursday agreed new rules to cut the cost of listing a company and encourage fou..
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Oil prices buoyed by US signals on interest rate cuts
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices edged higher on Thursday, boosted by the U.S. Federal Reserve signalling a possible ..
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Instant view: BoE leaves rates unchanged, says policy ‘under review’
LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England kept interest rates steady on Thursday, with officials split three ways on the right cour..
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Factories deliver mixed performance globally in January
By Lucia Mutikani and Jonathan Cable WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Global factories delivered a largely patchy performance at the sta..
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QUOTES-Bailey speaks after Bank of England holds rates at 5.25%
LONDON (Reuters) – Governor Andrew Bailey and other top Bank of England officials spoke to reporters after the British central b..
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Analysis-Markets stumble into rate-cut waiting room as central banks stand firm
By Naomi Rovnick and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) – Traders eager for central banks to declare the start of interest rate cuts..
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London stocks slip after BoE stands pat on rates
By Sruthi Shankar and Shubham Batra (Reuters) -UK stocks hit a one-week low on Thursday after the Bank of England (BoE) kept interest ..
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Oil dips on faltering China economy, US crude stock build
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Wednesday, pressured by low economic activity in leading crude importer China and a su..
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Dollar dips before Fed meeting statement
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar dipped against the euro and yen on Wednesday as traders awaited a U.S. rates..
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Stocks, dollar slip ahead of Fed decision on rates
By Herbert Lash and Tom Wilson NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -World shares slipped on Wednesday, pulled lower by a slide on Wall Street, w..
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Teva Pharm sees lower 2024 profit after large Q4 beat
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Teva Pharmaceutical Industries forecast lower profit in 2024 after a strong 2023 fourth quarter ..
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Iceland builds defences for a future of increased volcanic activity
By Louise Rasmussen and Johannes Birkebaek COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Icelanders are working round-the-clock to build dykes the siz..
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German inflation eases to 3.1% in January
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -German inflation eased slightly more than expected in January to 3.1%, preliminary data from the..
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Sterling slips versus dollar before BoE and Fed meetings
By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s pound was falling against a stronger dollar on Wednesday ahead of policy anno..
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Five ways the BoE could signal a change in rates stance
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England is expected to offer a first hint on Thursday that it is tentatively..
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