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Image for Italian manufacturing contracts for second straight month in January, PMI shows

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Italian manufacturing contracts for second straight month in January, PMI shows

Image for Russia's pipeline gas exports to Europe jump 10% in January on year

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Russia's pipeline gas exports to Europe jump 10% in January on year

Image for CAB Payments rejects sweetened takeover bid from Helios consortium

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CAB Payments rejects sweetened takeover bid from Helios consortium

Image for Italy's BFF Bank cuts guidance, restates earnings as CEO steps down

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Italy's BFF Bank cuts guidance, restates earnings as CEO steps down

Image for Spain's manufacturing sector faces rough start to 2026, PMI shows

Spain's manufacturing sector faces rough start to 2026, PMI shows

Date: February 2, 2026

MADRID, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Spain's manufacturing sector began the year on a weak note, with new orders falling at their fastest rate in nine months despite a stabilisation in production, a survey...

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Tens of thousands of transport workers walk off job in Germany

Date: February 2, 2026

BERLIN, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Commuters across Germany faced freezing temperatures and empty platforms on Monday as tens of thousands of public transport workers walked off the job in a strike called by...

Image for German chemical industry sentiment ticks up in January despite weak conditions, Ifo says

German chemical industry sentiment ticks up in January despite weak conditions, Ifo says

Date: February 2, 2026

Feb 2 (Reuters) - Business confidence in Germany's chemical industry improved slightly in January as demand stabilised and order backlogs rose for the first time in several months, even as current...

Image for German retail sales inch up in December

German retail sales inch up in December

Date: February 2, 2026

Feb 2 (Reuters) - German retail sales rose slightly less than expected in December, increasing by 0.1% compared with the previous month, data showed on Monday. Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted...

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UK house prices rise 1.0% in year to January, Nationwide says

Date: February 2, 2026

LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - British house prices rose 0.3% in January, leaving them 1.0% higher than a year earlier, figures from mortgage lender Nationwide Building Society showed on Monday. Economists...

Image for Iran warns of regional conflict if US attacks, designates EU armies 'terrorists'

Iran warns of regional conflict if US attacks, designates EU armies 'terrorists'

Date: February 2, 2026

(refiles to fix hyperlinks in paragraph 8, 14) DUBAI, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Iran's leadership warned of a regional conflict on Sunday if the U.S. were to attack it, stoking the tension between Washington...