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UK regulator conditionally clears $3.7 billion Getty-Shutterstock merger
May 15 (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator on Friday said it would clear Getty Images' propo...
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UK shares slide as Burnham leadership threat and oil prices unsettle investors
May 15 (Reuters) - UK shares were set to snap a two-day winning streak on Friday as investors weighe...
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Ukraine doubles strikes on Russian oil refineries this year
May 14 (Reuters) - Ukraine has stepped up drone attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure, doubling...
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Italy assessing request by KKCG for 'golden power' scrutiny on Ferretti
MILAN, May 15 (Reuters) - The Italian government is assessing a request by Czech investor KKCG Marit...
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UK 30-year gilt yield hits highest since 1998 on political and inflation fears
LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - British 20- and 30-year gilt yields rose to their highest since 1998 on F...
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BT revives talks for international business sale, Sky News reports
May 15 (Reuters) - UK's BT is reviving talks over a possible sale or partnership of its struggling i...
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Hungary's visa halt plan for non-EU workers alarms businesses
By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST, May 15 (Reuters) - Hungary's new government faces mounting pressure to...
15th May, 2026
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Putin says measures taken to boost Russian economy are working
MOSCOW, May 15 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that measures undertaken...
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X agrees to British crackdown on hate speech and militant content, regulator says
By Sam Tabahriti LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's X has agreed to strengthen protection for UK...
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Ministers adopt new interpretation of migrants' rights in European legal system
By Layli Foroudi PARIS, May 15 (Reuters) - European ministers adopted a new interpretation of the Eu...
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Argentum AI signs $2.5 billion data center deal with cloud, real estate firms
May 15 (Reuters) - Argentum AI has signed a deal worth around $2.5 billion with cloud gaming firm Bo...
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Nvidia, retailer reports to shed light on AI boom, consumer spending
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - Two themes critical to the U.S. stock market -- the...
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Exclusive-Blackstone, CD&R explore bids for Ben & Jerry's owner Magnum, sources say
By Amy-Jo Crowley and Richa Naidu LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - Blackstone and CD&R are among private e...
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Greece asks EU to step in over 'unlawful fishing' by Turkey in east Mediterranean
ATHENS, May 15 (Reuters) - Greece on Friday asked the European Union to step in and stop what it sai...
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Polish lawmakers adopt crypto regulation amid multi-million dollar fraud probe
WARSAW, May 15 (Reuters) - Polish lawmakers adopted a bill on Friday regulating cryptocurrencies, as...
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Ackman's Pershing Square takes stake in Microsoft, citing 'compelling' valuation
May 15 (Reuters) - Bill Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square will disclose a new position in Microsof...
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Exclusive-Schroders to exit wholly-owned China fund management unit, sources say
By Selena Li HONG KONG, May 15 (Reuters) - Schroders is exiting its wholly-owned China fund unit and...
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UK 10-year yields hit highest since 2008 on political worries, global inflation concerns
LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - British 10-year government bond yields rose to their highest since July 2...
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CK Hutchison shelves telco unit listing to focus on asset sales, sources say
By Amy-Jo Crowley, Kane Wu and Clare Jim HONG KONG/LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - Hong Kong conglomerate...
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Russia and Ukraine swap 205 prisoners of war each
MOSCOW, May 15 (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine swapped 205 prisoners of war each on Friday, part of a...
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Zelenskiy condemns Russia after strike on Kyiv apartment bloc kills 24
By Yurii Kovalenko and Olena Harmash KYIV, May 15 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called o...
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Orban's media empire crumbles after Hungary election defeat
By Anita Komuves BUDAPEST, May 15 (Reuters) - The media empire built by former Hungarian Prime Minis...
15th May, 2026
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Serbia to submit final proposal on NIS to Hungary's MOL, energy minister says
ATHENS, May 15 (Reuters) - Serbia will submit its final proposal on Friday to MOL concerning the Hun...
15th May, 2026
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It's Father Ted, Raphael or Gaza documentaries for Eurovision's boycotters
By Charlie Devereux, Padraic Halpin and Charlotte Van Campenhout MADRID/DUBLIN/AMSTERDAM, May 15 (Re...
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Britain's pound, stocks and bonds fall on political uncertainty, global inflation angst
By Samuel Indyk LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - British government bonds, stocks and sterling fell on Fri...
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Ukraine brings home 205 service personnel from Russian captivity, Zelenskiy says
KYIV, May 15 (Reuters) - Ukraine has brought home 205 service personnel from Russian captivity in th...
15th May, 2026
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British Gas owner Centrica to pay $27 million after prepay meter probe
By Susanna Twidale May 15 (Reuters) - British Gas owner Centrica has agreed to pay 20 million pounds...
15th May, 2026
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German residential construction morale posts sharpest drop in four years
May 15 (Reuters) - German residential construction sentiment suffered its steepest drop in four year...
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Global bonds tumble as flaring inflation spooks investors
By Amanda Cooper LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - The global bond market limped to the end of a bruising w...
15th May, 2026
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German economy to take hit from Iran war during Q2, ministry says
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT, May 15 (Reuters) - Economic growth in Germany, which was just 0.3% in th...
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UK minister Reed urges Labour Party to get behind PM Starmer
LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - British housing minister Steve Reed on Friday urged Labour Party lawmaker...
15th May, 2026
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Trump says he and China's Xi agree Iran cannot have nuclear weapons
BEIJING, May 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said his patience with Iran is running out a...
15th May, 2026
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Analysis-Hantavirus outbreak tests post-COVID health communications playbook
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - A rodent-borne virus with a scary name. A mid-ocean cru...
15th May, 2026
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Italy's Unipol profit grows 15% on core insurance activity
May 15 (Reuters) - Italian financial group Unipol reported a 15.4% comparable rise in its first-quar...
15th May, 2026
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European blue-chip earnings set for strongest growth since late 2022
May 15 (Reuters) - European blue-chip companies are on track to deliver the strongest earnings growt...
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HSBC pauses $4 billion private credit investment after fraud hit, FT reports
May 15 (Reuters) - HSBC has paused a $4 billion investment into its own private credit funds, the Fi...
15th May, 2026
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Analysis-Carry on trading: rate-based G10 currency bets make a comeback
By Alun John and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - The carry trade, where investors buy hi...
15th May, 2026
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Morning Bid: Yield surge spoils the equity party
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Is the penny finally dropping...
15th May, 2026
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Stellantis, Dongfeng sign $1.17 billion deal to build Peugeot, Jeep vehicles in China
May 15 (Reuters) - Stellantis said on Friday it has signed an about 1 billion euro ($1.17 billion) d...
15th May, 2026
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Finland warns of drone activity in capital region, shuts traffic at Helsinki airport
OSLO, May 15 (Reuters) - Finnish authorities warned on Friday of suspected drone activity in the cou...
15th May, 2026