Business

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Image for France unveils fresh government with budget battle looming
Finance

France unveils fresh government with budget battle looming

By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Gabriel Stargardter PARIS (Reuters) -France unveiled a new government on Mond...

23rd December, 2024

Image for Exclusive-Microsoft works to add non-OpenAI models into 365 Copilot products, sources say
Finance

Exclusive-Microsoft works to add non-OpenAI models into 365 Copilot products, sources say

By Anna Tong and Krystal Hu Microsoft has been working on adding internal and third-party artificial...

23rd December, 2024

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Business

UK insurer Aviva to shed up to 2,300 jobs in $4.65 billion Direct Line deal

By Chandini Monnappa and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) -British insurer Aviva could cut up to 2,30...

23rd December, 2024

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Finance

Banker Eric Lombard named French finance minister in new Bayrou government

PARIS (Reuters) - Eric Lombard, currently at French state bank Caisse des Depots (CDC), has been app...

23rd December, 2024

Image for Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp to sell Foxtel to Britain’s DAZN for $2.1 billion
Business

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp to sell Foxtel to Britain’s DAZN for $2.1 billion

By Scott Murdoch, Anousha Sakoui and Chandini Monnappa SYDNEY (Reuters) -News Corp has agreed to sel...

23rd December, 2024

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Finance

Google's proposed search result changes get thumbs up from EU airlines

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google's proposed changes to its search results to c...

23rd December, 2024

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Finance

Israel in deal to sell air defence system to Slovakia for $582 million

By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel agreed to sell an advanced air defence system to Slova...

23rd December, 2024

Image for Portugal's property deals hit record, adding to shortage of affordable homes
Finance

Portugal's property deals hit record, adding to shortage of affordable homes

LISBON (Reuters) - The value of Portuguese homes that changed hands in the third quarter rose 28% to...

23rd December, 2024

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Business

Volkswagen shares fall as markets struggles to digest unions deal

By Ozan Ergenay and Andrey Sychev (Reuters) – Volkswagen shares were down 3% in early trade on Monda...

23rd December, 2024

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Finance

Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder of health insurance CEO

By Jack Queen and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally gunning...

23rd December, 2024

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Finance

Italy demands full disclosure from UniCredit over BPM bid, sources say

By Giuseppe Fonte and Valentina Za ROME (Reuters) - Italy wants UniCredit to disclose full terms of...

23rd December, 2024

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Finance

Exclusive-EU antitrust regulators set to approve Synopsys' $35 billion Ansys acquisition, sources say

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are set to approve U.S. chip design software company Sy...

23rd December, 2024