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Spain's Q3 GDP Quarterly Growth Confirmed at 0.8% - Final Data
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Honda, Nissan Aim to Close Merger Talks in June 2025, Source Says
UK Insurer Aviva to Buy Direct Line in $4.65 Billion Deal
Date: December 23, 2024
(Reuters) - British insurer Aviva has reached an agreement to buy smaller rival Direct Line in a 3.7 billion pound ($4.65 billion) cash-and-stock deal, the companies said on Monday, creating the UK's...
UK Economy Showed Zero Growth in Q3
Date: December 23, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) - British economic output failed to grow in the third quarter, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed on Monday. A preliminary estimate for the July-to-September...
Former Nissan CEO Ghosn Casts Doubt on Success of Nissan-Honda Alliance
Date: December 23, 2024
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn cast doubt on whether the potential merger between Honda and Nissan will be successful, saying the plans Nissan have "do not make sense" in a press...
Europe's Energy Taxes Are Worsening Industry Woes, Power CEO Says
Date: December 23, 2024
By Kate Abnett and Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Governments hunting for ways to aid Europe's struggling industries should take aim at the continent's high energy taxes, which are eroding...
Lagarde Says ECB Very Close to Reaching Its Inflation Goal, Ft Reports
Date: December 23, 2024
(Reuters) - European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde said the euro zone was getting "very close" to reaching the central bank's medium-term inflation goal, according to an interview...
Markets in 2024: Wall Street's High-Octane Rally Keeps Investors Captive to the US
Date: December 23, 2024
By Naomi Rovnick, Dhara Ranasinghe and Rodrigo Campos LONDON (Reuters) - Markets that began the year with investors expecting a global stock rally to fizzle, swift U.S. interest rate cuts to boost...