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Image for Romania signs $2 billion deal to extend life of its first nuclear reactor

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Romania signs $2 billion deal to extend life of its first nuclear reactor

Image for BT defeats $1.6 billion UK lawsuit for customer 'overcharging'

Finance

BT defeats $1.6 billion UK lawsuit for customer 'overcharging'

Image for Netherlands plans to include AI, biotech to investment screening law

Finance

Netherlands plans to include AI, biotech to investment screening law

Image for Italy's FILA raises $95 million from sale of shares in Indian unit

Finance

Italy's FILA raises $95 million from sale of shares in Indian unit

Image for German exports to UK surge amid gold rally, leaving U.S. behind

German exports to UK surge amid gold rally, leaving U.S. behind

Date: December 19, 2024

By Rene Wagner BERLIN (Reuters) - German exports to Britain are growing faster than to any other country among the Group of Twenty (G20) nations due to an ongoing gold rally, according to preliminary...

Image for UK's FTSE slides to 1-mo low as Fed dampens mood ahead of BoE

UK's FTSE slides to 1-mo low as Fed dampens mood ahead of BoE

Date: December 19, 2024

(Reuters) - UK's main FTSE 100 stock index dropped 1% and revisited its near one-month low on Thursday, as the U.S. Federal Reserve's overnight projection of a slower path of interest-rate cuts...

Image for France fines 12 household appliance firms $635 million for price fixing

France fines 12 household appliance firms $635 million for price fixing

Date: December 19, 2024

PARIS (Reuters) - France's antitrust agency has fined 12 household appliance makers and distributors, including Electrolux, Whirlpool and LG, a total of 611 million euros ($635 million) for price...

Image for Airbus tests new kit allowing A400M airlifter to fight fires

Airbus tests new kit allowing A400M airlifter to fight fires

Date: December 19, 2024

By Guillermo Martinez and Juan Medina EL CUBILLO DE UCEDA, Spain (Reuters) - European aerospace group Airbus is testing in Spain removable kit that can transform an A400M military transport aircraft...

Image for Swedish central bank cuts policy rate, cautious on easing in 2025

Swedish central bank cuts policy rate, cautious on easing in 2025

Date: December 19, 2024

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden's central bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 2.50% as expected on Thursday, but said it now saw reasons to be more cautious about cutting rates...

Image for Fed's hawkish tilt has emerging markets scurrying to save currencies

Fed's hawkish tilt has emerging markets scurrying to save currencies

Date: December 19, 2024

By Nimesh Vora and Ankur Banerjee MUMBAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Central banks from Brazil to Indonesia scrambled to defend their struggling currencies on Thursday, hours after the Federal Reserve...