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UK’s National Grid to invest up to $44 billion in transmission business
Germany's Commerzbank has a bumpy history with big M&A
Date: December 18, 2024
By Tom Sims FRANKFURT (Reuters) -UniCredit has raised its stake in Germany's Commerzbank to 28% with new derivative contracts as its bid for smaller domestic peer Banco BPM faces hurdles. Commerzbank...
UK house prices rise by 3.4% in 12 months to October, ONS says
Date: December 18, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices rose by 3.4% on an annual basis in October, after a downwardly revised 2.8% increase in September, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday. Private...
Maire, Newcleo team up to develop power stations based on advanced modular reactors
Date: December 18, 2024
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian engineering group Maire and Newcleo have signed an agreement to set up a joint venture aimed at building power plants based on the nuclear firm's technology for advanced...
Supermarket chain Colruyt partly halts orders from JDE Peet's over price dispute
Date: December 18, 2024
By Alban Kacher (Reuters) - Colruyt has halted some of its orders from JDE Peet's after the Dutch coffee company asked for further price hikes for its products due to the global rise in coffee prices,...
EU Commission recommends slight euro zone fiscal tightening in 2025 and 2026
Date: December 18, 2024
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone countries should aim for slight fiscal tightening not only in 2025 but also in 2026 to improve debt sustainability, the European Commission said on Wednesday in a...
UK stocks edge up after inflation data, Fed decision in focus
Date: December 18, 2024
(Reuters) - Energy companies boosted UK's main stock index on Wednesday, with investors parsing key inflation data for clues on the future course of domestic policy and keenly awaiting the U.S....