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Image for UK's National Grid to invest up to $44 billion in transmission business

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UK's National Grid to Invest up to $44 Billion in Transmission Business

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ECB's Wunsch Says Euro at Parity May Cushion Impact of New Tariffs

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UniCredit Raises Commerzbank Stake to 28% With Further Derivatives

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Five Monte Dei Paschi Board Members Resign

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UK's Starmer Confirms Plan to Boost Defence Spending to 2.5% of GDP

Date: December 18, 2024

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer reiterated on Wednesday his Labour government's plan to increase defence spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product (GDP), after NATO called on...

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Slovak PM Fico to Meet EU's Von Der Leyen on Ukraine Gas Transit

Date: December 18, 2024

(Reuters) - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday to discuss continuation of gas transit through Ukraine, Fico said on Wednesday....

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Home Improvement Retailer Kingfisher Sells Romanian Unit for $74 Million

Date: December 18, 2024

LONDON (Reuters) - European home improvement retailer Kingfisher said on Wednesday it has agreed the sale of its Brico Depot Romania business to Altex Romania for an enterprise value of 70 million...

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London's Heathrow to Invest Nearly $3 Billion to Upgrade Airport

Date: December 18, 2024

(Reuters) -Heathrow said on Wednesday it planned to invest 2.3 billion pounds ($2.92 billion) over the next two years to upgrade Britain's busiest airport. The investment is an uplift of 244 million...

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Curva Nostra? Mob Infiltration of Soccer 'ultras' Spreads Across Italy

Date: December 18, 2024

By Emilio Parodi and Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) - Italian crime bosses and the far-right are tapping into the muscle and money-spinning activities of hardline 'ultra' soccer fans in several...

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Talks Between Vw, Unions Over Cuts Continue Into Wednesday, Sources Say

Date: December 18, 2024

BERLIN (Reuters) - Talks between Volkswagen and unions on cuts to its German operations continued through the night and into Wednesday, according to two sources familiar with negotiations, as the...