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UK factories take fright as budget adds to cost pressures, survey shows
Date: December 16, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) - British manufacturers have reported the sharpest loss of confidence since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the face of higher costs including tax increases by the new...
UK property asking prices fall, headwinds remain for 2025, Rightmove says
Date: December 16, 2024
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) - Average asking prices for newly listed houses and apartments in Britain fell by 1.7% in December, but activity was robust for the time of year as movers aimed to...
Bitcoin surges above $106,000 on strategic reserve hopes
Date: December 16, 2024
(Reuters) -Bitcoin surged to a record high above $106,000 in early Asian trade on Monday, boosted by comments from President-elect Donald Trump that suggested he plans to create a U.S. bitcoin...
UK approves Daniel Kretinsky's $6.7 billion bid for Royal Mail owner, FT reports
Date: December 16, 2024
(Reuters) - The British government has approved the sale of Royal Mail to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, the Financial Times reported on Monday. The approval for Kretinsky's 5.3 billion pounds ($...
German Chancellor Scholz to ask parliament to clear way for new elections
Date: December 15, 2024
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Olaf Scholz will call on Germany's parliament on Monday to declare it has no confidence in him, taking the first formal step towards securing early...
Greece to scrap some bank fees for retail customers, parliament approves budget
Date: December 15, 2024
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will scrap bank fees and charges for some retail transactions as part of measures to help households cope with a cost-of-living crisis, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis...