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Image for Factbox-What is Hang Seng Bank and what does HSBC’s proposed privatisation entail?

Finance

Factbox-What is hang seng bank and what does HSBC’s proposed privatisation entail?

Image for HSBC offers $13.6 billion to buy out Hong Kong's Hang Seng Bank

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HSBC offers $13.6 billion to buy out hong kong's hang seng bank

Image for Yen weakest since mid-February, euro drops

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Yen weakest since mid-February, euro drops

Image for Stocks fall, Argentina peso rises with US Treasury move

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Stocks fall, argentina peso rises with US Treasury move

Image for Oil settles 1.6% lower after Gaza ceasefire

Oil settles 1.6% lower after gaza ceasefire

Date: October 9, 2025

(Reuters) -Oil prices fell in early trade on Thursday after Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a plan to end the war in Gaza, weighing on oil's war risk premium and pushing investors to...

Image for Gerresheimer cuts 2025 outlook again as Q3 disappoints

Gerresheimer cuts 2025 outlook again as Q3 disappoints

Date: October 8, 2025

(Reuters) -German packaging and medical equipment maker Gerresheimer cut its 2025 guidance again on Wednesday, now expecting organic revenues to decline between 2-4% as third quarter results fell...

Image for Britain's winter energy supply secure despite tighter gas margins, grid operators say

Britain's winter energy supply secure despite tighter gas margins, grid operators say

Date: October 8, 2025

By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's electricity and gas grid operators expect the country to have sufficient energy supplies this winter, despite tighter gas margins due to declining...

Image for UK housing market stumbles, employers lose confidence on budget worries

UK housing market stumbles, employers lose confidence on budget worries

Date: October 8, 2025

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's housing market lost momentum for a third month in a row and confidence among businesses has fallen sharply, according to two surveys published on...

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EU Parliament plans to cut back sustainability law further

Date: October 8, 2025

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Lawmaker groups holding a majority in the European Parliament agreed a deal late on Wednesday to make deeper cuts to the EU's corporate sustainability law, lawmakers...

Image for UK Treasury bars ministers from using emergency reserve to fund public-sector pay rises

UK Treasury bars ministers from using emergency Reserve to fund public-sector pay rises

Date: October 8, 2025

MUMBAI/LONDON (Reuters) -A deputy of British finance minister Rachel Reeves has told other ministers that they will not be able to use an emergency reserve to fund pay rises in their departments,...