Finance

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UK retail sales and consumer morale slide ahead of budget

By Andy Bruce MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -British retail sales tumbled in October and a closely w...

21st November, 2025

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Foxconn-Nvidia $1.4 billion Taiwan supercomputing cluster to be ready by H1 2026, Foxconn says

By Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Foxconn said on Friday that a $1.4 billion supercomputing centre it...

21st November, 2025

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Top ECB officials urge EU to remove internal barriers amid Trump tariffs

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Union can offset the impact of U.S. trade tariffs if it knocks dow...

21st November, 2025

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UK's Tullow Oil in refinancing talks, expects 2025 output at lower end of range

(Reuters) -Tullow Oil said on Friday it is in talks with bondholders, commodity traders and other fu...

21st November, 2025

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French economy stabilises in November as services expand, PMI shows

PARIS (Reuters) -French business activity almost stabilised in November, according to a survey publi...

21st November, 2025

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European arms makers retreat as Ukraine peace plan gains traction

(Reuters) -Shares in European defence names moved lower on Friday after Ukrainian President Volodymy...

21st November, 2025

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Italy closes Google probe over unfair use of personal data after remedies adopted

MILAN (Reuters) -Italy's competition authority said on Friday it had closed a probe it had launched...

21st November, 2025

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Babcock's frigate contract bids heading 'in right direction' as profit jumps

LONDON (Reuters) -British defence engineering company Babcock said on Friday it expected to meet gui...

21st November, 2025

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UK borrowing climbs, showing scale of budget task facing Reeves

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's government borrowed a higher-than-expected 17.4 billion pounds ($22.78 b...

21st November, 2025

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Analysis-Dollar hedging frenzy fades, bringing relief to greenback

By Alun John and Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) -Just months after a U.S. tariff shock whacked the d...

21st November, 2025

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Energy bills to edge higher for most Britons after 0.2% price cap rise

(Reuters) -British energy regulator Ofgem said on Friday it will raise its household energy price ca...

21st November, 2025

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Morning Bid: Three-alarm fire as tech selloff resumes, Takaichi stimulus lands

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter It turns out Nvidia...

21st November, 2025