Finance

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ECB hopes to launch digital euro pilot in 2027

FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) -The European Central Bank said on Thursday it could launch a pilot of its...

30th October, 2025

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Novo Nordisk said to make higher bid for Metsera to challenge Pfizer, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) -Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk has made a higher offer for Metsera seeking to trump an agr...

30th October, 2025

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Novo Nordisk launches bidding war with Pfizer for US obesity biotech Metsera

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark's Novo Nordisk said on Thursday it has made an unsolicited bid for U.S...

30th October, 2025

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Polish jets intercepted Russian aircraft over Baltic Sea, minister says

WARSAW (Reuters) -MiG-29 fighter aircraft intercepted a Russian reconnaissance plane over the Baltic...

30th October, 2025

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Vodafone to buy German cloud specialist Skaylink for $204 million 

(Reuters) -Britain's Vodafone  on Thursday said it will acquire German cloud and digital transformat...

30th October, 2025

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Wall Street indexes fall as Meta, Microsoft drag, along with Fed rate concerns

(Reuters) -Wall Street futures stalled near record levels on Thursday, as traders digested a tempere...

30th October, 2025

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Grocery supplier Princes set to price London IPO at lower end of guidance

(Reuters) -Grocery supplier Princes Group's London IPO is expected to be priced at 475 pence, the bo...

30th October, 2025

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Italy's economy stagnates, narrowly avoiding recession

ROME (Reuters) -The Italian economy stagnated in the third quarter from the previous three months, p...

30th October, 2025

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Roberto Cavalli partners with Tomorrow for global wholesale operations

MILAN (Reuters) -Italian fashion brand Roberto Cavalli has agreed a strategic partnership with fashi...

30th October, 2025

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Italy's Salvini vows to build Sicily bridge, avert clash with audit court

By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -Italy's Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini urged the government...

30th October, 2025

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Swiss firm Cicor agrees to buy UK's TT Electronics in $385 million deal

(Reuters) -Britain's TT Electronics said on Thursday it agreed to the terms of a buyout proposal by...

30th October, 2025

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WPP plunges after new CEO starts with a profit warning

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -WPP warned on profit on Thursday after reporting a worse-than-expec...

30th October, 2025