Finance

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HSBC expands startup-focused group in Singapore as part of global push

NEW YORK (Reuters) -HSBC has expanded its innovation banking business to Singapore, pledging to allo...

29th October, 2025

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James Hardie faces board upheaval as investors react to $8.8-billion US takeover

By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY (Reuters) -Fibre cement maker James Hardie faces an unprecedented purge of i...

29th October, 2025

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Analysis-Tech spending plans will test stock market's AI trade

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) -Spending updates this week from U.S. megacap companies that a...

29th October, 2025

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Italy's auditors court rejects Sicily bridge plans, govt vows to fight back

By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -The Italian Court of Auditors on Wednesday discussed a landmark gov...

29th October, 2025

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Phoenix Group explores partnership to expand UK pension-risk business

(Reuters) -British insurer Phoenix Group said on Wednesday that it is in talks for a potential third...

29th October, 2025

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UK's Next lifts profit outlook again after quarterly sales beat expectations

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -British fashion retailer Next notched up its full-year profit guida...

29th October, 2025

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UK mortgage approvals rise by the most since December, Bank of England says

LONDON (Reuters) -British lenders approved more mortgages in September than in any month so far in 2...

29th October, 2025

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Apple poised for iPhone sales boost on strong Pro demand

By Akash Sriram and Zaheer Kachwala (Reuters) -Apple's quarterly results on Thursday are expected to...

29th October, 2025

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EU rules not a barrier to telcos scaling up, senior EU official says

By Foo Yun Chee COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -EU merger rules do not prevent telecoms operators from scaling...

29th October, 2025

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Italy opens inquiry into alleged price fixing by Chinese drone maker DJI

ROME (Reuters) -The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) said on Wednesday it had opened an investig...

29th October, 2025

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Germany to lift hourly minimum wage to 14.60 euros from 2027

BERLIN (Reuters) -The hourly minimum wage for workers in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, will ris...

29th October, 2025

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Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay deal draws ire of labor unions, others as shareholder vote nears

By Ross Kerber (Reuters) - Tesla critics hope to block the stratospheric compensation proposed for C...

29th October, 2025