Finance

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Europe must be tougher on China trade, Bundesbank chief says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Euro zone inflation is set to remain around the European Central Bank's 2% tar...

18th October, 2025

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DBRS boosts Italy's ratings on resilient economy, expectations of stability in debt ratio

(Reuters) -DBRS Morningstar upgraded Italy's credit rating to 'A low' from 'BBB high' on Friday, und...

18th October, 2025

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Heathrow considers WPP boss Jansen for chairman role, Sky News reports

(Reuters) -Former BT Group CEO Philip Jansen, who now chairs marketing services group WPP, is in adv...

18th October, 2025

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Exclusive-KKR-backed FiberCop files complaint with EU over alleged Italy's aid to rival, sources say

By Elvira Pollina and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN (Reuters) -KKR-backed telecom network firm FiberCop has f...

18th October, 2025

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Exclusive-Venture Global held talks with Ukraine to provide it with more LNG, sources say

By Curtis Williams and Dmitry Zhdannikov HOUSTON (Reuters) -Venture Global has held talks with Ukrai...

18th October, 2025

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Vestas shelves Polish wind turbine plant on low European demand

(Reuters) -Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has shelved plans to open its biggest factory in Poland,...

18th October, 2025

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US jury finds BNP Paribas enabled Sudanese atrocities

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. jury on Friday returned a historic verdict against BNP Par...

18th October, 2025

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Bank of England's Greene sees no further case for quarterly rate cuts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Megan Greene said on Friday t...

17th October, 2025

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EV supply chain data firm Benchmark Mineral trims workforce, sources say

(Reuters) -Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, a UK-based pricing and data research firm for energy tran...

17th October, 2025

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France will not give up on World Bank climate goals, minister says

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -France will keep pressing the World Bank to maintain its clima...

17th October, 2025

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Greece hopes for more cross-border mergers and acquisitions, finance minister says

By Karin Strohecker WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Europe needs a mindset shift to ensure more cross-border m...

17th October, 2025

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S&P hands crisis-prone France surprise downgrade

(Reuters) -S&P Global downgraded France's ratings to 'A+/A-1' from 'AA-/A-1+' on Friday, as it belie...

17th October, 2025