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Image for Mass Group Holding to invest 1 billion euros in Romanian battery storage, government says 

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Mass Group Holding to invest 1 billion euros in Romanian battery storage, government says 

Image for Hims offers cheapest GLP-1 weight-loss pill in US in a shock to Novo, Lilly

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Hims offers cheapest GLP-1 weight-loss pill in US in a shock to Novo, Lilly

Image for BoE's Bailey welcomes Warsh as Trump's choice to lead U.S. Fed

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BoE's Bailey welcomes Warsh as Trump's choice to lead U.S. Fed

Image for ECB leaves rates unchanged, shrugs off inflation dip

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ECB leaves rates unchanged, shrugs off inflation dip

Image for ECB keeps rates steady, shrugs off inflation dip

ECB keeps rates steady, shrugs off inflation dip

Date: February 5, 2026

FRANKFURT, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged as expected on Thursday, shrugging off a dip in inflation while continuing to warn about an uncertain geopolitical...

Image for Norway parliament rejects challenge to LNG plant's power supply

Norway parliament rejects challenge to LNG plant's power supply

Date: February 5, 2026

OSLO, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Norway's parliament on Thursday rejected a proposal to block Equinor's plan to supply electricity to its Hammerfest liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant from the region's power...

Image for Green steel startup Stegra appoints Holm as CFO in bid to raise more funds 

Green steel startup Stegra appoints Holm as CFO in bid to raise more funds 

Date: February 5, 2026

STOCKHOLM, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Swedish green steel startup Stegra said on Monday it had appointed Markus Holm as chief financial officer as it scrambles to raise more cash to finish its hydrogen-based...

Image for Bank of England governor speaks after close vote to hold rates

Bank of England governor speaks after close vote to hold rates

Date: February 5, 2026

LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The Bank of England left interest rates on hold at 3.75% in a surprisingly close 5-4 split vote, with Governor Andrew Bailey and external policymaker Catherine Mann saying...

Image for US, Russia close in on deal to continue New START nuclear arms treaty, Axios reports

US, Russia close in on deal to continue New START nuclear arms treaty, Axios reports

Date: February 5, 2026

Feb 5 (Reuters) - The United States and Russia are closing in on a deal to observe the New START nuclear arms control treaty beyond its expiration on Thursday, Axios reported, citing three sources...

Image for Irish attorney general raises concerns on sanctioning services in Israeli settlements

Irish attorney general raises concerns on sanctioning services in Israeli settlements

Date: February 5, 2026

DUBLIN, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Ireland's top government lawyer has raised several "significant" legal and practical issues in long-awaited advice on whether planned curbs on trade with Israeli settlements...