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UK plans overhaul of its antitrust regime to drive growth

Image for CEO revenue confidence hits 5-year low - PwC survey

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CEO revenue confidence hits 5-year low - PwC survey

Image for Valentino, Italian haute couture 'emperor' who painted fashion red, dies at 93

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Valentino, Italian haute couture 'emperor' who painted fashion red, dies at 93

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'We lost a true maestro': tributes to Italian fashion great Valentino

Image for Maha Capital seeks US approval to buy stake in Venezuelan oil firm

Maha Capital seeks US approval to buy stake in Venezuelan oil firm

Date: January 19, 2026

By Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Swedish investment platform Maha Capital is seeking approval from the United States to acquire an indirect minority stake in a PDVSA-controlled oil...

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Croatia's Vujcic nominated as ECB's next vice president

Date: January 19, 2026

By Jan Strupczewski and Balazs Koranyi BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Croatia's Boris Vujcic was formally nominated on Monday as the European Central Bank's next vice president, putting him on...

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Russia ran a 2025 budget deficit of 2.6% of GDP, highest since 2020

Date: January 19, 2026

MOSCOW, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Russia ran a budget deficit of 5.6 trillion roubles ($72.12 billion), or 2.6% of GDP, in 2025, the Finance Ministry said on Monday, the highest deficit since 2020 as a...

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Italy's Treasury backs new term for Monte dei Paschi CEO, sources say

Date: January 19, 2026

ROME, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Italy's Treasury is in favour of reappointing Luigi Lovaglio as Chief Excutive of Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS), two sources familiar with the matter said, at a critical...

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Meta 'turning a blind eye' to illegal gambling ads, UK Gambling Commission says

Date: January 19, 2026

LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Britain's Gambling Commission said on Monday that Meta Platforms, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, was turning a blind eye to illegal online casinos advertising on its...

Image for Denmark, Greenland suggest Arctic NATO mission, Danish defence minister says

Denmark, Greenland suggest Arctic NATO mission, Danish defence minister says

Date: January 19, 2026

BRUSSELS, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Denmark and Greenland have discussed the possibility of having a NATO mission in Greenland and the Arctic, Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said on Monday. He...