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Pound, UK borrowing costs drop as investors up bets on rate cuts after dovish BoE
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Greece arrests member of military for espionage with suspected links to China
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Russian captain jailed over crew member's death in U.S. tanker crash
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Bank of England leaves rates steady after tight vote, sterling falls
Estonia releases vessel held on suspicion of smuggling after inspection
Date: February 5, 2026
STOCKHOLM, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Estonia's Tax and Customs Board said on Thursday it had allowed the seized Baltic Spirit cargo vessel to leave the port of Muuga after an inspection had not confirmed...
US software stocks slammed on mounting fears over AI disruption, lose $1 trillion in week
Date: February 5, 2026
Feb 5 (Reuters) - Software and data services stocks stabilized on Thursday after a bruising selloff, as investors looked for clues on whether fast-advancing artificial intelligence tools are starting...
Bank of England holds rates at 3.75% in surprisingly close vote
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...
Prada-owned Versace appoints Alaia's Pieter Mulier as creative director
Date: February 5, 2026
MILAN, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Versace, the Italian fashion brand which last year was acquired by rival Prada, said it had appointed as its new creative director Pieter Mulier, the outgoing designer of...
Bank of England votes narrowly to hold rates but signals reduction ahead
Date: February 5, 2026
By William Schomberg, David Milliken and Andy Bruce LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The Bank of England kept interest rates on hold on Thursday, but only after an unexpectedly narrow 5-4 vote, and it said...
Volkswagen overtook Tesla as Europe's top EV seller in 2025
Date: February 5, 2026
Feb 5 (Reuters) - Volkswagen overtook Tesla in sales of fully-electric cars in Europe in 2025, data from JATO Dynamics showed on Thursday, another setback for the U.S. automaker after China's BYD...