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Dealmakers see more retail mergers and IPOs in 2026 after tariffs sidelined M&A last year

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Bajaj Finserv and Allianz terminate India JV

Image for Czechs set to provide Ukraine with drone-fighting jets, president says

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Czechs set to provide Ukraine with drone-fighting jets, president says

Image for EU executive weighs idea of quick, but limited membership for Ukraine

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EU executive weighs idea of quick, but limited membership for Ukraine

Image for Still questions before return to Suez Canal, German car industry says

Still questions before return to Suez Canal, German car industry says

Date: January 16, 2026

FRANKFURT, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The German automotive industry is still seeing open questions, particularly insurance issues, before resuming transports through the Suez Canal, its business association...

Image for Last Czech deep coal mine closes as centuries-old industry reaches final day

Last Czech deep coal mine closes as centuries-old industry reaches final day

Date: January 16, 2026

By Radovan Stoklasa and Jan Lopatka STONAVA, Czech Republic, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The last Czech black coal shaft will shut at the end of January, closing the door on more than 250 years of deep mining...

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Sterling set for weekly rise as UK economy bounces back in November

Date: January 16, 2026

By Joice Alves LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Sterling rose on Friday, and was set for its fifth consecutive weekly rise against the euro, after data this week showed that the British economy grew more...

Image for Novo's Wegovy pill tracks 3,071 prescriptions in first days of launch

Novo's Wegovy pill tracks 3,071 prescriptions in first days of launch

Date: January 16, 2026

LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk's Wegovy pill hit 3,071 U.S. prescriptions in the first four days after its launch, IQVIA data shared by analysts on Friday showed, as investors closely watch...

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Airbus' helicopters unit wins drone contract from French Navy

Date: January 16, 2026

Jan 16 (Reuters) - Airbus' helicopters division and defence firm Naval Group have won a contract from France's defence procurement agency to make six VSR700 drones for the French Navy, the aerospace...

Image for Starlink-rival Eutelsat signs deal with Europe's MaiaSpace to launch satellites

Starlink-rival Eutelsat signs deal with Europe's MaiaSpace to launch satellites

Date: January 16, 2026

By Gianluca Lo Nostro Jan 16 (Reuters) - European satellite operator Eutelsat said on Friday it had signed a deal with French space startup MaiaSpace for the future launches of its low Earth orbit (...