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ECB on a steady rate path for now but Fed tussle a risk, chief economist warns
Worthington Steel to buy Germany's Kloeckner & Co in $2.4 billion deal; shares surge
Date: January 15, 2026
Jan 15 (Reuters) - Worthington Steel said on Thursday that it would buy metal processing firm Kloeckner & Coin in a deal valued at $2.4 billion. (Reporting by Nathan Gomes in Bengaluru; Editing by...
Trading Day: Chips, banks up; oil slumps
Date: January 15, 2026
ORLANDO, Florida, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Solid U.S. bank earnings and a rebound in tech lifted U.S. stocks on Thursday, with global risk appetite also fueled by - and oil prices clobbered by - a more...
Czech PM Babis' government wins confidence vote as policies on budget, Ukraine shift
Date: January 15, 2026
PRAGUE, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis' populist right-wing government won a parliamentary confidence vote on Thursday, taking power with an agenda of scaling back support for...
Exclusive-IMF's growth forecasts to show resilience to global trade shocks, Georgieva says
Date: January 15, 2026
KYIV, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's latest economic forecasts due next week will show the global economy's continued resilience to trade shocks and "fairly strong" growth, IMF...
Blackstone could invest up to $4.65 billion for data center in Germany, Handelsblatt reports
Date: January 15, 2026
Jan 15 (Reuters) - Blackstone is providing 4 billion euros ($4.65 billion) for a data center in Lippetal, Germany, Handelsblatt reported on Thursday, citing sources. Blackstone did not immediately...
Exclusive-IMF's Georgieva expects to send Ukraine program for board approval in weeks
Date: January 15, 2026
KYIV, Jan 15 (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday said she expected to ask the Fund's executive board to approve a new $8.1 billion lending program for...