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Image for Linde sees another year of steady growth as Q4 results beat forecasts

Finance

Linde sees another year of steady growth as Q4 results beat forecasts

Image for Swedish nuclear plans need direct state investment, Vattenfall says

Finance

Swedish nuclear plans need direct state investment, Vattenfall says

Image for Kremlin dismisses Western claims that Epstein was Russian intelligence asset

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Kremlin dismisses Western claims that Epstein was Russian intelligence asset

Image for German cartel office bans Amazon from using price controls

Finance

German cartel office bans Amazon from using price controls

Image for EIB fast-tracks 3 billion euros to ease carbon market concerns

EIB fast-tracks 3 billion euros to ease carbon market concerns

Date: February 5, 2026

BRUSSELS, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) will "front load" 3 billion euros ($3.5 billion) to governments to invest in shielding poorer citizens from an upcoming EU carbon price...

Image for Lockmaker Assa Abloy says US residential market has hit a floor

Lockmaker Assa Abloy says US residential market has hit a floor

Date: February 5, 2026

By Greta Rosen Fondahn STOCKHOLM, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Sweden's Assa Abloy, the world's largest lock maker, said on Thursday it believed the U.S. residential market had bottomed out, lifting its shares,...

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Apple Ads and Apple Maps should not be designated under Digital Markets Act, says EU

Date: February 5, 2026

BRUSSELS, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The European Commission said Apple Ads and Apple Maps should not be designated under the EU’s Digital Markets Act, citing Apple Maps' relatively low usage in the EU and the...

Image for Germany's Evonik amends dividend policy as 2025 profit meets forecast

Germany's Evonik amends dividend policy as 2025 profit meets forecast

Date: February 5, 2026

Feb 5 (Reuters) - German chemicals group Evonik said on Thursday it would amend its dividend policy from next year, after it reported preliminary 2025 core earnings broadly in line with market...

Image for Russia expels German diplomat, accuses Berlin of 'spy mania'

Russia expels German diplomat, accuses Berlin of 'spy mania'

Date: February 5, 2026

MOSCOW, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that it had expelled a German diplomat in response to what it said was Berlin's unfounded expulsion of a Russian diplomat accused...

Image for Ukraine hit infrastructure at Russian missile launch site, military says

Ukraine hit infrastructure at Russian missile launch site, military says

Date: February 5, 2026

Feb 5 (Reuters) - Ukraine's military said on Thursday it had carried out a series of "successful" strikes at the infrastructure of a Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile launch site in January...