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UK business confidence drops to 3-year low, survey shows
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Chipmaker Nexperia and Chinese owner Wingtech fight for control in Dutch court
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Oil prices settle higher, then reverse gains after Trump eases worries about Iran
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Japanese yen rebounds from 18-month low against dollar
UK commits to 45 billion-pound rail project for northern England
Date: January 13, 2026
By Andy Bruce MANCHESTER, England, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Britain on Tuesday committed to a new rail infrastructure programme worth up to 45 billion pounds ($60 billion) for the north of England, a region...
Trading Day: Trump's controversial agenda rattles markets
Date: January 13, 2026
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Jan 13 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, dragged lower by financials after JPMorgan warned that President Donald Trump's proposed cap on credit rates would...
Bayer targets return to mid-single-digit pharma growth by 2027
Date: January 13, 2026
By Patricia Weiss BERLIN, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The pharmaceuticals and agriculture group Bayer aims to return its pharmaceuticals business to mid-single-digit percentage growth by no later than 2027 and...
UK drops plans for mandatory digital ID for workers in latest U-turn, media reports
Date: January 13, 2026
LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Britain is set to drop plans to make it mandatory for workers to hold a digital identity document, The Times newspaper, the BBC and other media reported on Tuesday,...
Rio Tinto engages three banks to advise on potential Glencore acquisition, source says
Date: January 13, 2026
By Andres Gonzalez LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto has engaged JPMorgan and two other advisers on its potential acquisition of Glencore, a deal that could create the world's largest miner worth...
Equinor hopes to finalize technical plan for world's northernmost oilfield after cutting costs
Date: January 13, 2026
SANDEFJORD, Norway, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Norway's Equinor aims to settle the technical plans this year for developing the Wisting undersea oil discovery in the Arctic after significantly reducing its...