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Image for Hungary grants asylum to nationalist Polish ex-justice minister

Finance

Hungary grants asylum to nationalist Polish ex-justice minister

Image for HSBC launches UAE asset management business to tap into wealth influx 

Finance

HSBC launches UAE asset management business to tap into wealth influx 

Image for Apple leads global smartphone market with 20% share in 2025, says Counterpoint

Finance

Apple leads global smartphone market with 20% share in 2025, says Counterpoint

Image for Trump weighs response to Iran crackdown, Tehran says communication open with US

Finance

Trump weighs response to Iran crackdown, Tehran says communication open with US

Image for Le Pen's political fate hangs in the balance as French appeal begins

Le Pen's political fate hangs in the balance as French appeal begins

Date: January 12, 2026

By Juliette Jabkhiro and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS, Jan 12 (Reuters) - French far-right leader Marine Le Pen begins a crucial appeal in Paris this week that will determine whether she can run in the 2027...

Image for Demand for AI, tech experts pushes UK financial sector vacancies up 12%, recruiter says

Demand for AI, tech experts pushes UK financial sector vacancies up 12%, recruiter says

Date: January 12, 2026

LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Demand for workers in AI, regulation, data reporting and other specialist skills drove vacancies in Britain's financial sector up 12% in 2025, recruiting firm Morgan...

Image for MORNING BID: Powell's punch back jolts markets

MORNING BID: Powell's punch back jolts markets

Date: January 12, 2026

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Investors are still wrapping their heads around the latest escalation in the tussle between U.S. President Donald Trump and...

Image for Investors look beyond Italy's real estate scandal

Investors look beyond Italy's real estate scandal

Date: January 12, 2026

MILAN, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Italy's property market could outpace other European countries in 2026 as political stability and a regulatory clean-up after a Milan building permits scandal boost investor...

Image for TSMC Q4 profit poised to soar 27% as AI demand drives growth

TSMC Q4 profit poised to soar 27% as AI demand drives growth

Date: January 12, 2026

By Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI, Jan 12 (Reuters) - TSMC, the world's largest manufacturer of advanced artificial intelligence chips, is expected to post a 27% jump in fourth-quarter net profit to a record due...

Image for Stocks and Treasuries calm after Fed indictment jitters, dollar weakens

Stocks and Treasuries calm after Fed indictment jitters, dollar weakens

Date: January 12, 2026

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The dollar fell and U.S. equity futures slid after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the Trump administration threatened him with a criminal...