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Ex-Premier League soccer referee Coote gets suspended sentence for indecent image charge
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Cubans brace for more hardship as US pressure on Venezuela chokes off oil
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EEX energy exchange appoints its clearing house chief as new CEO
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Sterling on track for third straight daily fall versus dollar
UK's FTSE 100 ends flat as energy, retailers weakness counters defence gains
Date: January 8, 2026
Jan 8 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 edged lower on Thursday, pressured by weakness in oil stocks, even as defence shares surged to a record high on rising military budgets and geopolitical tensions....
Analysis- Drugmakers brace for Europe pricing fight after Trump's US price-cut deals
Date: January 8, 2026
By Michael Erman and Maggie Fick NEW YORK/LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Global drugmakers face a battle in 2026 to secure higher prices for their prescription medicines in Europe after agreeing to cut U.S...
Swiss rates likely to stay on hold, SNB minutes indicate
Date: January 8, 2026
By John Revill ZURICH, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank's policymakers expect inflation to revive gradually, the minutes of their latest rate-setting meeting showed on Thursday, which will...
Worldline shareholders back 500 million euro capital raise plan
Date: January 8, 2026
Jan 8 (Reuters) - Shareholders of payment services provider Worldline voted in favour of a two-stage capital increase of roughly 500 million euros ($584 million) during an extraordinary general...
UK firms trim wage expectations but inflation pressures remain
Date: January 8, 2026
UK companies reduce wage growth forecasts slightly, yet inflation pressures persist, influencing Bank of England's cautious rate approach....
German Social Democrats aim to tackle income tax reduction in 2026
Date: January 8, 2026
By Andreas Rinke and Maria Martinez BERLIN, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) want to bring forward an income tax cut for low and middle earners in Europe's biggest economy to 2026,...