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Image for Volvo Cars recalls over 413,000 US vehicles due to rearview camera issue

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Volvo Cars recalls over 413,000 US vehicles due to rearview camera issue

Image for Norway's Equinor awards $10 billion five-year supplier contracts

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Norway's Equinor awards $10 billion five-year supplier contracts

Image for Galp, Moeve in talks to merge refining, fuel retail businesses into European giant

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Galp, Moeve in talks to merge refining, fuel retail businesses into European giant

Image for Norway's oil and gas output will fall towards 2030, regulator says

Finance

Norway's oil and gas output will fall towards 2030, regulator says

Image for Britons splurge on food, cut back on gifts as retailers warn of tough 2026

Britons splurge on food, cut back on gifts as retailers warn of tough 2026

Date: January 8, 2026

By James Davey, Paul Sandle and Sarah Young LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Britons prioritised festive food but thought twice about spending on clothing and gifts over Christmas, trading updates from Tesco...

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Euro zone consumer inflation expectations hold steady

Date: January 8, 2026

FRANKFURT, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Euro zone consumers kept their inflation expectations unchanged in November, predicting a steady slowdown in price growth towards the European Central Bank's 2% target in...

Image for French aerospace frets over political 'weaponisation' of global supply chains

French aerospace frets over political 'weaponisation' of global supply chains

Date: January 8, 2026

PARIS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - France's aerospace industry on Thursday expressed concern over the "weaponisation" of global supply chains as major powers pursue their geopolitical agendas, and warned that...

Image for German engineering orders rise for second month on foreign demand

German engineering orders rise for second month on foreign demand

Date: January 8, 2026

BERLIN, Jan 8 (Reuters) - German engineering firms reported a boost in orders in November, with a high volume of orders for large-scale facilities from outside the euro zone making up for domestic...

Image for UK watchdog to launch in-depth probe of AB Foods' purchase of bread brand Hovis

UK watchdog to launch in-depth probe of AB Foods' purchase of bread brand Hovis

Date: January 8, 2026

Jan 8 (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator said on Thursday that it would fast-track its probe of Associated British Foods' deal to buy bread brand Hovis from private equity firm Endless to an...

Image for Global defense stocks advance after Trump calls for higher US military budget

Global defense stocks advance after Trump calls for higher US military budget

Date: January 8, 2026

Jan 8 (Reuters) - Shares in European arms makers rose on Thursday to a fresh record high after President Donald Trump called for higher U.S. defence spending. Trump said on Wednesday that after...