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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

Finance

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

Image for Euro zone consumer inflation expectations hold steady

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Euro zone consumer inflation expectations hold steady

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

Finance

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

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...

Image for UK consumer sentiment is 'mixed', says Tesco boss

UK consumer sentiment is 'mixed', says Tesco boss

Date: January 8, 2026

LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - British consumer sentiment is "mixed", with a marked divide between those who have cash to spend and those who don't, the boss of Tesco said on Thursday. "There's no doubt...

Image for Soitec appoints Infineon executive Laurent Remont as CEO

Soitec appoints Infineon executive Laurent Remont as CEO

Date: January 8, 2026

Jan 8 (Reuters) - Semiconductor wafer maker Soitec has appointed Laurent Remont as its new chief executive officer, to replace Pierre Barnabe from April, the French company said on Thursday. Shares of...

Image for ECB's Santos Pereira: monetary policy has done its job, no need to change rates

ECB's Santos Pereira: monetary policy has done its job, no need to change rates

Date: January 8, 2026

LISBON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymaker Alvaro Santos Pereira urged governments to do more to lift growth in the euro zone, saying ECB policy had done its work to support the...