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Image for Greece offers farmers cheaper fuel, damage cover in bid to end blockades

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Greece offers farmers cheaper fuel, damage cover in bid to end blockades

Image for Italy demands to exempt fertilizers from tariffs, EU carbon border levy

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Italy demands to exempt fertilizers from tariffs, EU carbon border levy

Image for A history of Warner Bros as Paramount extends deadline on hostile bid

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A history of Warner Bros as Paramount extends deadline on hostile bid

Image for Auto industry expands open-source pact to boost development, cut costs

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Auto industry expands open-source pact to boost development, cut costs

Image for Brazil surpassing US as top beef producer, easing global supply squeeze

Brazil surpassing US as top beef producer, easing global supply squeeze

Date: January 7, 2026

By Ana Mano and Peter Hobson BARRETOS, Brazil, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Brazil surpassed the U.S. as the world's top beef producer last year, according to market estimates, after the South American country...

Image for EU to cut fertiliser duties to push through Mercosur trade deal

EU to cut fertiliser duties to push through Mercosur trade deal

Date: January 7, 2026

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The European Commission will on Wednesday seek to dispel the concerns of some EU members over a free trade agreement planned with South American bloc...

Image for Volvo Cars brings back former Polestar CEO as design chief

Volvo Cars brings back former Polestar CEO as design chief

Date: January 7, 2026

STOCKHOLM, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Volvo Cars said on Wednesday that Thomas Ingenlath would return to the Sweden-based group to lead its design team.  Volvo Cars, which is majority-owned by China's Geely...

Image for London's FTSE 100 retreats from record highs as energy, financials fall

London's FTSE 100 retreats from record highs as energy, financials fall

Date: January 7, 2026

Jan 7 (Reuters) - The UK's FTSE 100 index edged lower on Wednesday after a run of record highs, as investors assessed U.S.-Venezuela developments and flocked to defensive utilities and real estate...

Image for Qualcomm in talks with Samsung Electronics for contract manufacturing, South Korean newspaper says

Qualcomm in talks with Samsung Electronics for contract manufacturing, South Korean newspaper says

Date: January 7, 2026

SEOUL, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Qualcomm is in talks with Samsung Electronics over contract manufacturing of two-nanometre chips, the U.S. company's CEO Cristiano Amon was quoted by the Korea Economic Daily...

Image for US seizes Russian-flagged tanker, another tied to Venezuela as Trump widens oil push

US seizes Russian-flagged tanker, another tied to Venezuela as Trump widens oil push

Date: January 7, 2026

By Marianna Parraga and Ethan Wang HOUSTON/BEIJING, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Global oil prices fell on Wednesday and China denounced the U.S. as a bully after President Donald Trump's administration said it...