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Image for Kenyan beer firm asks court to block Diageo's $2.3 billion EABL sale to Asahi

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Kenyan beer firm asks court to block Diageo's $2.3 billion EABL sale to Asahi

Image for Weinstein's Saba Capital presses again for board shake-up at Edinburgh Worldwide

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Weinstein's Saba Capital presses again for board shake-up at Edinburgh Worldwide

Image for Ireland's Kingspan abandons IPO plans for data centre infrastructure business

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Ireland's Kingspan abandons IPO plans for data centre infrastructure business

Image for Snowstorm-hit travellers bed down in Amsterdam airport, Parisians take to skis

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Snowstorm-hit travellers bed down in Amsterdam airport, Parisians take to skis

Image for Volvo Cars sales rise 2% in December as fully electric jump in Europe and the US 

Volvo Cars sales rise 2% in December as fully electric jump in Europe and the US 

Date: January 7, 2026

Jan 7 (Reuters) - Sweden-based Volvo Cars sold 75,049 cars in December, up 2% from a year earlier, it said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Jagoda Darlak, editing by Terje Solsvik and Anna Ringstrom )...

Image for GSK's chronic hepatitis B therapy shows promise in key studies, analysts await full data

GSK's chronic hepatitis B therapy shows promise in key studies, analysts await full data

Date: January 7, 2026

LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - GSK's experimental drug to treat chronic hepatitis B infection met the main goal in two closely watched studies, the drugmaker said on Wednesday, bringing the company a step...

Image for UK's Topps Tiles first-quarter revenue rises on strong demand

UK's Topps Tiles first-quarter revenue rises on strong demand

Date: January 7, 2026

Jan 7 (Reuters) - British tile retailer Topps Tiles reported a 3.7% rise in first-quarter revenue, excluding CTD - a tiles business it acquired in 2024 - on Wednesday, helped by resilient demand from...

Image for Telecom Italia, Fastweb team up for 5G rollout in Italy

Telecom Italia, Fastweb team up for 5G rollout in Italy

Date: January 7, 2026

ROME, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Telecom Italia (TIM) said on Wednesday it had defined a preliminary deal with Swisscom's Italian unit Fastweb to develop mobile access networks in Italy, in a bid to speed up...

Image for Pluxee's Q1 sales rise 9% as drop in Brazil merchant fees looms

Pluxee's Q1 sales rise 9% as drop in Brazil merchant fees looms

Date: January 7, 2026

Jan 7 (Reuters) - French voucher and benefits company Pluxee reported 9% organic growth in its first-quarter sales on Wednesday, as it brought in new customers and retained the existing ones. Total...

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Morning Bid: The spoils of oil

Date: January 7, 2026

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rocky Swift As Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro awaits his fate in a New York jail, nearly $2 billion worth of the nation's oil appears ...