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Sterling holds near highest level in over three months ahead of US data
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Stellantis car production in Italy fell to 71-year low in 2025, union says
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Norway's Equinor does not plan return to Venezuela, CEO says
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Fire put out at oil depot in Russia's Belgorod after Ukrainian drone attack, state TV says
Euro zone economy ends 2025 on benign note even as risks linger
Date: January 7, 2026
FRANKFURT, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation slowed as expected last month, hitting the European Central Bank's 2% target before likely moving lower in the coming months as falling energy costs...
Japan's Marubeni buys British sportswear brand Gola
Date: January 7, 2026
LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Marubeni unit Marubeni Consumer Platform US (MCPU) said on Wednesday it had acquired Britain-based Jacobson Group, a portfolio of footwear brands including Gola, Lotus, Ravel...
UK builders suffer longest downturn since global financial crisis
Date: January 7, 2026
LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - British construction output contracted for the 12th month in a row in December, its longest such run in almost two decades, but there were signs of optimism about 2026, an...
UK watchdog fines ex-Carillion finance directors after they drop appeals
Date: January 7, 2026
LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Britain's financial watchdog said on Wednesday it had fined two former Carillion directors for their part in issuing misleading statements by the British construction...
Ukraine pushes EU membership bid as Cyprus takes bloc's presidency
Date: January 7, 2026
NICOSIA, Jan 7 - Cyprus assumed the rotating presidency of the European Union on Wednesday, marking the start of its six-month term with a meeting in Nicosia attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
IKEA to close seven stores in China amid strategy shift
Date: January 7, 2026
SHANGHAI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Furniture retailer IKEA is closing seven stores in China from February 2, it said in a statement on Wednesday. The stores earmarked for closure include one in suburban...