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Staar Surgical to reject Alcon takeover bid after failing to win shareholder backing
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EU Commission proposes early access to some agriculture funds to help farmers
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TPG in talks to buy UnitedHealth's Optum UK unit, Sky News reports
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Euro zone inflation dips, growth holds up, backing ECB's sanguine narrative
Date: January 6, 2026
By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Inflation slowed more than expected in some of the euro zone's biggest economies last month while economic growth held up, confirming views that price...
Meta delays global rollout of Ray-Ban Display glasses on strong US demand, supply squeeze
Date: January 6, 2026
Jan 6 (Reuters) - Meta said on Tuesday it has decided to pause international expansion of its Ray-Ban Display glasses due to short supply and strong demand in the United States. The Facebook-parent...
EU poised to secure vital Italy backing for Mercosur deal
Date: January 6, 2026
By Philip Blenkinsop, Julia Payne and Giselda Vagnoni BRUSSELS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The European Union has convened EU agriculture ministers for last-minute talks on Wednesday to convince Italy and...
US backs security guarantees for Ukraine at summit of Kyiv's allies in Paris
Date: January 6, 2026
By John Irish PARIS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Ukraine's allies will agree that security guarantees must include binding commitments to support Kyiv in the case of a future armed attack by Russia, according...
German inflation slows more than expected in December
Date: January 6, 2026
By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Jan 6 (Reuters) - German inflation slowed more than expected in December, dipping to 2.0% year on year, preliminary data from the federal statistics office showed on Tuesday....
EU steel safeguards would lead to crippling price hikes for manufacturing, lobby group says
Date: January 6, 2026
BRUSSELS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Safeguards proposed by the European Union to protect EU steel mills from the impact of imports would lead to crippling price hikes for European manufacturers, a lobby group...