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Stocks, energy shares, oil jump after US strikes Venezuela
Russian politicians say Trump strike on Venezuela unlawful, destabilising
Date: January 5, 2026
MOSCOW, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Russia’s Security Council deputy chairman Dmitry Medvedev and a senior lawmaker said over the weekend that U.S. President Donald Trump’s actions in Venezuela were unlawful...
Dollar retreats with markets focused on US data, shrugging off Venezuela
Date: January 5, 2026
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The dollar started the first full trading week of the new year on the front foot, rising to a 3-1/2-week high versus the euro and gaining against sterling....

Ukraine targets Moscow daily with drones this year, Russia says, in apparent escalation
Date: January 4, 2026
Jan 5 (Reuters) - Ukraine has targeted Moscow with drones every day of 2026 so far, according to data published by Russia’s Defence Ministry, in what appeared to mark an escalation from earlier, more...
Activist investors set record number of campaigns in 2025, Barclays data shows
Date: January 4, 2026
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Activist investors who push companies to perform better launched a record number of campaigns in 2025, according to Barclays data, as market...

UK's Oakley Capital to take majority stake in Global Loan Agency Services
Date: January 4, 2026
Jan 4 (Reuters) - Oakley Capital has agreed to buy a majority stake in debt administration services firm Global Loan Agency Service (GLAS) in a 1 billion pound ($1.35 billion)deal, Sky News reported...
Saks in talks for $1 billion loan to keep doors open, Bloomberg New reports
Date: January 4, 2026
Jan 4 (Reuters) - Saks Global Enterprises is in talks to secure a loan of about $1 billion as it prepares for a possible Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in the coming weeks, Bloomberg News reported on...
