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Commerzbank formally rejects UniCredit takeover offer
FRANKFURT, May 18 (Reuters) - Commerzbank on Monday formally rejected an offer by Italy's UniCredit...
18th May, 2026
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Puig workers' union calls 24-hour strike at Barcelona-area plant over pay disparities
May 18 (Reuters) - Workers at Puig's Vacarisses cosmetics factory near Barcelona will hold a 24-hour...
18th May, 2026
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UK sets out reforms to bank ring-fencing rules
LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - Britain set out planned changes to bank ring-fencing rules on Monday that...
18th May, 2026
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Sonova bets on new platform launch to fend off challengers in 2026/27
By Amir Orusov and Anastasiia Kozlova May 18 (Reuters) - Sonova forecast higher sales and earnings f...
18th May, 2026
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Ford to launch seven European models by 2029 as it seeks to fend off Chinese rivals
By Nick Carey LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - Ford will launch seven new models in Europe by 2029, it sai...
18th May, 2026
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Kremlin says it has 'serious expectations' for Putin's trip to China
MOSCOW, May 18 (Reuters) - Russia has high expectations for President Vladimir Putin's trip to China...
18th May, 2026
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Zegna chair says Middle East business situation is improving
MILAN, May 18 (Reuters) - Italian luxury menswear group Ermenegildo Zegna has registered an upturn i...
18th May, 2026
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Deutsche Boerse welcomes TCI taking stake; shares rise
FRANKFURT, May 18 (Reuters) - Deutsche Boerse on Monday said that it welcomed investor TCI taking a...
18th May, 2026
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Bank of England plans Sunday settlements in push towards 24/7 payments
May 18 (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Monday it plans to extend the operating hours of Brit...
18th May, 2026
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Italy tells EU it may pull out of SAFE defence scheme without budget leeway on energy
By Giuseppe Fonte ROME, May 18 (Reuters) - Italy could drop plans to tap the European Union's SAFE f...
18th May, 2026
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Syria to join G7 finance talks in Paris in sign of growing status
By Timour Azhari RIYADH, May 18 (Reuters) - Syria will take part in a closed-door session with G7 fi...
18th May, 2026
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IKEA franchiser slashes 850 jobs in cost-cutting drive as consumer spending falls
By Helen Reid LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - Inter IKEA, which franchises the Swedish budget home furnit...
18th May, 2026