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Mercedes reaches $150 million settlement with US states over diesel scandal
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Three seriously hurt in explosion at chemical plant in France
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Chris Rea, singer of 'Driving Home for Christmas', dies at 74
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Mercedes reaches $120 million settlement with US states over emissions scandal
European investment banks fail to capitalise on Trump Tariff turmoil
Date: December 22, 2025
By Lawrence White LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street banks strengthened their lead in European investment banking in 2025, as clients stayed loyal despite global market turmoil and President...
Glencore buys majority stake in Dutch fuel company FincoEnergies
Date: December 22, 2025
By Robert Harvey and Enes Tunagur LONDON, Dec 22 - Global commodities trader and miner Glencore has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dutch fuel supplier FincoEnergies for an undisclosed sum, the...
HSBC appoints ex-Citi executive Ida Liu to lead private bank
Date: December 22, 2025
Dec 22 (Reuters) - HSBC said on Monday it appointed Ida Liu as chief executive officer of HSBC's private bank, effective January 5. Liu most recently served as global head of Citi Private Bank and has...
Ellison offers personal guarantee to beef up Paramount's Warner Bros bid
Date: December 22, 2025
By Akash Sriram Dec 22 (Reuters) - Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has stepped in to personally guarantee $40.4 billion in Paramount Skydance's latest effort to pry Warner Bros Discovery away from...
UK's Reeves sets March 3 as date for next economic forecasts
Date: December 22, 2025
LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves has asked the country's budget watchdog to publish its next economic and public finance forecasts - but not an assessment of her...
Analysis-How AI boom is pressuring videogame console industry in race for memory chips
Date: December 22, 2025
By Zaheer Kachwala Dec 22 (Reuters) - Videogame console sales were already under pressure owing to tariff turmoil and weak consumer spending. Now a surge in the prices of memory chips is threatening...