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Image for Italy watchdog blocks BYD advert after Stellantis complaint

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Italy watchdog blocks BYD advert after Stellantis complaint

Image for US proposes critical minerals trade bloc aimed at countering China

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US proposes critical minerals trade bloc aimed at countering China

Image for EU envoys agree details of 90 billion euro loan for Ukraine

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EU envoys agree details of 90 billion euro loan for Ukraine

Image for Germany seeks broader spy powers to counter rising hybrid threats

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Germany seeks broader spy powers to counter rising hybrid threats

Image for Hungary's Orban orders tax lawsuit dropped, mayor says it's an attack on rule of law

Hungary's Orban orders tax lawsuit dropped, mayor says it's an attack on rule of law

Date: February 4, 2026

BUDAPEST, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has ordered the termination of a lawsuit brought by Budapest over a disputed "solidarity tax," a step the city’s mayor denounced as a...

Image for Forint seen falling from 2-year high as CEE currencies stay near peaks: Reuters poll

Forint seen falling from 2-year high as CEE currencies stay near peaks: Reuters poll

Date: February 4, 2026

By Jason Hovet PRAGUE, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The forint is likely to fall from two-year highs against the euro in the coming months, although the Hungarian currency and others in central Europe should...

Image for EU lawmakers to resume work on US trade deal after Greenland crisis

EU lawmakers to resume work on US trade deal after Greenland crisis

Date: February 4, 2026

BRUSSELS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - European Union lawmakers decided on Wednesday to resume work on the EU's trade deal with the United States, which it had suspended in protest at President Donald Trump's...

Image for Analysis-Novo Nordisk risks weight-loss price war as discount pressures deepen

Analysis-Novo Nordisk risks weight-loss price war as discount pressures deepen

Date: February 4, 2026

By Maggie Fick, Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Bhanvi Satija LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Danish obesity drug maker Novo Nordisk's new CEO risks being on the losing side of a damaging price war as "...

Image for Tesla UK sales plunge in January as Chinese rivals race ahead, New Automotive data shows

Tesla UK sales plunge in January as Chinese rivals race ahead, New Automotive data shows

Date: February 4, 2026

Feb 4 (Reuters) - Tesla sold less than half the number of battery-electric vehicles recorded by Chinese rival BYD in the UK last month, data from New Automotive showed on Wednesday, pointing to...

Image for Austria's OMV tops profit view, says Borouge to be listed in Vienna in 2027

Austria's OMV tops profit view, says Borouge to be listed in Vienna in 2027

Date: February 4, 2026

By Tristan Veyet Feb 4 (Reuters) - Austrian oil, gas and chemicals group OMV beat market expectations for annual net income on Wednesday, driven by its chemicals arm, and said recently merged Borouge...