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Image for EU Council backs digital euro with both online and offline functionality

Finance

EU Council backs digital euro with both online and offline functionality

Image for IMF welcomes EU's 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine, more work to be done

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IMF welcomes EU's 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine, more work to be done

Image for Euro zone consumer confidence falls to -14.6 in December

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Euro zone consumer confidence falls to -14.6 in December

Image for Musk wins appeal that restores 2018 Tesla pay deal now worth about $139 billion

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Musk wins appeal that restores 2018 Tesla pay deal now worth about $139 billion

Image for UK children's author David Walliams dropped by publisher after harassment allegations

UK children's author David Walliams dropped by publisher after harassment allegations

Date: December 19, 2025

LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - David Walliams, a bestselling British children's author, was dropped by HarperCollins UK on Friday after the Daily Telegraph reported the publisher had investigated claims...

Image for Germany removes dividend ban for Uniper, paving way for IPO

Germany removes dividend ban for Uniper, paving way for IPO

Date: December 19, 2025

FRANKFURT/BERLIN, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Germany on Friday passed a law that will enable Uniper to resume dividend payments, removing one of the main hurdles to Berlin's plan to re-list the utility that...

Image for Golden Goose gets new majority owner as China's HSG buys stake from Permira

Golden Goose gets new majority owner as China's HSG buys stake from Permira

Date: December 19, 2025

MILAN, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Italian luxury sneaker brand Golden Goose said on Friday Chinese private equity firm HSG had become its new majority investor after a deal with current owner Permira, with...

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Rubio says not concerned about escalation with Russia over Venezuela

Date: December 19, 2025

WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday told reporters that the United States is not concerned about an escalation with Russia when it comes to Venezuela, as...

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ECB's Escriva expects monetary policy to remain steady

Date: December 19, 2025

MADRID, Dec 19 (Reuters) - ECB policymaker Jose Luis Escriva said on Friday he saw no reason for a change in interest rates and that he expected monetary policy to remain steady in the foreseeable...

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French government to appeal court ruling on Shein

Date: December 19, 2025

Dec 19 (Reuters) - The French government will appeal a Paris court ruling that rejected its request for a three-month suspension of online platform Shein, it said in a statement on Friday after the...