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Image for Russian central bank governor Nabiullina speaks after rate cut

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Russian central bank governor Nabiullina speaks after rate cut

Image for Strategy and bitcoin-buying firms face wider exclusion from stock indexes

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Strategy and bitcoin-buying firms face wider exclusion from stock indexes

Image for Carnival Corp sees strong annual profit, resumes dividend as bookings rise

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Carnival Corp sees strong annual profit, resumes dividend as bookings rise

Image for London's FTSE 100 climbs as miners, defence outperform in data-heavy week

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London's FTSE 100 climbs as miners, defence outperform in data-heavy week

Image for Italy sells digital payment unit PagoPA to Poste, state mint for up to 500 million euros

Italy sells digital payment unit PagoPA to Poste, state mint for up to 500 million euros

Date: December 19, 2025

By Elvira Pollina MILAN, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Italy's Treasury has agreed to sell PagoPA, which handles digital payments to public administrations, to the state mint and to state-backed postal group...

Image for Court in Brazil's Minas Gerais slaps down Nestle copyright lawsuit

Court in Brazil's Minas Gerais slaps down Nestle copyright lawsuit

Date: December 19, 2025

SAO PAULO, Dec 19 (Reuters) - A court in Brazil's Minas Gerais state has granted a preliminary injunction in favor of Brazilian company Coffee++, ordering international giant Nestle to stop using the...

Image for German court jails man for drugging, raping wife, posting assaults online

German court jails man for drugging, raping wife, posting assaults online

Date: December 19, 2025

AACHEN, Germany, Dec 19 (Reuters) - A German court jailed a man on Friday for repeatedly drugging his wife, sexually assaulting her and posting videos of the attacks online, in a case that has drawn...

Image for UniCredit issues its first tokenised structured note

UniCredit issues its first tokenised structured note

Date: December 19, 2025

MILAN, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Italian bank UniCredit said on Friday it had issued its first tokenised structured note for private investors, a week after issuing its first tokenised minibond together with...

Image for UK competition watchdog to probe AB Foods' Hovis purchase

UK competition watchdog to probe AB Foods' Hovis purchase

Date: December 19, 2025

Dec 19 (Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator will investigate Associated British Foods' deal to buy bread brand Hovis from private equity firm Endless, it said on Friday. AB Foods had announced...

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Trump said he has no bigger healthcare plans: Obamacare will 'repeal itself'

Date: December 19, 2025

WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he does not plan to unveil a broader healthcare overhaul and that there was no need to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which provides...