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Global coal demand hit record high this year but is set to decline by 2030, IEA says
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EU to strengthen carbon levy on high-emission imports, crack down on attempted evasion
Blackstone leads investment in data-security firm Cyera at $9 billion valuation, WSJ reports
Date: December 17, 2025
Dec 16 (Reuters) - Blackstone is leading a $400 million investment in Cyera that values the Israeli data-security startup at $9 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people...
Dollar nears 2-1/2-month low as labour data leaves rate path uncertain
Date: December 17, 2025
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar was steady on Wednesday and near its lowest since the start of October after data showed the labour market remained soft, leaving...
Russia-China Far Eastern gas route construction progressing, China ambassador to Russia tells RIA
Date: December 17, 2025
Dec 17 (Reuters) - Construction is progressing on a planned Far Eastern route to supply Russian natural gas to China, Beijing’s ambassador to Moscow, Zhang Hanhui, told Russia’s RIA news agency in...
Trading Day: U.S. unemployment casts its shadow
Date: December 17, 2025
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Wall Street mostly fell on Tuesday - the Nasdaq bucked the trend and rose - while the dollar and Treasury yields slid after figures showed the...
Stock indexes fall on AI angst while gold and silver rise with oil
Date: December 17, 2025
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Asia shares were hesitant on Wednesday after a mixed U.S. jobs reading failed to move the needle on the rate outlook there, leaving investors awaiting further...
European lawmakers vote for scheme to improve access to abortions
Date: December 17, 2025
PARIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The EU's parliament will vote on Wednesday on a scheme that would enable women from nations restricting abortion to terminate pregnancies in another member state free of...