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Discounter Pepco eyes faster 'cookie-cutter' store rollout after profit jump
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Sterling falls as UK inflation data signals BoE rate cut, dollar rises
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Monzo shareholders push to oust chair over CEO's exit, FT reports
Date: December 17, 2025
Dec 17 (Reuters) - Some shareholders of British mobile bank Monzo are pushing to bring back the company's former CEO TS Anil and oust its chairperson Gary Hoffman, Financial Times reported on...
Morning Bid: UK inflation final hurdle before BoE verdict
Date: December 17, 2025
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee All eyes in the European session will be on British inflation figures due early on Wednesday, just a day ahead of the Bank of...
Global coal demand hit record high this year but is set to decline by 2030, IEA says
Date: December 17, 2025
LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Global coal demand reached a record high in 2025 but is expected to decline by 2030 as renewables, nuclear power and abundant natural gas squeeze its dominance in power...
Agentic AI race by British banks raises new risks for regulator
Date: December 17, 2025
By Phoebe Seers and Kirstin Ridley LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - A race among banks to adopt agentic AI, which can make decisions and take autonomous action, runs new risks for retail customers, said...
EU to strengthen carbon levy on high-emission imports, crack down on attempted evasion
Date: December 17, 2025
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Dec 17 - The European Union will expand its carbon border levy - a fee charged on imports of high-emission goods - to cover car parts and washing machines, according to draft...
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...