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China lowers EU pork tariffs in final ruling after 18-month probe

Image for European defence stocks slide amid progress in Ukraine peace talks

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European defence stocks slide amid progress in Ukraine peace talks

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Equities fall with US Treasury yields after data, oil sinks

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Morning Bid: Markets in Grinch-y mood before data deluge

Image for Holcim makes biggest Latin American acquisition with deal for Peru's Cementos Pacasmayo

Holcim makes biggest Latin American acquisition with deal for Peru's Cementos Pacasmayo

Date: December 16, 2025

By John Revill ZURICH, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Holcim has agreed to pay $550 million for a majority stake in Peruvian building materials maker Cementos Pacasmayo, it said on Tuesday, the Swiss company's...

Image for UK's IG Group anticipates 2026 revenue growth near mid-point of guided range

UK's IG Group anticipates 2026 revenue growth near mid-point of guided range

Date: December 16, 2025

Dec 16 (Reuters) - British online trading platform IG Group on Tuesday said it expects to deliver revenue growth around the mid-point of its guided range in 2026, supported by robust growth in...

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App developers urge EU action on Apple fee practices

Date: December 16, 2025

Dec 16 (Reuters) - A coalition of 20 app developers and consumer groups on Tuesday called upon European regulators to enforce EU laws against Apple, saying the company's fee structure unfairly...

Image for Kering sells majority stake in New York property in $900 million deal 

Kering sells majority stake in New York property in $900 million deal 

Date: December 16, 2025

PARIS, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Gucci owner Kering and private equity firm Ardian said on Tuesday that they had completed a joint venture agreement for a New York property deal valued at $900 million. Under...

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EU weighs scheme to allow combustion-engine vehicles after 2035, Handelsblatt reports

Date: December 16, 2025

BERLIN, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The European Commission is weighing a new compensation scheme that could allow car makers to sell combustion-engine vehicles beyond 2035, Germany's Handelsblatt newspaper...

Image for Shell mergers chief Greg Gut quit after CEO blocked BP bid, FT says

Shell mergers chief Greg Gut quit after CEO blocked BP bid, FT says

Date: December 16, 2025

Dec 16 (Reuters) - Shell's chief of mergers Greg Gut has left the firm after the CEO Wael Sawan and his top lieutenant block an internal proposal to buy rival oil and gas major BP this year, the...