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ECB: Payment fraud rises to 4.2 billion eur in 2024, strong authentication remains effective
Date: December 15, 2025
BERLIN, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The total value of payment fraud in the European Economic Area rose to 4.2 billion euros ($4.9 billion) in 2024 from 3.5 billion in 2023, the European Central Bank said on...
STMicro has shipped 5 billion chips for Starlink in past decade; that could double by 2027
Date: December 15, 2025
By Nathan Vifflin Dec 15 (Reuters) - STMicroelectronics has shipped more than 5 billion radio-frequency antenna chips to Elon Musk's SpaceX for the Starlink satellite network, and chips delivered...

UK's Hikma CEO steps down, chairman takes helm until successor appointed
Date: December 15, 2025
Dec 15 (Reuters) - Hikma Pharmaceuticals said Chief Executive Riad Mishlawi is stepping down by mutual agreement, marking a change of leadership as the British drugmaker grapples with manufacturing...
Euro zone industry growth picks up, boosting resilience narrative
Date: December 15, 2025
FRANKFURT, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Euro zone industrial output growth accelerated in October, bolstering views that the bloc is picking up momentum as trade uncertainty is dissipating, the labour market...

Amigo names Craig Ransley as chair amid operational shift
Date: December 15, 2025
Dec 15 (Reuters) - Struggling British sub-prime lender Amigo Holdings said on Monday it has appointed Australian entrepreneur Craig Ransley as its executive chair, as the company continues to explore...

UK regulator probes BT, Three over summer mobile outages
Date: December 15, 2025
Dec 15 (Reuters) - Britain's telecom and media regulator Ofcom said on Monday it had launched investigations into broadband providers BT Group and Three following summer outages that disrupted mobile...
