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Image for Italy's Bancomat plans euro-pegged stablecoin to boost digital payments

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Italy's Bancomat plans euro-pegged stablecoin to boost digital payments

Image for ECB proposes simpler bank regulation but rejects calls for lower buffers

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ECB proposes simpler bank regulation but rejects calls for lower buffers

Image for Germany's construction sector expects infrastructure fund to fuel turnaround

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Germany's construction sector expects infrastructure fund to fuel turnaround

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Coffee Stain debuts with $615 million valuation after Embracer spin-off

Image for Portugal general strike stalls transport, closes schools in labour reform protest

Portugal general strike stalls transport, closes schools in labour reform protest

Date: December 11, 2025

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Train services ground to a halt across Portugal on Thursday, hundreds of flights were cancelled, and schools closed as unions launched a first general...

Image for Exclusive-Thyssenkrupp to close electrical steel sites as Asian imports put additional 1,200 jobs at risk

Exclusive-Thyssenkrupp to close electrical steel sites as Asian imports put additional 1,200 jobs at risk

Date: December 11, 2025

By Christoph Steitz and Tom Käckenhoff FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Thyssenkrupp's steel unit said it will temporarily shut down production of electrical steel in Europe, a key material...

Image for Factbox-How is the ECB proposing to streamline bank rules?

Factbox-How is the ECB proposing to streamline bank rules?

Date: December 11, 2025

FRANKFURT, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank proposed simpler bank supervision rules on Thursday in an effort to prune excessively complex regulation without weakening overall capital...

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German economy stuck in slow lane, institutes say

Date: December 11, 2025

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Germany's economy has stabilised but remains stuck in a phase of only meagre growth, with a planned fiscal expansion from next year set to provide only...

Image for Drax plans to turn coal-era power station into data centre by 2027

Drax plans to turn coal-era power station into data centre by 2027

Date: December 11, 2025

By Raechel Thankam Job and Susanna Twidale LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Drax Group said on Thursday it could convert part of its power station in Yorkshire, northern England, into a data centre as soon...

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EU reaches provisional deal on screening foreign investment

Date: December 11, 2025

BRUSSELS, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The European Union Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on a regulation to screen foreign direct investment, in a move to strengthen...