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Image for Deutsche Boerse commits to regular share buybacks and seeks M&A in strategy update

Finance

Deutsche Boerse commits to regular share buybacks and seeks M&A in strategy update

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Bank of England offering voluntary redundancies to staff to fund reforms

Image for Exclusive-Shell in advanced talks to buy LLOG Exploration for more than $3 billion, sources say

Finance

Exclusive-Shell in advanced talks to buy LLOG Exploration for more than $3 billion, sources say

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Finance

Prosecutors say major US investor in Russia's agriculture is extremist

Image for Trinidad awaits field plan to green-light Shell's Aphrodite gas project

Trinidad awaits field plan to green-light Shell's Aphrodite gas project

Date: December 9, 2025

By Curtis Williams Dec 9 (Reuters) - Trinidad and Tobago's government is waiting for a development plan from energy producer Shell to push forward the Aphrodite offshore gas project, documents seen by...

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LVMH Champagne workers call for further strikes and protests

Date: December 9, 2025

PARIS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - CGT labour union at LVMH's Moet&Chandon and Veuve Clicquot champagne units called on staff to drop their work and take part in protests on Thursday to urge management to pay...

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Global trade set to grow 7% to pass record $35 trillion this year, UN agency says

Date: December 9, 2025

GENEVA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Global trade is set to grow by about 7% this year and is on track to exceed a record $35 trillion, the UN Trade and Development Agency said on Tuesday. "The new data confirm...

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Finland steps up anti-drone defences amid concerns about Russia

Date: December 9, 2025

By Anne Kauranen NIINISALO, Finland, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Finland has acquired hundreds of drone jammers and detectors, its military said on Tuesday, as countries on NATO's eastern flank strengthen their...

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Germany's Merz on X fine: Obey our laws if you operate here

Date: December 9, 2025

BERLIN, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Foreign companies, including those from the United States, must obey German and EU rules when they operate there, Germany's chancellor said on Tuesday, responding to U.S....

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Central bank independence essential for monetary stability, ECB's Panetta says

Date: December 9, 2025

ROME, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The independence of central banks is essential for monetary stability, Bank of Italy Governor Fabio Panetta said on Tuesday, amid a spat between the Italian government and the...