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Santander aims to become big retail bank in US with $12.2 billion Webster deal
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Obesity stocks slump on Novo's underwhelming 2026 sales forecast
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Knight Vinke founder says his fund can't invest in uncertain US under Trump
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Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk appoints Jamey Millar head of its US business
Lithuania launches human trafficking probe related to Epstein files
Date: February 3, 2026
VILNIUS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Lithuanian prosecutors said on Tuesday they were launching an investigation into potential human trafficking, after the U.S. release of documents related to late sex...
Novo Nordisk warns on profits and sales amid Trump drug price crackdown
Date: February 3, 2026
COPENHAGEN, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk expects a decline in sales this year, it said on Tuesday as it reported fourth-quarter operating profit slightly above forecasts. (Reporting by...
Chocolate maker Tony's Chocolonely says lower cocoa price offers chance to bolster supply chain
Date: February 3, 2026
By Alexander Marrow LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Tony's Chocolonely, a chocolate brand that's built a 240 million euro ($283 million) business with bright packaging and a pledge to act ethically, said it...
Slovenian lawmakers make acting central bank head Dolenc's role permanent
Date: February 3, 2026
Feb 3 (Reuters) - Slovenian lawmakers confirmed Primoz Dolenc as the governor of the central bank, who will also sit on the ECB governing council. Dolenc, previously a deputy governor who was...
Europe must keep control of key technologies, says EU commissioner
Date: February 3, 2026
By Elizabeth Howcroft BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Europe must keep control over key technologies that underpin the region's economies, the European Union's Financial Services Commissioner said on...
Russia's Putin and Saudi crown prince discuss work of OPEC+, Kremlin says
Date: February 3, 2026
MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, saying they had agreed to deepen...