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US owner of major Russian agriculture firm says no plans to sell up
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Swiss Re stock slides after new profit target falls short of expectations
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Post-budget rally keeps sterling hovering around five-week high
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UK shoppers cut Christmas costs by buying early and dining in, says Aldi
EU Commission clears Mars' $36 billion Kellanova deal
Date: December 8, 2025
BRUSSELS, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The European Commission has approved a $36 billion ($36.00 billion) bid from candy and snacks giant Mars to acquire Pringles maker Kellanova, it said on Monday, after...
Spanish parliament rejects government's 2026 spending plan
Date: December 8, 2025
(Reuters) -Spain's lower house rejected the government's proposed 2026 spending plan on Thursday, providing a setback to the government's attempts to restore a normal budget timetable. The plan set a...
Russian soldiers jailed for killing pro-Kremlin US volunteer in Ukraine
Date: December 8, 2025
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Three Russian soldiers were sentenced to up to 12 years in prison on Monday for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who had...
Morning Bid: Tepid end to torrid November
Date: December 8, 2025
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee On perhaps the slowest trading day of the year, investors are dealing with an outage on CME Group platform affecting...
Russia's VTB reports 0.6% growth in Jan-Oct net profit
Date: December 8, 2025
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's second-largest lender VTB on Friday reported a 0.6% year-on-year increase in net profit for January-October 2025, to 407.2 billion roubles ($5.20 billion). In October, VTB's...
Google ditches EU antitrust complaint about Microsoft cloud amid EU probe
Date: December 8, 2025
(Corrects title of Google executive in paragraph 4 to head of government affairs and public policy from senior director) By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Alphabet's Google on Friday dropped its EU...