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Image for Australian union members back strike at Woodside's Pluto LNG 2

Finance

Australian union members back strike at Woodside's Pluto LNG 2

Image for Germany's parliament backs 5 billion euro tax relief for restaurants, commuters

Finance

Germany's parliament backs 5 billion euro tax relief for restaurants, commuters

Image for Rio Tinto actively working with China's Chinalco on shareholding constraints

Finance

Rio Tinto actively working with China's Chinalco on shareholding constraints

Image for UK firms to cut jobs but raise prices, BoE survey shows

Finance

UK firms to cut jobs but raise prices, BoE survey shows

Image for Edison to launch 600 million euro renewable projects in Italy next year

Edison to launch 600 million euro renewable projects in Italy next year

Date: December 4, 2025

MILAN, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Italy's Edison said on Thursday it would start working next year on renewable projects with a combined capacity of over 500 megawatts (MW), investing more than 600 million...

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Meta's WhatsApp AI policy in EU antitrust crosshairs

Date: December 4, 2025

BRUSSELS, Dec 4 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators opened on Thursday an investigation into Meta Platforms' new policy regarding AI providers' access to its messaging service WhatsApp, saying this...

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Bank of England launches stress test of private equity and credit

Date: December 4, 2025

LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Thursday that it was launching a stress test of how the private equity and private credit industries would deal with a financial shock. The...

Image for Iveco's defence business sees order boost in short term from EU's SAFE plan

Iveco's defence business sees order boost in short term from EU's SAFE plan

Date: December 4, 2025

ROME, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The defence business of truck-maker Iveco sees an acceleration in its orders in the short term, pushed by the European Union's Security Action for Europe (SAFE) programme, the...

Image for Shipping industry's return to Suez will be gradual, Hapag-Lloyd CEO says

Shipping industry's return to Suez will be gradual, Hapag-Lloyd CEO says

Date: December 4, 2025

By Vera Eckert FRANKFURT, Dec 4 (Reuters) - There is no specific timeline for when the shipping industry will resume sailing through the Suez Canal, but any return would be gradual, the chief...

Image for Russia blocks Apple's FaceTime in mounting push against foreign tech platforms

Russia blocks Apple's FaceTime in mounting push against foreign tech platforms

Date: December 4, 2025

By Mark Trevelyan and Gleb Stolyarov Dec 4 (Reuters) - Russia has blocked Apple's video-calling app FaceTime, the state communications watchdog said on Thursday, as part of an accelerating clampdown...