finance
Finance
UK Black Friday weekend online sales hit $5 billion, Adobe Analytics says

Finance
Hedge fund AQR heads towards year-end with double digit returns, source says
Finance
EU vets assess Barcelona swine fever outbreak as cases rise to nine
Finance
Hungary PM Orban's Fidesz narrows gap on opposition rival, opinion poll shows
Tariffs, AI boom could test global growth's resilience, OECD says
Date: December 2, 2025
By Leigh Thomas PARIS, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Global growth is holding up better than expected as an artificial intelligence investment boom helps offset some of the shock from U.S. tariff hikes, the OECD...

Italy to postpone decree on military aid to Ukraine, sources say
Date: December 2, 2025
By Angelo Amante ROME, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Italy's government is set to approve a parliamentary decree that will allow it to continue supplying military equipment to Ukraine to support its war effort...
German antitrust authority tests Apple's revised app tracking rules for competition compliance
Date: December 2, 2025
BERLIN, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Germany's antitrust authority said on Tuesday it is assessing solutions proposed by Apple to address competition concerns over its App Tracking Transparency Framework (ATTF)...
UK's FTSE 100 flat as financials gain and consumer staples, mining stocks slide
Date: December 2, 2025
Dec 2 (Reuters) - UK's FTSE 100 inched higher on Tuesday, lifted by financial stocks after the Bank of England eased capital requirements for lenders in a bid to boost growth, while industrial shares...
Topps Tiles incoming CEO faces slowing sales, profit delay at key unit
Date: December 2, 2025
Dec 2 (Reuters) - British tile retailer Topps Tiles said on Tuesday that trading moderated in the first nine weeks of its new financial year due to weak consumer confidence, after it posted a 46% rise...
Exclusive-Exxon Mobil approached Iraq about buying Lukoil's West Qurna oilfield stake, sources say
Date: December 2, 2025
Dec 2 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil has approached the Iraqi oil ministry to express its interest in buying Russian firm Lukoil's majority stake in the giant West Qurna 2 oilfield, five Iraqi official...
