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Image for UK Black Friday weekend online sales hit $5 billion, Adobe Analytics says

Finance

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

Image for Hedge fund AQR heads towards year-end with double digit returns, source says

Finance

Hedge fund AQR heads towards year-end with double digit returns, source says

Image for EU vets assess Barcelona swine fever outbreak as cases rise to nine

Finance

EU vets assess Barcelona swine fever outbreak as cases rise to nine

Image for Hungary PM Orban's Fidesz narrows gap on opposition rival, opinion poll shows

Finance

Hungary PM Orban's Fidesz narrows gap on opposition rival, opinion poll shows

Image for Tariffs, AI boom could test global growth's resilience, OECD says

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...

Image for Italy to postpone decree on military aid to Ukraine, sources say

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...

Image for German antitrust authority tests Apple's revised app tracking rules for competition compliance

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)...

Image for UK's FTSE 100 flat as financials gain and consumer staples, mining stocks slide

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...

Image for Topps Tiles incoming CEO faces slowing sales, profit delay at key unit

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...

Image for Exclusive-Exxon Mobil approached Iraq about buying Lukoil's West Qurna oilfield stake, sources say

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...