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Image for Samsung unveils first multi-folding phone as competition set to heat up

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Samsung unveils first multi-folding phone as competition set to heat up

Image for Trading Day: World shivers on Japan rate chill

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Trading Day: World shivers on Japan rate chill

Image for Illegal migrants to face clothing and mouth searches for phones at UK ports

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Illegal migrants to face clothing and mouth searches for phones at UK ports

Image for UK private sector sees weak growth and gloom persist in months ahead, CBI says

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UK private sector sees weak growth and gloom persist in months ahead, CBI says

Image for UK shop inflation cooled in November but prices likely to rise in 2026, BRC says

UK shop inflation cooled in November but prices likely to rise in 2026, BRC says

Date: December 2, 2025

LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - British store chains last month reported lower inflation in the run up to Black Friday sales but higher costs in 2026 mean retailers might struggle to keep inflation on its...

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L'Oreal will start work on potential Armani deal ‘very soon’, says CFO

Date: December 2, 2025

PARIS, Dec 2 (Reuters) - French cosmetics group L'Oreal will "definitely" look at an investment in Italian fashion group Armani and start working on it "very soon", Chief Financial Officer Christophe...

Image for Black Sea shipping insurance rates rise after Ukraine attacks tankers, sources say

Black Sea shipping insurance rates rise after Ukraine attacks tankers, sources say

Date: December 1, 2025

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The cost of shipping commodities through the Black Sea climbed on Monday after Ukrainian naval drones hit two tankers heading to a Russian port, with fears...

Image for Explainer-What's the impact of the probe into MPS' bid for Mediobanca?

Explainer-What's the impact of the probe into MPS' bid for Mediobanca?

Date: December 1, 2025

MILAN, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The takeover of Mediobanca by state-backed Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) is at the centre of a criminal probe in Milan that is targeting both MPS and its top two...

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Swiss, German authorities shut down cryptomixer.io in money laundering crackdown

Date: December 1, 2025

FRANKFURT, Dec 1 (Reuters) - A group of Swiss and German law enforcement agencies said on Monday they shut down cryptomixer.io, one of the largest platforms to cover up the tracks of bitcoin transfers...

Image for UK's Starmer warns China poses security threats but urges deeper business ties

UK's Starmer warns China poses security threats but urges deeper business ties

Date: December 1, 2025

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned on Monday that China posed "national security threats" to Britain, but defended his government's decision to step up...