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Image for Russia and Saudi Arabia sign deal for visa-free travel

Finance

Russia and Saudi Arabia sign deal for visa-free travel

Image for RTL to slash up to 1,000 jobs in Germany, WirtschaftsWoche reports

Finance

RTL to slash up to 1,000 jobs in Germany, WirtschaftsWoche reports

Image for Blackstone mulls abandoning bid for UK's Big Yellow Group, Sky News reports

Finance

Blackstone mulls abandoning bid for UK's Big Yellow Group, Sky News reports

Image for Top Russian banker says the EU faces 50 years of litigation if it takes Russia's frozen assets

Finance

Top Russian banker says the EU faces 50 years of litigation if it takes Russia's frozen assets

Image for HSBC taps French start-up Mistral to supercharge generative-AI rollout

HSBC taps French start-up Mistral to supercharge generative-AI rollout

Date: December 1, 2025

Dec 1 (Reuters) - HSBC said on Monday it had signed a multi-year deal with French start-up Mistral AI to integrate generative artificial intelligence tools across the bank, aiming to speed up...

Image for BoE's Greene sees weaker jobs, consumption as key to any rate cut vote

BoE's Greene sees weaker jobs, consumption as key to any rate cut vote

Date: December 1, 2025

(Corrects paragraph 2 quote to read "deteriorate", not "generate") LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Bank of England policymaker Megan Greene said on Monday she would need to see more signs of weakening in...

Image for EU drops complaint against Chinese trade curbs on Lithuania at WTO - document

EU drops complaint against Chinese trade curbs on Lithuania at WTO - document

Date: December 1, 2025

GENEVA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The European Union on Monday said it had ended a trade dispute it launched against China in 2022 in which it accused Beijing of discriminatory trade practices against...

Image for England's resident doctors plan pre-Christmas strikes over pay

England's resident doctors plan pre-Christmas strikes over pay

Date: December 1, 2025

LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Resident doctors in England will stage a five-day strike starting on December 17, just before Christmas, citing the government's failure to make a credible offer on jobs and...

Image for Norway government budget in peril over oil, wealth fund's Israel investments

Norway government budget in peril over oil, wealth fund's Israel investments

Date: December 1, 2025

By Terje Solsvik and Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Norway's Labour government failed to win backing for its 2026 draft budget by an end-November deadline but talks will resume in parliament...

Image for VTB CEO says Russian firms are eyeing Global South for expansion

VTB CEO says Russian firms are eyeing Global South for expansion

Date: December 1, 2025

By Elena Fabrichnaya and Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Russian companies are eyeing expansion opportunities in the countries of the Global South and still have global ambitions despite...