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Iran Prepares Counterproposal as Trump Weighs Strikes

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London Stock Exchange to Host First Transaction Under New Private Share Platform

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Axel Springer Backs Dovid Efune's $675 Million Telegraph Bid, Challenging Dmgt Offer

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Lme Announces New Fees for Listing of Brands

Image for London stocks close week higher on Trump tariff ruling, BoE rate cut hopes

London Stocks Close Week Higher on Trump Tariff Ruling, BoE Rate Cut Hopes

Date: February 20, 2026

Feb 20 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE indexes gained on Friday and were set to end the week higher, led by defence stocks, while expectations for a March rate cut from the Bank of England and easing AI-...

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Novo Nordisk Nominates Two Drug Industry Veterans to Strengthen Board

Date: February 20, 2026

COPENHAGEN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk said on Friday it would nominate Jan van de Winkel and Ramona Sequeira to its board of directors, the first additions since a shake-up at the Danish obesity...

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Airbus Capable of Developing a Fighter Jet Alone, CEO Says, as Fcas Spat Deepens

Date: February 20, 2026

PARIS, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Airbus is ready to take part in any decision to split a troubled Franco-German-Spanish fighter project into two separate warplanes, but is capable of going it alone if...

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Sterling Nears One-Month Low as Investors Bet on BoE Rate Cuts

Date: February 20, 2026

By Sophie Kiderlin LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The British pound hovered around its lowest in a month against the dollar on Friday, and was headed for its biggest weekly decline since January 2025, as...

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EU Should Be Ready to Enact Mercosur Deal Despite Resistance, Trade Chief Says

Date: February 20, 2026

By Philip Blenkinsop NICOSIA, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The European Union should be ready to put into force its contentious free trade agreement with South America's Mercosur bloc in the coming months...

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Morning Bid: Oil Engulfed

Date: February 20, 2026

By Mike Dolan Feb 20 -   Everything Mike Dolan and the ROI team are excited to read, watch and listen to over the weekend. From Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Markets & Finance Hello Morning Bid readers...