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Image for Wacker Chemie to cut more than 1,500 jobs, blaming high energy prices, German red tape

Finance

Wacker Chemie to cut more than 1,500 jobs, blaming high energy prices, German red tape

Image for Analysis-Hong Kong fire poses test for China's grip on the city

Finance

Analysis-Hong Kong fire poses test for China's grip on the city

Image for French antitrust watchdog dismisses complaint filed against Microsoft

Finance

French antitrust watchdog dismisses complaint filed against Microsoft

Image for Sterling snaps five-day rally versus the dollar, caution on UK budget

Finance

Sterling snaps five-day rally versus the dollar, caution on UK budget

Image for UK midcaps climb, FTSE 100 flat a day after budget

UK midcaps climb, FTSE 100 flat a day after budget

Date: November 27, 2025

(Reuters) -UK's FTSE 100 edged lower on Thursday, as losses in consumer staples and energy stocks weighed, a day after Finance Minister Rachel Reeves announced a big tax-raising budget. The blue-chip...

Image for Turkey says Russia-Ukraine ceasefire needed first before discussing troop deployment

Turkey says Russia-Ukraine ceasefire needed first before discussing troop deployment

Date: November 27, 2025

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey's defence ministry said on Thursday that a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia must be achieved first before any discussions can take place on possible troop deployment for a...

Image for Intesa CEO warns Rome not to tax banks excessively, stresses public debt role

Intesa CEO warns Rome not to tax banks excessively, stresses public debt role

Date: November 27, 2025

MILAN (Reuters) -Intesa Sanpaolo CEO Carlo Messina urged Italy's government not to single out banks with excessive tax rises on Thursday, stressing the support they provide in buying public debt....

Image for Air France, Airbus dispute pilot roles in Rio-Paris crash

Air France, Airbus dispute pilot roles in Rio-Paris crash

Date: November 27, 2025

By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) -An eight-week Paris trial over the 2009 crash of an Air France jet with the loss of all 228 passengers and crew reached closing stages on Thursday as France's national...

Image for Italy drops plans to scrap a tax break for short-term rentals

Italy drops plans to scrap a tax break for short-term rentals

Date: November 27, 2025

By Alvise Armellini and Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) -Italy's ruling parties have dropped plans to scrap a tax break on short-term rentals as part of amendments to the 2026-2028 budget, lawmakers...

Image for Italy's funding costs touch one-year low at auction on Fed cut bets

Italy's funding costs touch one-year low at auction on Fed cut bets

Date: November 27, 2025

MILAN (Reuters) -Italy's borrowing costs fell to the lowest level in a year at an auction on Thursday, as investors increasingly bank on a December rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The Rome-based...