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Finance

Exor, Founder Sell Italian Private Healthcare Group Lifenet to Insurer Reale Mutua

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French Star Isabelle Huppert Revels in Vampire Role With 'The Blood Countess'

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Third Point Buys Stake in Spanish Defence Firm Indra, Source Says

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Nexperia to Receive $60 Million Loan From Invest International to Boost Chip Output

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Portugal Says Efforts to Balance Budget, Cut Debt Constrained by Storm Damage

Date: February 16, 2026

LISBON/BRUSSELS, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Portugal will do all it can to keep the budget balanced and reduce public debt, but its efforts are likely to be constrained by the economic impact of devastating...

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Westinghouse to Increase Headcount in Spain as It Eyes Growth in Europe

Date: February 16, 2026

By Pietro Lombardi MADRID, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Westinghouse Electric Company plans to hire hundreds of additional workers at its Spanish operations by the end of the decade as it eyes new markets in...

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Italian Prosecutors Open Bff Bank False Accounting Probe, Sources Say

Date: February 16, 2026

By Emilio Parodi MILAN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Milan prosecutors have opened an investigation into alleged false accounting at Italian specialist lender BFF Bank, two sources with direct knowledge of the...

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Siemens Energy Investors Say Wind Unit Spin-Off Is Premature

Date: February 16, 2026

By Christoph Steitz FRANKFURT, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Three major Siemens Energy shareholders said the company should prioritise fixing its loss-making wind turbine division before considering a spin-off,...

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UK Government Drops Plans to Delay May Council Votes, Adding to Pressure Over U-Turns

Date: February 16, 2026

LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The British government on Monday said it had abandoned plans to cancel 30 local council elections in May. (Reporting by Sam Tabahriti; editing by William James)...

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EU Countries Must Not Hide Behind National Interests, German Minister Says

Date: February 16, 2026

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The European Union is at a turning point in which countries should not hide behind national interests, German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said in...