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Image for UK's Smiths Group sees 3%-4% revenue growth for 2026

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UK's Smiths Group Sees 3%-4% Revenue Growth for 2026

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Union Official Says Thyssenkrupp Steel Deal With Jindal Appears Elusive

Image for German producer prices fall 3.3% y/y in February

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German Producer Prices Fall 3.3% Y/y in February

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Hellman's Mayonnaise Maker Unilever in Takeover Talks With McCormick for Food Business

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War in Iran Threatens Fresh Food-Price Shock Across Developing World

Date: March 20, 2026

LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - Disrupted fertiliser shipments and soaring energy prices from the war in Iran are threatening to unleash a fresh food-price surge across vulnerable nations, risking a...

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Novartis to Buy Breast Cancer Drug Candidate From Synnovation

Date: March 20, 2026

FRANKFURT, March 20 (Reuters) - Novartis said on Friday it agreed to acquire breast cancer drug candidate SNV4818 from Synnovation Therapeutics for $2 billion upfront and up to $1 billion contingent...

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Norway's Crown Princess Says She Was 'manipulated and Deceived' by Epstein

Date: March 20, 2026

OSLO, March 20 (Reuters) - Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit said on Friday she regretted her friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, seeking to contain one of the biggest scandals to...

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Russian Drones Hit Two Foreign-Flagged Ships in Ukraine's Odesa Region, Governor Says

Date: March 20, 2026

KYIV, March 20 (Reuters) - A Russian drone attack damaged two foreign-flagged commercial vessels in Ukraine's southern Odesa region, Oleh Kiper, the regional governor, said on Friday. Two civilian...

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WTO Reform Deadlock May Prompt Some Countries to Seek Other Options on Free Trade

Date: March 20, 2026

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, March 20 (Reuters) - Failure to chart a viable reform path for the World Trade Organization at a meeting next week will nudge members to pursue other options to set rules...

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Work From Home, Avoid Air Travel to Deal With Higher Energy Prices, Iea Says

Date: March 20, 2026

PARIS, March 20 (Reuters) - The International Energy Agency (IEA), which this month agreed a record release of oil from strategic stockpiles to deal with the effects of the U.S-Israeli war with Iran,...