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Image for Caixabank sees higher profits and margins as Spanish economy outperforms

Finance

Caixabank sees higher profits and margins as Spanish economy outperforms

Image for Thyssenkrupp 'confident' materials trading unit can be divested, CEO says

Finance

Thyssenkrupp 'confident' materials trading unit can be divested, CEO says

Image for Iran to label EU armed forces as 'terrorists' over Guards blacklist

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Iran to label EU armed forces as 'terrorists' over Guards blacklist

Image for Trump names Warsh as next Federal Reserve Chair

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Trump names Warsh as next Federal Reserve Chair

Image for UK's FTSE 100 posts longest monthly winning streak in over 12 years

UK's FTSE 100 posts longest monthly winning streak in over 12 years

Date: January 30, 2026

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Heavyweight banking stocks led London's FTSE 100 higher on Friday, putting the index on track for a seventh consecutive month of gains, while investors assessed the appointment of...

Image for Russia's VTB targets 30% profit rise for dividends, reserves

Russia's VTB targets 30% profit rise for dividends, reserves

Date: January 30, 2026

MOSCOW, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Russia's second-largest bank VTB is targeting a 30% rise in annual profit to ensure sufficient funds to maintain dividends and fulfil central bank demands to boost capital...

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China to lift restrictions on UK lawmakers, PM Starmer says

Date: January 30, 2026

SHANGHAI, Jan 30 (Reuters) - China is set to lift restrictions which it had imposed on a group of British lawmakers, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday, meaning that they will now be free to...

Image for Analysis-Aircraft lessors steer steady course as risks accumulate

Analysis-Aircraft lessors steer steady course as risks accumulate

Date: January 30, 2026

By Padraic Halpin, Conor Humphries and Tim Hepher DUBLIN, Jan 30 (Reuters) - A transatlantic rift and jittery markets may be unnerving investors, but the aircraft leasing giants that own half the...

Image for Analyst EU carbon price forecasts edge up in volatile start to the year

Analyst EU carbon price forecasts edge up in volatile start to the year

Date: January 30, 2026

By Susanna Twidale LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Analysts raised slightly their forecasts for prices in the European Union's carbon market for the next couple of years while predicting volatile trading...

Image for Sterling drops as dollar lifted by Fed chair speculation

Sterling drops as dollar lifted by Fed chair speculation

Date: January 30, 2026

LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The pound dropped against the dollar on Friday, with the U.S. currency benefiting from growing expectations that former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh will be unveiled as new Fed...