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German Minister Eyes Windfall Tax on Oil Firms to Ease High Energy Costs

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Cloud Industry Group Calls for EU Interim Measure Against Broadcom Over VMware

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EU Leaders Fail to Convince Hungary's Orban to Lift Block on Ukraine Loan

Image for Iran war escalation wakes markets up to risks of deeper economic pain

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Iran War Escalation Wakes Markets up to Risks of Deeper Economic Pain

Image for Explainer-How important is food to Unilever?

Explainer-How Important Is Food to Unilever?

Date: March 19, 2026

By Richa Naidu LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - Unilever shares were down on Thursday, extending losses from Wednesday after a report the company may spin off its food business, and had held merger talks...

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Iran's Parliament Speaker Qalibaf Increasingly Central in Tehran

Date: March 19, 2026

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, March 19 (Reuters) - Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, is taking a more central role as Israeli and U.S. strikes pick off the Islamic Republic's political...

Image for Food retailer Biedronka eyes Carrefour assets in Poland

Food Retailer Biedronka Eyes Carrefour Assets in Poland

Date: March 19, 2026

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON, March 19 (Reuters) - Poland's largest food retailer, Biedronka, owned by Jeronimo Martins, is interested in acquiring many of Carrefour's Polish assets should the French...

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Energean, ExxonMobil Move to the Next Exploration Phase in Greek Offshore Block

Date: March 19, 2026

ATHENS, March 19 (Reuters) - A joint venture by Energean, ExxonMobil and Helleniq Energy has notified Greece it would look for gas in a western offshore bloc, the nation's hydrocarbons management...

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French Billionaire Bollore to Stand Trial on Corruption Charges Regarding Guinea and Togo

Date: March 19, 2026

PARIS, March 19 (Reuters) - French billionaire Vincent Bollore is set to face trial on corruption and embezzlement charges related to election campaigns in Togo and Guinea in 2009, 2010 and 2011, the...

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ECB Keeps Rates on Hold as Iran War Clouds Outlook

Date: March 19, 2026

By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT, March 19 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank kept its key interest rate at 2% on Thursday and warned that the war in Iran was clouding the outlook...