Finance

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ECB on a steady rate path for now but Fed tussle a risk, chief economist warns

FRANKFURT, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will not debate any rate change in the near...

16th January, 2026

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Worthington Steel to buy Germany's Kloeckner & Co in $2.4 billion deal; shares surge

Jan 15 (Reuters) - Worthington Steel said on Thursday that it would buy metal processing firm Kloeck...

15th January, 2026

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Trading Day: Chips, banks up; oil slumps

ORLANDO, Florida, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Solid U.S. bank earnings and a rebound in tech lifted U.S. stoc...

15th January, 2026

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Czech PM Babis' government wins confidence vote as policies on budget, Ukraine shift

PRAGUE, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis' populist right-wing government won a p...

15th January, 2026

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Exclusive-IMF's growth forecasts to show resilience to global trade shocks, Georgieva says

KYIV, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's latest economic forecasts due next week w...

15th January, 2026

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Blackstone could invest up to $4.65 billion for data center in Germany, Handelsblatt reports

Jan 15 (Reuters) - Blackstone is providing 4 billion euros ($4.65 billion) for a data center in Lipp...

15th January, 2026

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Exclusive-IMF's Georgieva expects to send Ukraine program for board approval in weeks

KYIV, Jan 15 (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday said she...

15th January, 2026

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NATO Secretary General: discussed Russia's attacks and energy problems with Ukraine's Zelenskiy

BRUSSELS, Jan 15 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte spoke to Ukraine President Volodymyr...

15th January, 2026

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Spain to launch sovereign wealth fund to extend stimulus from expiring EU funds

MADRID, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Spain will create a state-owned sovereign wealth fund to boost sectors in...

15th January, 2026

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Rio Tinto to supply copper to Amazon for AI data centers

Jan 15 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto said on Thursday it would supply copper that it leaches from an Arizona...

15th January, 2026

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Analysis-To survive, Saks must court the slightly-less-wealthy

By Nicholas P. Brown NEW YORK, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Saks Global, the iconic and now-bankrupt luxury re...

15th January, 2026

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Musk dealt blow over Grok deepfakes, but regulatory fight far from over

By Supantha Mukherjee and Paul Sandle STOCKHOLM/LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's Grok chatbot...

15th January, 2026