Finance

Covering equities, fixed income, derivatives, foreign exchange and macro‑economic policy, the Finance section draws on Global Banking & Finance Review’s market analysis and investment coverage. Articles provide data‑driven insights and strategies for investors, analysts and policymakers.

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Activist investors set record number of campaigns in 2025, Barclays data shows

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Activist investors who push companies to perform...

4th January, 2026

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UK's Oakley Capital to take majority stake in Global Loan Agency Services

Jan 4 (Reuters) - Oakley Capital has agreed to buy a majority stake in debt administration services...

4th January, 2026

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Saks in talks for $1 billion loan to keep doors open, Bloomberg New reports

Jan 4 (Reuters) - Saks Global Enterprises is in talks to secure a loan of about $1 billion as it pre...

4th January, 2026

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Exclusive-L3Harris nears space propulsion asset stake sale to AE Industrial, sources say 

By Mike Stone Jan 4 (Reuters) - L3Harris Technologies is nearing a deal to sell a 60% stake in a por...

4th January, 2026

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Oil prices likely to move higher on Venezuelan turmoil, ample supply to cap gains

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Oil prices are likely to move higher when benchmark fut...

4th January, 2026

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Latvia police board vessel after Baltic Sea telecom cable breach

VILNIUS, Jan 4 (Reuters) - An optical cable belonging to a private company has been damaged in the B...

4th January, 2026

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Berlin power grid attack caused by 'extreme leftists', officials say

FRANKFURT, Jan 4 (Reuters) - A fire in southwest Berlin that has left tens of thousands in the Germa...

4th January, 2026

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Botswana to open embassy in Moscow, open up to Russia in rare earths and diamonds, minister says

MOSCOW, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Botswana plans to open an embassy in Moscow soon and has invited Russian i...

4th January, 2026

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Investors face more geopolitical whiplash from Trump's Venezuela gamble

By Amanda Cooper, Dhara Ranasinghe and Saeed Azhar LONDON/NEW YORK, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Global investo...

4th January, 2026

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Dutch airline KLM cancels 124 flights as snow falls

AMSTERDAM, Jan 4 - KLM said winter weather has forced it to cancel 124 flights that were scheduled f...

4th January, 2026

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Serbia's NIS refinery to be operational Jan 17 or 18, president says

BELGRADE, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Serbia's Russian-owned NIS oil refinery, which is sanctioned by the Unit...

4th January, 2026

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Some Greek flights resume after air traffic radio collapse

Jan 4 (Reuters) - Flights across Greece were grounded on Sunday after a collapse of radio frequencie...

4th January, 2026