Finance

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Dollar climbs after claims data but still well down in 2025

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Dec 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar held steady on Wednesday but was hea...

31st December, 2025

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China's factory activity snaps record slump on festive stockpiling

By Joe Cash and Xiuhao Chen BEIJING, Dec 31 (Reuters) - China's factory activity unexpectedly grew i...

31st December, 2025

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Channel tunnel rail passengers face second day of disruption after power failure

PARIS, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Eurostar said it would resume all of its cross-Channel services on Wednesd...

31st December, 2025

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US stocks clinch double-digit annual gains, capping a stellar year

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Asian stocks drifted on the last trading day of a ye...

31st December, 2025

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Four injured, including three children in Russian attack on Odesa, Ukraine says

Dec 31 (Reuters) - Russia launched an overnight drone attack on Ukraine’s Odesa region, damaging res...

31st December, 2025

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Oil prices log steepest annual drop since 2020

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped more than 10% in 2025, with Brent h...

31st December, 2025

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Ukrainian drone attack sparks fire, damages equipment at Tuapse refinery, Russia says

Dec 31 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian drone attack damaged port infrastructure and a gas pipeline in a resi...

31st December, 2025

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Germany's Merz tells Europe to assert itself to safeguard peace, prosperity

By Madeline Chambers BERLIN, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Europe must assert its interests more strongly to en...

30th December, 2025

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Zelenskiy discusses US troop presence in Ukraine with Trump

By Olena Harmash KYIV, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday Ky...

30th December, 2025

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Accept Crypto Payments: Top Cryptocurrency Solutions for Your Business in 2026

Accept Crypto Payments: Cryptocurrency Solutions for Your Business. Start accepting crypto payments...

30th December, 2025

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UK's FTSE 100 drifts to record high in thin year-end trade

Dec 30 (Reuters) - UK shares edged higher in quiet trading on Tuesday, the penultimate session of 20...

30th December, 2025

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Poland urges Brussels to probe TikTok over AI-generated content

WARSAW, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Poland has asked the European Commission to investigate TikTok after the...

30th December, 2025