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Europe stocks hit another record close as banks, miners lead

Dec 30 (Reuters) - European shares held steady on Tuesday, pausing after the benchmark index reached...

30th December, 2025

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Dollar steady ahead of Fed minutes in sluggish end to 2025

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar was steady on Tuesday ahead of the F...

30th December, 2025

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Ocado exclusivity with most foreign retailers ends, paving way to new partners

Dec 30 (Reuters) - Britain's Ocado said on Tuesday that its exclusivity with retailers for its techn...

30th December, 2025

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Moody's cuts Budapest's rating to junk due to row with national government

BUDAPEST, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Ratings agency Moody's has downgraded Budapest's credit rating to Ba1 f...

30th December, 2025

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German prosecutors to end probe of billionaire Usmanov upon payment of 10 million euros

MOSCOW, Dec 30 (Reuters) - A probe by German prosecutors into alleged foreign trade law violations b...

30th December, 2025

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Russia shows off deployment of nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles in Belarus

MOSCOW, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Belarus on Tuesday released video of what it said was the deployment on i...

30th December, 2025

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Wall Street closes slightly lower near the end of a banner year; gold rebounds

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Asian shares slipped on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street's tec...

30th December, 2025

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Citigroup board approves sale of Russia unit, flags $1.2 billion loss

Dec 29 (Reuters) - Citigroup on Monday said its board approved the sale of its Russian unit, AO Citi...

30th December, 2025

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Oil flat as Russia-Ukraine peace hopes fade, Yemen tensions rise

Dec 30 (Reuters) - Oil prices retreated a touch early on Tuesday after rising more than 2% in the pr...

30th December, 2025

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China encircles Taiwan in massive military display

BEIJING/TAIPEI, Dec 30 (Reuters) - China launched 10 hours of live-firing exercises around Taiwan on...

30th December, 2025

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Idris Elba, Torvill and Dean star in Britain's New Year honours

Dec 29 (Reuters) - Actor Idris Elba and ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean were among th...

29th December, 2025

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UK's IPF agrees to $733 million takeover by BasePoint entity

Dec 29 (Reuters) - British lender International Personal Finance said on Monday it has agreed to a 5...

29th December, 2025