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Copper lurches to record high above $14,000 as speculators pile in
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Microsoft plunges, Meta rallies as investors demand AI payoffs
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Tesla plans $20 billion capital spending spree in push beyond human-driven cars
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Oil prices surge 3% to five-month high on worries US could attack Iran
Stocks slip as Microsoft drags, oil jumps on Iran attack worry
Date: January 29, 2026
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Asia's runaway stock markets took a breather on Thursday as mixed earnings out of the tech sector stirred caution ahead of Apple's results, while the dollar...
Dollar under pressure as investors remain jittery over U.S. policy
Date: January 29, 2026
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The dollar remained on shaky ground on Thursday, as uncertainty over U.S. economic policies and geopolitical moves were only partially offset by supportive...
Britain and China hail reset in ties as Starmer seeks 'sophisticated' relationship
Date: January 29, 2026
By Andrew MacAskill BEIJING, Jan 29 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday for talks he hopes will deepen their economic relationship,...
UK vehicle production drops nearly 16% in toughest year in a generation, SMMT says
Date: January 29, 2026
Jan 29 (Reuters) - British vehicle production tumbled in 2025 after a cyberattack at the country's largest automaker, new trade tariffs and plant restructuring weighed on output in what was described...
UK's Zoopla says house buyer demand has risen since November budget
Date: January 29, 2026
LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Britain's housing market has gathered speed since the start of the year after a lull in the run-up to finance minister Rachel Reeves November budget, property website Zoopla...
German tax revenues rose in 2025 but less than expected, finance ministry report shows
Date: January 28, 2026
BERLIN, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Germany's federal and state government tax revenues rose in 2025 compared with the previous year but fell short of the increase that had been forecast by the country's...