Finance

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Sterling holds onto gains on dollar, awaits data

LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Sterling held onto its gains against a dollar pressured by the Federal Re...

11th December, 2025

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OPEC data indicate close oil supply-demand balance in 2026, no glut

By Alex Lawler LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - World oil supply will match demand closely in 2026, OPEC d...

11th December, 2025

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German court blocks authorities from selling suspected Russian oil tanker cargo

Dec 11 (Reuters) - Germany's top fiscal court has ruled that authorities cannot for now sell or othe...

11th December, 2025

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EU offers simpler rules to comply with methane law after US pressure

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Dec 11 - The European Union will make it easier for companies to comply wit...

11th December, 2025

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Disney to invest $1 billion in OpenAI, license characters for Sora video tool

Dec 11 (Reuters) - Walt Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will let the startup use charac...

11th December, 2025

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SLB, Shell partner to develop AI-powered solutions for energy industry

Dec 11 (Reuters) - SLB said on Thursday that it was partnering with Shell to develop digital and art...

11th December, 2025

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Ageing Germany set to get smaller and older, says stats office

BERLIN, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Ageing Germany's population could shrink by almost 10 million people, to...

11th December, 2025

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EU orders Hungary to drop food price cap on foreign retailers

By Foo Yun Chee and Inti Landauro BRUSSELS, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Thursday o...

11th December, 2025

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Factbox-How might Russia react to any EU decision to use its frozen assets for Ukraine?

By Gleb Bryanski and Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The European Commission has propos...

11th December, 2025

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Microsoft fights $2.8 billion UK lawsuit over cloud computing licences

LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Microsoft was on Thursday accused of overcharging thousands of British bu...

11th December, 2025

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EU aims to agree by Friday to long-term freeze of Russian central bank assets

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS, Dec 11 (Reuters) - European Union governments want to agree on Friday...

11th December, 2025

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Bank of England to cut rates on December 18 to 3.75% and again in Q1 2026 - Reuters poll

LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The Bank of England will cut interest rates by a quarter point to 3.75% o...

11th December, 2025