Finance

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Shein hits back at French government in court hearing over sex dolls, weapons

(Refiles to change wording in paragraph 2 to "cabal" rather than "conspiracy"; original quote in Fre...

8th December, 2025

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Santander agrees to $26 million settlement in France tax fraud case

PARIS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Spanish bank Santander has agreed to settle a tax fraud case opened in Fran...

8th December, 2025

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Polish parliament upholds crypto veto, brushing aside PM's Russia warning

By Alan Charlish and Barbara Erling WARSAW, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Poland's government failed to overturn...

8th December, 2025

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Germany's Merz secures pensions bill, but row highlights leadership weakness

By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke BERLIN, Dec 5 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz narrowly...

8th December, 2025

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Eurovision faces budget squeeze after walkouts over Israel

By Olivia Le Poidevin, Johnny Cotton and Cecile Mantovani GENEVA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The Eurovision S...

8th December, 2025

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Jindal sees subsidies as 'important' in potential takeover of Thyssenkrupp steel unit

BERLIN, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Jindal Steel International sees government subsidies in Europe as "an impo...

8th December, 2025

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Swiss government wins backing for deal deepening ties with EU

By John Revill ZURICH, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The Swiss government has won broad support from groups cons...

8th December, 2025

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ECB's Villeroy: inflation risks warrant keeping policy options open

PARIS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank needs to keep its policy options open at upcoming...

8th December, 2025

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Exclusive-EU, G7 weigh ban on maritime services for Russian oil exports, end to price cap

By Julia Payne, Jonathan Saul and Maria Cheng BRUSSELS/LONDON/OTTAWA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The Group of...

8th December, 2025

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Analysis-Europe forges ahead with Big Tech crackdown with X fine, defying Trump

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Europe is forging ahead with its crackdown on Big Tech,...

8th December, 2025

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Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery's studios, streaming unit for $72 billion

By Harshita Mary Varghese, Aditya Soni and Dawn Chmielewski Dec 5 (Reuters) - Netflix on Friday agre...

8th December, 2025

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Meta pledge to use less personal data for ads gets EU nod, avoids daily fines

PARIS, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Meta has committed to give Facebook and Instagram users in the European Uni...

8th December, 2025