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Oil eases amid uncertainty around Russia-Ukraine peace plan, oversupply worries

Dec 2 (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed in early trade on Tuesday for a second consecutive session as m...

2nd December, 2025

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Stocks rise, bonds and bitcoin regain some footing

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Stocks made muted gains and traders were wary on Tuesd...

2nd December, 2025

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Samsung unveils first multi-folding phone as competition set to heat up

By Heekyong Yang SEOUL, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics unveiled on Tuesday its first multi-fo...

2nd December, 2025

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Trading Day: World shivers on Japan rate chill

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Global bond yields rose and stocks fell on Mon...

2nd December, 2025

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Illegal migrants to face clothing and mouth searches for phones at UK ports

LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Police in Britain will be able to require illegal migrants to remove their...

2nd December, 2025

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UK private sector sees weak growth and gloom persist in months ahead, CBI says

LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Britain's private sector expects output to slide over the next three month...

2nd December, 2025

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UK shop inflation cooled in November but prices likely to rise in 2026, BRC says

LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - British store chains last month reported lower inflation in the run up to...

2nd December, 2025

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L'Oreal will start work on potential Armani deal ‘very soon’, says CFO

PARIS, Dec 2 (Reuters) - French cosmetics group L'Oreal will "definitely" look at an investment in I...

2nd December, 2025

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Black Sea shipping insurance rates rise after Ukraine attacks tankers, sources say

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The cost of shipping commodities through the Black Sea cl...

1st December, 2025

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Explainer-What's the impact of the probe into MPS' bid for Mediobanca?

MILAN, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The takeover of Mediobanca by state-backed Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS)...

1st December, 2025

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Swiss, German authorities shut down cryptomixer.io in money laundering crackdown

FRANKFURT, Dec 1 (Reuters) - A group of Swiss and German law enforcement agencies said on Monday the...

1st December, 2025

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UK's Starmer warns China poses security threats but urges deeper business ties

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned on Monday that Chin...

1st December, 2025