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HSBC offers $13.6 billion to buy out hong kong's hang seng bank
Date: October 9, 2025
By Scott Murdoch (Reuters) -HSBC said on Thursday it planned to privatise Hong Kong's Hang Seng Bank after its majority-held subsidiary has come under fire for its performance and exposure to...
Yen weakest since mid-February, euro drops
Date: October 9, 2025
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The dollar held steady on Thursday, on track for its best week in nearly a year, buoyed by a weak yen that has struggled on the back of a change of guard in Japan's...
Stocks fall, argentina peso rises with US Treasury move
Date: October 9, 2025
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Asian stock markets resumed their ascent on Thursday as investors doubled down on all things AI-related, while gold held atop $4,000 and the dollar retained its recent...
Oil settles 1.6% lower after gaza ceasefire
Date: October 9, 2025
(Reuters) -Oil prices fell in early trade on Thursday after Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a plan to end the war in Gaza, weighing on oil's war risk premium and pushing investors to...
Gerresheimer cuts 2025 outlook again as Q3 disappoints
Date: October 8, 2025
(Reuters) -German packaging and medical equipment maker Gerresheimer cut its 2025 guidance again on Wednesday, now expecting organic revenues to decline between 2-4% as third quarter results fell...

Britain's winter energy supply secure despite tighter gas margins, grid operators say
Date: October 8, 2025
By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's electricity and gas grid operators expect the country to have sufficient energy supplies this winter, despite tighter gas margins due to declining...
