Finance

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UK to slash pensions perk, hitting high earners hardest

By Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) -UK finance minister Rachel Reeves on Wednesday slashed a pensions...

26th November, 2025

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UK's Reeves to freeze fuel duty until September 2026

LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday she will maintain a freez...

26th November, 2025

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Ireland tightens immigration rules in bid to slow population growth

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland introduced measures to tighten its immigration rules on Wednesday that the...

26th November, 2025

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Reality check for EU: China is eating your lunch, find growth at home, ECB chief economist argues

By Carmel Crimmins DUBLIN (Reuters) -The world economy is undergoing transformative changes beyond U...

26th November, 2025

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UK bank shares rally as sector dodges fresh taxes in budget

By Lawrence White LONDON -Shares in British banks rose on Wednesday as finance minister Rachel Reeve...

26th November, 2025

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HIG Capital Enters Secondaries Arena With $1.5 Billion Continuation Fund Strategy

Alternative asset manager HIG Capital has begun preliminary discussions with investors about raising...

26th November, 2025

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EU urgently seeks agreement on using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine, as US touts other ideas

By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union has accelerated efforts to agree on a sch...

26th November, 2025

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RWE and Apollo Global Management close transaction for German power grid

(Reuters) -German power utility RWE and U.S. investor Apollo Global Management said on Wednesday tha...

26th November, 2025

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European Commission ramps up pressure on Shein, Paris hearing set for Dec. 5

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission has requested Chinese online platform Shein to provide i...

26th November, 2025

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Vienna Airport: third runway would not have paid off, growth ambitions are intact

VIENNA (Reuters) -A project to build a third runway at Vienna Airport which was scrapped on Tuesday...

26th November, 2025

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Pope's visit is a blessing for Lebanon's forgotten psychiatric patients

JAL EL DIB, Lebanon (Reuters) -Staff at Lebanon's De La Croix Psychiatric Hospital are delighted tha...

26th November, 2025

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Paris court: Hearing on request for Shein's suspension in France postponed to Dec. 5

PARIS (Reuters) -The hearing on the French government's request that Chinese online platform Shein b...

26th November, 2025