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UK's NatWest shrugs off tariff uncertainty with profit jump
LONDON (Reuters) -NatWest reported its first quarter profit rose 36% on Friday, thanks to healthier...
2nd May, 2025
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Activist aid ship hit by drones on way to Gaza, NGO says
VALLETTA (Reuters) - A ship carrying humanitarian aid and activists heading for Gaza was bombed by d...
2nd May, 2025
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BASF confirms outlook but warns of high uncertainty from trade duties
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -German chemicals giant BASF on Friday reaffirmed its full-year earnings guidanc...
2nd May, 2025
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As Trump moves to tax small parcels, some retailers give up on US
LONDON (Reuters) - As the United States ends a tariff exemption for small parcels on Friday, some re...
2nd May, 2025
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Nigel Farage's Reform UK Party narrowly wins Runcorn parliamentary seat
LONDON (Reuters) - Nigel Farage's populist, right-wing Reform UK party won a parliamentary seat in n...
2nd May, 2025
Finance
US blacklist on China is riddled with errors, outdated details
HONG KONG/SHENZHEN (Reuters) - Doris Au, a seller of door locks and hardware in Hong Kong for 25 yea...
2nd May, 2025
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Farage's Reform UK Party wins mayoral and parliamentary post in surge of support
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's right-wing Reform UK party made early gains in loca...
2nd May, 2025
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J&J-backed HistoSonics explores sale at $2.5 billion valuation, FT reports
(Reuters) -HistoSonics, a medical technology company backed by Johnson & Johnson, is exploring a pot...
2nd May, 2025
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Exclusive-Taiwan to mark World War Two end in history narrative battle with China
By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - President Lai Ching-te will next week mark for the...
2nd May, 2025
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Oil posts biggest weekly loss in a month ahead of OPEC+ meeting
(Reuters) - Oil prices pulled ahead in early Asian hours on Friday after China said its door is open...
2nd May, 2025
Finance
Surge in UK ill-health welfare not due to healthcare delays, study says
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -A surge in claims for sickness and disability benefits in Britai...
1st May, 2025
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Chinese EV makers sell more plugin-hybrids in the EU to avoid tariffs, research firm says
By Alessandro Parodi (Reuters) -Chinese carmakers including BYD and Chery are selling more plugin-hy...
1st May, 2025