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UK consumer sentiment is 'mixed', says Tesco boss
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ECB's Santos Pereira: monetary policy has done its job, no need to change rates
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Volvo Cars aims to tackle range anxiety with new mid-size electric SUV
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Italy wants stricter 5% safeguard trigger in Mercosur deal, minister says
German industrial orders log surprise 5.6% jump in November
Date: January 8, 2026
Jan 8 (Reuters) - German industrial orders rose unexpectedly in November, rising by 5.6% on the previous month on a seasonally and calendar adjusted basis, the federal statistics office said on...
Macron says France will vote against Mercosur after farmers protest in Paris
Date: January 8, 2026
PARIS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Protesting French farmers have entered the centre of Paris and reached the Eiffel Tower on Thursday with more heading to the French capital, according to a Reuters witness....
Morning Bid: Trump's big talk falls on investors' deaf ears
Date: January 8, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Thursday Donald Trump headlines have stacked up over the past 24 hours. The U.S. president vowed to block defense contractors from paying...
The last Russia-US nuclear treaty is about to expire. What happens next?
Date: January 8, 2026
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Even at the height of their Cold War nuclear rivalry, the United States and the Soviet Union thrashed out a series of treaties to keep the arms race from...
Oil settles up 3% on Venezuela news, supply worries in Russia, Iraq and Iran
Date: January 8, 2026
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Oil prices gained slightly on Thursday, rebounding from two days of declines, as a larger-than-expected draw in U.S. crude inventories provided some impetus...
Cricket-Australia get over the line in Sydney for 4-1 Ashes triumph
Date: January 8, 2026
SYDNEY, Jan 8 (Reuters) - England were dismissed for 342 before lunch on the fifth day of the fifth Ashes test on Thursday, leaving Australia needing 160 runs for victory and a 4-1 series triumph. *...