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Finance

Top consulting firms test boundaries with China workarounds

Feb 3 (Reuters) - Faced with a fraught geopolitical environment, global consultancies are turning to...

3rd February, 2026

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Finance

Oil prices climb 2% after US shoots down Iranian drone, worries about armed boats

Feb 3(Reuters) - Oil prices held steady on Tuesday as market participants weighed the possibility of...

3rd February, 2026

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Son of Norway's crown princess denies rape, admits lesser charges in court

OSLO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The son of Norway's crown princess will stand trial on Tuesday on charges of...

3rd February, 2026

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Finance

Activist shareholder ACCR, pension funds urge BP to show shift to oil and gas will deliver value

LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - UK and European pension funds and activist shareholder ACCR are pushing BP...

3rd February, 2026

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Finance

Google Cloud, Liberty Global strike five-year AI partnership

LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Google Cloud, one of Alphabet's fastest-growing businesses, and Liberty Gl...

3rd February, 2026

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Russia pounds Ukrainian energy in diplomatic snub, Zelenskiy says

Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Ukrainian capital was under attack early on Tuesday from Russian missiles, Tym...

2nd February, 2026

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Finance

EU proposals set to limit EV sales from 2035, says campaign group

BRUSSELS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Electric vehicles are likely to make up 85% of new car sales in the EU f...

2nd February, 2026

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Finance

Trading Day: Solid data over hard assets

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Wall Street shrugged off last week's historic...

2nd February, 2026

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Queen's University Belfast cuts ties with US politician Mitchell over Epstein files

By Amanda Cooper and Muvija M BELFAST, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Queen's University Belfast on Monday cut ti...

2nd February, 2026

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UK police review reports of alleged misconduct by Mandelson after Epstein files release

LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - UK police said they are reviewing reports of alleged misconduct to determi...

2nd February, 2026

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Russia says foreign forces in Ukraine would be 'legitimate targets'

MOSCOW, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Russia would regard the deployment of any foreign military forces or infra...

2nd February, 2026

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Finance

Swiss National Bank Chairman says current situation not easy for policy

By John Revill ZURICH, Feb 2 (Reuters) - A combination of low inflation in Switzerland and interest...

2nd February, 2026