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Image for Exclusive-German firms' China investments driven to four-year high by US trade wars
Finance

Exclusive-German firms' China investments driven to four-year high by US trade wars

By Rene Wagner and Christoph Steitz BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Jan 27 (Reuters) - German companies' investmen...

27th January, 2026

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Finance

ASML rides Nvidia's coattails with lasers and huge chip 'printers'

By Toby Sterling and Nathan Vifflin AMSTERDAM, Jan 27 (Reuters) - As artificial intelligence firms j...

27th January, 2026

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US has told Ukraine it must sign peace deal with Russia to get security guarantees, source says

Jan 27 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has signalled to Ukraine that U.S. security guarantees d...

27th January, 2026

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Finance

India, EU finalise landmark trade deal, PM Modi says

NEW DELHI, Jan 27 (Reuters) - India and the European Union have finalised a landmark trade deal that...

27th January, 2026

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Finance

Electric car sales edge above petrol in EU for first time

Jan 27 (Reuters) - Fully electric car sales in December overtook petrol for the first time in the Eu...

27th January, 2026

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Finance

Analysis-EU carmakers face tough India market even after trade deal

BERLIN, Jan 27 (Reuters) - European carmakers, squeezed by U.S. tariffs and price wars in China, wil...

27th January, 2026

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Japan-US alliance would crumble if Tokyo ignored Taiwan crisis, PM Takaichi says

TOKYO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan's strategic alliance with the U.S...

27th January, 2026

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Finance

'Very deep poverty' in Britain hits record high, new report finds

By Catarina Demony LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Poverty in Britain has deepened, according to a report...

27th January, 2026

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Finance

UK's Starmer heads to China to repair ties as he navigates tensions with US

LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Keir Starmer will fly to China on Tuesday on the first vis...

27th January, 2026

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Finance

Trading Day: Big moves, ahead of big week

ORLANDO, Florida, Jan 26 (Reuters) - World stocks climbed to new highs and gold smashed through the...

26th January, 2026

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Finance

France's lower house backs social media ban for those under 15 years old

PARIS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - France's National Assembly on Monday approved legislation banning children...

26th January, 2026

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US believes Hamas disarmament comes along with some sort of amnesty, US official says

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The United States believes disarmament by Hamas militants in Gaza com...

26th January, 2026