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Finance

Trump lands, markets wait

By Mike Dolan Jan 21 -   What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Larg...

21st January, 2026

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Ukraine investigates ex-senior presidential aide over embezzlement

KYIV, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Ukraine's anti-corruption bureau said on Wednesday it was investigating an...

21st January, 2026

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Finance

UK's FTSE 100 recovers after fresh Trump comments on Greenland; Rio Tinto jumps

Jan 21 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 held steady on Wednesday as weaknesses in banks and industrials...

21st January, 2026

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Spanish train drivers call three-day strike after deadly derailments

MADRID, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Spain's biggest train drivers' union on Wednesday called for a nationwide...

21st January, 2026

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Finance

Drop in UK industrial orders eases but price expectations soar, CBI says

Jan 21 (Reuters) - British industrial orders fell again in January but by the smallest amount since...

21st January, 2026

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Finance

Indian refiners shift oil strategy; trim Russian buys and turn to MidEast

By Nidhi Verma and Siyi Liu NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Indian refiners are redrawing cr...

21st January, 2026

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US envoy Witkoff says he will meet with Putin on Thursday

Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said he would be travel...

21st January, 2026

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Germany arrests suspected Russian spy accused of gathering Ukraine drone intelligence

BERLIN, Jan 21 (Reuters) - German federal prosecutors said on Wednesday they had arrested a Russian...

21st January, 2026

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Finance

Bessent says Deutsche Bank CEO called to distance bank from analyst's Greenland report

Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that Deutsche Bank's chie...

21st January, 2026

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Finance

Ryanair's O'Leary shrugs off Elon Musk takeover threat as feud rumbles on

DUBLIN, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Ryanair would welcome an investment from Elon Musk, said its group chief...

21st January, 2026

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Finance

ECB's Panetta says banks will need to issue fully digital private money

MILAN, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Commercial bank money is bound to become fully tokenised in the future, li...

21st January, 2026

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Finance

What are the military assets in the Arctic?

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland as he...

21st January, 2026