December 2024

• Citigroup joins US lenders in exiting Net-Zero Banking Alliance
• Swiss central bank faces call to hold bitcoin in reserves
• Bitcoin more than doubles in 2024 on spot ETF approval, Trump euphoria
• Spain's Repsol resumes oil exploration in Libya after 10-year hiatus
• BMW, Yamaha Motor back US rare earths startup Phoenix Tailings
• Maersk asks customers to remove cargo before potential strike at US ports
• Ukraine transit operator says Russia has not nominated gas volumes for Jan. 1 so far
• Ukrainian military says it hit Russian oil depot in Smolensk region
• South Korean airport embankment in focus after deadly Jeju Air crash
• Explainer-What happens when Russian gas supply to Europe via Ukraine ends?
• Ryanair flight to Austria diverted to Czech Republic after GPS issue
• UK approves Merck's therapy for rare lung condition
• Inside luxury goods' broken audit system
• U.N. body issues damning report on Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals
• Slovakia not facing gas shortage after Ukraine transit deal expires, ministry says
• London stocks inch higher on last trading day of 2024
• Ample supply, slow demand to temper oil price gains in 2025: Reuters poll
• Britain's energy price cap to rise 3% in April, Cornwall Insight says
• Steady sterling on track for best G10 performance against dollar in 2024
• Messi's real estate trust debuts in Spain with 223 million euro market cap
• Tesla to fix software for 77,650 China-made vehicles, says market regulator
• Italian shoemaker Geox to invest $125 million in five-year plan
• Markets in 2024: Wall Street's high-octane rally keeps investors captive to the US
• Chinese stocks post first annual gain since 2020, HK ends 4-year rout
• Ukraine says naval drone destroys Russian helicopter for first time
• European stocks set for worst quarterly showing since 2022
• Wizz Air says 40 planes to stay grounded through fiscal 2026 amid engine woes
• Hensoldt boss urges Germany to spend 3% of GDP on defence
• Russia reduces gas flow via Ukraine to Europe on last day of expiring deal
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• Russia launches attack on Kyiv, hits infrastructure in Ukraine's north
• Empty desks and tears mark five colleagues killed in South Korean plane crash
• Gold on track for best year in over a decade
• Asian stocks, dollar hold their own to close out strong 2024
• Oil rises on expanding Chinese factory activity, but set to end year lower
• Dollar stands tall in 2024, propped up by cautious Fed, Trump trade
• China Dec manufacturing activity expands for third month
• Plane flight records of Kazakhstan crash headed to Brazil
• Germany's Scholz urges citizens to vote in NYE address
• North Korea's Kim vows to further solidify Russia ties in letter to Putin
• Swiss cabin crew member dies after flight with smoke problems
• German air taxi start-up Volocopter files for insolvency
• Austria's Signa Development heads for bankruptcy proceedings
• Owner seeks release of oil tanker seized in Finland cable probe
• Israel, at UN, warns Houthis risk sharing the same fate as Hamas, Hezbollah
• Putin places shares in InBev's Russian entity in temporary management, decree says
• New French PM vows to restore power, ban shantytowns in storm-hit Mayotte
• Syria appoints some foreign Islamist fighters to its military, sources say
• Austria energy regulator expects smooth transition as Ukraine gas deal ends
• Factbox-Biggest aviation accidents of 2024
• Ukraine quadruples domestic gas transport fees to offset impact of Russian deal expiry
• Nvidia closes $700 million Run:ai acquisition after regulatory hurdles
• Russian gas flows via Ukraine for last days as transit deal crumbles
• US disburses $3.4 billion in budget aid for Ukraine, Yellen says
• UBS boss warns against excessive banking regulation ahead of overhaul
• A2A completes acquisition of Lombardy distribution assets from Enel
• Sterling holds out against strong dollar
• Iran confirms arrest of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala
• London's FTSE 100 falls in thin trading after best week in December
• Greece presents strategy to combat youth internet addiction
• Biden announces $2.5 billion in fresh military aid to Ukraine
• Moldova prepares for possible Moldovagaz nationalisation
• Syria's de facto leader hosts Ukraine's foreign minister, SANA says
• Exclusive-The Russian billionaires whose chemical factories fuel Russia's war machine
• Finland coast guard to secure oil tanker after engine failure
• European stocks slip as bond yields stay high
• Starlink to roll out direct-to-cell services in Ukraine
• Some global property catastrophe reinsurance rates to fall 5% to 15% on Jan 1, broker says
• WHO chief calls for end to hospital attacks in Gaza after strike
• South Korea orders air safety probe after worst crash in country kills 179
• Singapore Post names new CFO in executive overhaul after whistleblower report
• Oil inches lower in thin trade, investors eye China, US data
• Japan's factory activity shrinks at slower pace, PMI shows
• Chinese youth flock to civil service, but slow economy puts 'iron rice bowl' jobs at risk
• Huawei cuts prices of a variety of high-end devices
• Asia shares dip as high yields test valuations
• Dollar reigns with the support of higher yields
• Siemens reviewing Healthineers majority stake, CFO tells Handelsblatt
• Moldova's separatist region cuts gas as Ukraine transit deal runs out
• Finland finds drag marks on Baltic seabed after cable damage
• Slovakia rejects Ukraine accusations of opening up second energy front
• Father of woman killed in South Korea air crash says the tragedy is unbelievable
• Roche has no plans for job cuts and business is healthy, CEO says
• Experts question bird strike as cause of deadly South Korean airliner crash
• Israeli forces order new evacuation at besieged northern Gaza town, residents say
• Azerbaijan pays tribute to pilots and passengers who perished in air crash
• Russia will abandon its unilateral missile moratorium, Lavrov says
• Air crash tests South Korea's acting president two days into the job
• Factbox-Jeju Air crash deadliest on South Korean soil
• At least 28 dead, two rescued in fiery aircraft crash in South Korea, Yonhap reports
• Eni begins second phase of oil and gas production at Ivory Coast Baleine field
• Iran says 2025 'important year' for nuclear issue
• Case of Italian journalist detained in Iran "complicated", Rome says
• Gazprom says it will stop gas exports to Moldova from January 1
• Israel detains medics after hospital raid, health officials say
• Italian parliament gives final approval to government's 2025 budget
• Putin apologises to Aliyev over 'tragic incident' with Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash
• Cyber attack on Italy's Foreign Ministry, airports claimed by pro-Russian hacker group
• Finland moves tanker suspected of undersea cable damage closer to port
• UK's Starmer asks regulators to prioritise economic growth, Sky reports
• Ukraine says it struck drone depot in Russia's Oryol region
• Next ECB rate cut could be longer in coming, Holzmann says
• Russian manufacturing growth slows in December as inflation pressures linger, PMI shows
• Russian services sector growth slows in December, PMI shows
• Germany's BayWa reaches restructuring agreement until 2027
• Explainer-Why OpenAI plans transition to public benefit corporation
• Engineer pleads not guilty in US case over deadly Iran-linked drone strike
• BP says Whiting, Indiana refinery operations normal after leak
• Putin's ally Sechin to stay as Rosneft's head for five more years
• US intelligence points to possible misidentification of Azerbaijani plane by Russia, MSNBC reports
• Slovakia to consider reciprocal measures if Ukraine stops Russian gas transit, Fico says
• US imposes sanctions on Georgian ex-prime minister, billionaire Ivanishvili
• Flydubai suspends flights to two southern Russian airports, carries says
• Moldova to limit power exports, limit use as Russian gas cut-off looms
• Factbox-What we know about the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash
• India's JSW Energy to buy Temasek-backed O2 Power's units for $1.47 billion
• Russian rouble seen around 100 per US dollar in early 2025- Reuters poll
• Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes Russia's Kuril Islands, GFZ says
• Russia says Azerbaijan Airlines flight which crashed diverted amid fog and Ukrainian drone alert
• Russia fines TikTok 3 million roubles over legal violations, court says
• Telecom Italia seeks Vivendi's views on simpler structure, sources say
• Israeli forces raid north Gaza hospital, health ministry says contact with staff lost
• Passenger on crashed plane says there was at least one loud bang before it went down
• Azerbaijan Airlines says plane crash caused by 'external interference'
• U.S. citizen jailed in Russia for 15 years leaked biotechnology secrets, FSB says
• Shell shuts down oil processing unit to investigate leak, Singapore's port authority says
• Turkish drone maker Baykar buys Italy's Piaggio Aerospace
• Mongolia retracts announcement of uranium project deal with France's Orano
• UK's FTSE 100 little changed after holiday break; indexes set for weekly gains
• Kosovo detects first monkeypox case after man returns from Africa
• German business associations pessimistic about 2025, IW says
• Azerbaijan Airlines flight to Russia turns back to Baku after airspace closure, TASS says
• Japan's SMFG expects more than $7.65 billion net profit in FY 2025
• Russia's first ice-class LNG carrier enters sea trials, data shows
• Estonia's navy to protect Baltic Sea power cable
• European shares flat after Christmas break; set for modest weekly gains
• High food prices dampen festive spirits in Russia
• Romanian radar detects likely drone breaching territory, ministry says
• China's fast-expanding commercial space sector logs rare rocket failure
• South Korea Dec exports seen up for 15th month in row, but momentum slowing - Reuters poll
• Images show new novel Chinese military aircraft designs, experts say
• BOJ produces estimates on how future rate hikes affect earnings
• China's BYD offers year-end discounts of up to 11.5%
• Japan's cabinet approves record $730 billion budget for next fiscal year
• Yen hovers near 5-month low as BOJ's cautious stance weighs
• Asian stocks drift, yen at 5-month low in thin year-end trading
• Oil prices set for weekly gain on China stimulus optimism
• China's industrial profits decline at slower pace in Nov
• Moldova backs defence strategy calling for increased spending
• Iran's Pezeshkian to visit Moscow Jan 17, RIA reports, citing Iranian envoy to Russia
• Putin says there is no time to sign new Ukraine gas transit deal this year
• Dollar edges up on bets of US growth, inflation
• Gazprom's gas output to rise to around 416 bcm in 2024
• All four Moscow airports resume work, Russia's aviation watchdog says
• Moldova's parliament passes 2025 budget with deficit at 4% of GDP
• Russia declares federal emergency over Black Sea oil spill
• Azerbaijan Airlines flight was downed by Russian air defence system, four sources say
• NATO calls for full investigation of Azerbaijan Airlines crash
• Russia's Rosatom launches wind turbine blade factory replacing Vestas plant
• Gaza medics say Israeli strike kills five journalists, Israel says it hit militants
• Russia's VTB buys nationalised agriculture firm
• Kazakhstan's senate chief: cause of Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash unknown for now
• Signify ordered by court to recall products infringing on patents, Seoul Semiconductor says
• BYD contractor denies 'slavery-like conditions' claims by Brazilian authorities
• China revises up 2023 GDP to $17.73 trillion
• Spain's industrial prices rise 0.9% year-on-year in November
• Japan's Nippon Steel revises closing date for U.S. Steel acquisition
• Alibaba nears deal to merge S.Korean operations with E-Mart in $4 billion deal, Bloomberg News reports
• World bank raises China's GDP forecast for 2024, 2025
• Oil prices edge higher on hopes for more China stimulus
• Dollar stays resilient, Asia shares get festive lift
• Finland police investigate role of foreign ship after power cable outage
• Russia's inflation reaches 9.5% this year, weekly data shows
• Raiffeisen Russia court case to continue on Jan. 20
• Russian cargo ship which sank off Spanish coast was victim of 'act of terrorism,' RIA cites owner
• Finland investigates outage of undersea power link to Estonia, Finnish PM says
• Passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashes in Kazakhstan with many feared dead
• China extends EU brandy anti-dumping investigation by three months
• At least 3 people injured in Russian missile attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv, mayor says
• South Korea's Yoon defies second agency summons over martial law
• Japan's comedian-turned-investor launches fund with ex-Goldman 'stock geek'
• Church of England must repent, leading cleric says at Christmas
• China, Japan foreign ministers meet in Beijing, seafood trade on agenda
• Suspect in New York City subway fire killing charged with murder, arson
• Exclusive-Mexico central bank could weigh rate cut of 25 or 50 bps in February, deputy governor says
• One killed, 11 wounded by Russian missile strike on Ukraine's Kryvyi Rih
• Snowfall leaves thousands without power in Bosnia, halts traffic
• Retail investors buy Novo dip after disappointing weight-loss drug data
• Analysis-Honda, Nissan tie-up requires something neither can spare: time
• Moldovan president warns of 'harsh winter' in inauguration speech
• Euronext flags glitch in calculating cash instrument closing prices
• American Airlines grounds all US flights on busy Christmas Eve
• UK seeks industry views on electric vehicle sales targets after backlash
• Sterling edges up in holiday-thinned trading
• London stocks rise in holiday-shortened session; Vistry drops on profit warning
• Russian cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after explosion, Russian Foreign Ministry says
• Travel and leisure, energy shares lead gains in Europe in holiday-thinned trade
• UK homebuilder Vistry issues third annual profit warning
• Swiss flight to Zurich from Bucharest makes emergency landing in Austria
• China's CATL launches EV platform, flagging safety as top selling point
• China to ramp up fiscal support for consumption next year
• Soccer-Fernandez thriving at Chelsea after getting to grips with Maresca's positional demands
• Oil prices up in thin pre-Christmas trade
• Asia shares rise, dollar underpinned by elevated bond yields
• Amicorp Group denies alleged fraud of over $7 billion in Malaysia's 1MDB scandal
• US says former Humanigen chief scientific officer charged with insider trading
• Arcadium Lithium shareholders approve $6.7 billion Rio Tinto deal
• Chile files four environmental charges against Anglo American mine
• Italy to prolong war supplies to Ukraine until the end of 2025
• Greece, Israel sign energy deal for Eastern Mediterranean
• Exclusive-TPG in talks to acquire solar firm Altus Power, sources say
• France unveils fresh government with budget battle looming
• Exclusive-Microsoft works to add non-OpenAI models into 365 Copilot products, sources say
• Banker Eric Lombard named French finance minister in new Bayrou government
• Google's proposed search result changes get thumbs up from EU airlines
• Israel in deal to sell air defence system to Slovakia for $582 million
• Portugal's property deals hit record, adding to shortage of affordable homes
• Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder of health insurance CEO
• Italy demands full disclosure from UniCredit over BPM bid, sources say
• Exclusive-EU antitrust regulators set to approve Synopsys' $35 billion Ansys acquisition, sources say
• Factbox-What does Len Blavatnik's streaming platform DAZN do?
• Polish e-commerce Allegro's unit sues Alphabet for $568 million
• Zelenskiy calls Slovak's Fico dependence on Russia 'big security issue' for Europe
• King Charles to deliver Christmas message from former hospital chapel
• Apple approaches $4 trillion valuation as investors bet on AI momentum
• Hyatt in exclusive talks with Playa Hotels on options, including buyout
• BBVA secures approval for acquisition of Sabadell's Mexican units
• Elon Musk's X lifts price for premium-plus tier to pay creators
• Xerox to buy printer maker Lexmark from Chinese owners in $1.5 billion deal
• Saudi Arabia was top buyer of Russian fuel oil and VGO in November, LSEG data shows
• Prosus to buy Latin American online travel agency Despegar.com for $1.7 billion
• Sterling struggles to regain steam against dollar
• Switzerland adopts more EU sanctions on Russia and Belarus
• Spanish government extends energy windfall tax by decree
• Portugal's budget surplus narrows slightly to 1% of GDP
• Euro zone bond yields edge up to one-month high
• Volkswagen shares fall as markets struggles to digest unions deal
• Equinor raises Orsted stake to 10%, as planned
• Explainer-What happens when Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine stops?
• British stocks subdued after data shows zero growth in Q3
• Italian watchdog investigates Telecom Italia contract with former network arm
• BNP Paribas signs €5.1bn share purchase agreement for Axa IM
• DAE discloses further $201mn in insurance settlements
• Ukraine says it received $1.1 billion from IMF in latest funding
• Russian gas sales to Europe are 'complicated', Kremlin says after Putin-Fico talks
• Louis Dreyfus to buy BASF's food and health performance ingredients business
• STOXX 600 inches lower at start of Christmas week; Novo Nordisk surges
• Russian delegation arrives in Iran for meeting with president
• Norway's wealth fund invests $977 million to take 100% ownership of eight US properties
• Swiss business gets Christmas bonus from EU trade deal
• Plan to throttle foreign fossil fuel finance collapses at OECD, Bloomberg reports
• Chinese media hail consumption boost as cautious buyers rent, rather than buy
• France's L'Oreal acquires Migros' South Korean cosmetic unit
• Italy's antitrust opens probe into Snam-Edison gas storage deal
• South Korea detects signs of North Korea preparing more troops, drones for Russia
• Spain's Q3 GDP quarterly growth confirmed at 0.8% - final data
• German import prices up 0.6% y/y in November
• UK insurer Aviva to buy Direct Line in $4.65 billion deal
• UK economy showed zero growth in Q3
• Former Nissan CEO Ghosn casts doubt on success of Nissan-Honda alliance
• Europe's energy taxes are worsening industry woes, power CEO says
• Lagarde says ECB very close to reaching its inflation goal, FT reports
• Markets in 2024: Wall Street's high-octane rally keeps investors captive to the US
• Malaysia's 1MDB files legal claim against Amicorp Group alleging over $7 billion in fraud
• Dollar steady after benign US inflation eases worries over rates
• Oil prices firm on hopes of US policy support for economic growth
• Brace! Risks stack up for the global economy in 2025
• Honda, Nissan set to announce launch of integration talks, media reports say
• UK business morale falls to 2024 low but pay growth strong, surveys show
• Asia shares rally on US inflation relief
• Irish consumer sentiment holds steady ahead of Christmas
• Murdoch's News Corp to sell Foxtel to Britain's DAZN
• Australia's Telstra sells most of its Foxtel stake to DAZN
• UK's Petrofac in binding agreement with creditors on financial restructuring
• Soccer-Man United boss Amorim bears brunt of ugly 3-0 loss to Bournemouth
• Italian state railways plans 1.3 billion euro investment in solar plant
• VW managers to get 10% pay cut in plan to slash bonuses, German newspaper reports
• Russia to start humanitarian supplies of electricity to breakaway Georgian region
• Trump says he might demand Panama hand over canal
• Four killed in helicopter crash at Turkish hospital
• Ukraine's air defence downs 52 out of 103 Russian drones, air force says
• Russian defence ministry says it downed 42 Ukrainian drones overnight
• Minister says Qatar will stop EU gas sales if fined under due diligence law, FT reports
• Stellantis reverses Ohio layoffs weeks after CEO's abrupt departure
• Ten Palestinians killed in airstrikes on houses in central Gaza, medics say
• First grief, then a more political tone at site of Germany Christmas market attack
• Swisscom Vodafone Italia purchase cleared by Italian authorities
• Albania bans TikTok for a year after killing of teenager
• Leader of Russian-backed breakaway region Abkhazia warns of 'humanitarian catastrophe' amid energy shortages
• China's Nio introduces Firefly brand to take on BMW's Mini
• Chinese ship linked to Baltic Sea cable breach resumes voyage
• Bank of England governor to visit China with finance minister, Sky News says
• Analysis-Syrian Kurdish groups on the back foot as power balance shifts
• Hungary in talks on Russian gas shipments via Ukraine, PM Orban says
• Russia's UK embassy denounces G7 loans to Ukraine as 'fraudulent scheme'
• Battery maker Northvolt makes progress toward longer-term bankruptcy financing
• China says its astronauts complete record-breaking spacewalk
• VW, union agree to cut 35,000 jobs in Germany, avert strikes
• US jury deadlocked in Arm trial against Qualcomm, still deliberating
• Factbox-The main points of Volkswagen's deal with unions on German sites and jobs
• Canada PM Trudeau looks set to lose power after key ally vows to topple him
• Volkswagen to cut more than 35,000 jobs in Germany by 2030
• Factbox-Details of the Swiss-EU deal on trade ties
• Swiss majority stake in Swisscom confirmed after review
• Novo Nordisk's dosing in CagriSema obesity drug trial puzzles investors
• Polish broadcaster TVN owners begin sale process, sources say
• L'Oreal in talks to buy Migros' South Korean cosmetic unit, sources say
• Novo Nordisk's drug trial results weaken Danish currency
• Britain sends 'Prince of Darkness' Peter Mandelson as envoy to charm Trump
• Thames Water proposes to waive default amid competing debt restructuring plan
• BMS completes "largest acquisition to date" with DR&P deal
• Finnair pilots suspend standby, overtime work bans for Christmas
• Exclusive-US plans to blacklist company that ordered TSMC chip found in Huawei processor -- source
• EU, Switzerland agree deal to strengthen trade ties
• Russia and Ukraine fail to agree on Azerbaijani-brokered gas deal, SOCAR source says
• More than 10,000 jobs to be cut at VW in next years, says Manager Magazin
• Novo Nordisk shares plunge after CagriSema obesity drug trial disappoints
• Ukraine says Russian cyberattack hits state registries but no data lost
• Sigourney Weaver makes West End debut in 'The Tempest'
• Vivendi spinoffs, led by Canal+, lose value in first trading week post-breakup
• Direct Line begins price comparison site rollout
• Russia's Nabiullina on rate decision, rouble and monetary policy
• Slovak PM Fico warns of gas crisis without Ukraine transit route
• After deal with unions, Spain inches closer to shorter work week
• VW and works council reach provisional deal, Handelsblatt reports
• Stellantis extends stoppage at Fiat 500 plant until Jan. 20
• Frasers founder Mike Ashley fails to win seat on Boohoo board
• Lure of Anglo's copper mines could test BHP's spending resolve
• Ex-IMF chief Rato sentenced to 4 years, 9 months in prison over corruption case
• Sterling set to end week in red against dollar as outlooks diverge
• Russian central bank keeps rates on hold after Putin's call for 'balance'
• Collapsed UK law firm Axiom Ince's CEO charged with fraud
• Italy fines OpenAI 15 million euros over privacy rules breach
• Two charged with offences over Manchester Airport incident in July
• Kremlin says any new G7 oil sanctions would backfire and it will adapt
• UK watchdog says $35 billion Synopsys-Ansys deal raises competition concerns
• Turmoil at Colombia's Ecopetrol raises profit fears ahead of US investment decision
• UK retailers report gloomy run-up to Christmas, CBI says
• Tesla's 2024 deliveries growth might hinge on Musk's unorthodox Cybertruck
• EU approves Nvidia's acquisition of Run:ai
• Hungary's parliament backs 2025 budget plan, deficit target seen at risk
• EU ready to strengthen ties with US, focus on energy sector
• Greece's current account deficit narrows sharply in October thanks to tourism
• Nike's new CEO plans to go back to basics in brand overhaul effort
• Rugby-RFU chairman Ilube resigns amid review of huge payouts to executives
• Foxconn interest in Nissan on hold amid Nissan-Honda merger talks, Bloomberg News reports
• UK's FTSE 100 set for worst week in 16 months
• Prax and Shell call off deal on stake in PCK Schwedt oil refinery
• TotalEnergies to operate two Danish offshore wind projects
• Swiss inquiry castigates failings of Credit Suisse oversight, but pins most blame on bosses
• Factbox-Swiss findings on the Credit Suisse collapse
• How secretive Swiss sought to keep a lid on the Credit Suisse crisis
• Italy business morale picks up in December but consumers more downbeat
• Germany passes waiver of gas storage fee outside the country from Jan 1, 2025
• German retailers more pessimistic in holiday season, Ifo says
• After Northvolt, Europe's battery hopes rely heavily on China
• European stocks slide as Trump's warning spooks investors
• King Charles' cancer treatment progressing well, will continue next year
• Rapprochement between Volkswagen and union in wage talks, sources say
• Malaysia says it will resume search for wreckage of missing Flight MH370
• France's Macron to visit Mayotte shantytowns wrecked by Cyclone Chido
• Russian mobile operator MTS to cut staff in drive to reduce debt
• Slovak battery maker InoBat raises 100 million euros in latest funding round
• Turkey receives waiver for gas payments to Russia from Gazprombank sanctions
• UK borrows less than expected in November but Reeves still under pressure
• Credit Agricole buys remainder of Caceis custody and asset JV from Santander
• UniCredit CEO says Commerzbank stake, BPM bid tests for Europe's future
• UK retail sales edge up by 0.2% in November
• German producer prices rise unexpectedly in November
• Trump says EU should make up 'tremendous deficit' with US by purchasing its oil and gas
• Luxury labels bulk up on lower-priced goods to appeal to middle-class shoppers
• UK finance minister to revive regular economic talks with China in January trip, sources says
• Amprion, Hitachi Energy sign over $2 billion contract for German converter stations
• Ukraine collects vast war data trove to train AI models
• Russian missile attack on Kyiv injures two and damages buildings, officials say
• Private equity faces an exit problem in Europe as bigger deals beckon
• Morning Bid: One last hurdle remains for the year
• EU deal and Trump tariff threats bolster Mercosur trade talks
• Analysis-BOJ bids final farewell to Kuroda's radical policy experiment
• Asian shares pinned near three-month lows, dollar towers at 2-yr peak
• Oil prices fall on demand concerns, strong dollar
• Dollar set to end week on a high, yen at five-month low
• UK car manufacturing hits 44-year low in November, industry data shows
• In weight loss battle, Novo and Lilly face growing offensive from licenced copies
• Explainer-What charges does Luigi Mangione face over UnitedHealth executive killing?
• U.S. crude exports to Europe expected to fall in Jan as shipping economics weaken
• German tax revenue rose by 9.0% in November, finance ministry says
• US presses EU to align methane regulations for LNG
• French PM hopes to have budget ready by mid-February
• Olive Garden parent Darden Restaurants raises annual sales forecast
• Exclusive-Nornickel in talks with Xiamen C&D to shift copper smelting to China
• Taiwan's China Airlines splits $12-billion jet deal between Boeing and Airbus
• Northern Ireland unionists to trigger 'Stormont Brake' for first time
• Moldova's president blames Russia's Gazprom for energy crisis
• Spain's utilities tax suffers defeat in parliament
• Italy probes CK Hutchison unit on tax in 3.4 billion euro asset sale, Bloomberg News reports
• German parliament passes tax relief to offset inflation
• Italy's Banco BPM strikes deal with unions on 550 hirings, 1,100 early retirements
• EU opens probe into the proposed acquisition of Dorna Sports by Liberty Media
• Spanish watchdog tells Worldcoin to delete all iris scan data
• Any Commerzbank takeover by UniCredit not subject to investment screening, German government source says
• US exempting gas payments from Russia Gazprombank sanctions, Hungary says
• Germany’s Mosel River still closed to shipping in new year for lock repairs
• Moscow says Ukraine fired more US and British missiles into southern Russia
• BoE's Bailey says market rate pricing for February looks reasonable
• Ukraine may consider Russian gas transit if Moscow not paid during war
• Savannah to speed up Portugal lithium project, dismisses doubts over price and demand
• HSBC Chairman to lead pivotal UK business delegation to China
• Italy govt calls confidence vote over deficit-cutting 2025 budget
• Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor in contempt of court over $1.2 trillion UK lawsuit
• Czech central bank pauses easing cycle as inflation lingers
• UK watchdog plans to simplify investment information, in shift from EU
• Factbox-Who received the longest jail terms in the Gisele Pelicot rape trial?
• Putin: it is clear there will be no Ukraine gas transit deal
• Mercuria sets up jointly-owned metals trading unit with Zambia's IDC
• Tata Steel's Dutch plant gets year to clean up coke oven
• Britain sanctions 5 senior Georgian officials over protest crackdown
• Factbox-European companies cut jobs as economy sputters
• Big year of central bank easing wraps up with dovish BoE, Fed caution
• Europe sanctions former Russian spy exposed by Reuters
• Russia will remain a threat to Europe even after Ukraine war, Finland says
• Conagra trims annual profit forecast on higher promotions
• British Airways makes additional schedule changes over engine issues
• Poland expects 2.8-2.9% GDP growth in Q4
• Accenture beats quarterly revenue estimates
• Imminent Russian rate hike adds to dismal outlook for house-buyer hopefuls
• Putin blames YouTube for slowing speeds in Russia
• TEXT-Bank of England's Monetary Policy Summary
• Pound and bond yields dip after BoE holds rates but three officials dissent
• Germany urges EU to spare automakers harsher CO2 fines
• Bank of England keeps rates steady, policy split widens
• Even in the euro zone, king cash is about to lose its throne
• Arm, Qualcomm to make closing cases in chip license dispute trial
• Instant view: BoE keeps rates on hold but policymakers more divided
• Czech arms group CSG plans to boost Kinetic's military ammo sales
• Seeing low-income consumers squeezed, retailers target $10 and under gifts
• Swedish police go on board Yi Peng 3 vessel at invitation of China
• Renewable energy produced record 56% of Spain's electricity in 2024
• Putin says Russia is moving closer to achieving goals in Ukraine
• UK financial watchdog proposes simpler investor information system
• No need for ECB to start stimulating growth, Patsalides says
• US tariffs would hit Hungary's growth, boost inflation, central bank says
• Putin says Russia's economy is overheating, inflation is worrying
• Some 330 jobs hit as Novartis closes Morphosys, WiWo reports
• Zelenskiy presses for EU-US unity to stop Putin
• Highlights from Putin's annual news conference
• Soccer-Friedkin Group buys majority stake in Everton
• Spain's Navantia to buy shipyards of Titanic builder Harland & Wolf
• Putin says Russia is ready for a missile duel with the U.S
• Dealmakers eye $4 trillion-plus M&A haul in 2025 on Trump boost
• Romania signs $2 billion deal to extend life of its first nuclear reactor
• BT defeats $1.6 billion UK lawsuit for customer 'overcharging'
• Netherlands plans to include AI, biotech to investment screening law
• Italy's FILA raises $95 million from sale of shares in Indian unit
• German exports to UK surge amid gold rally, leaving U.S. behind
• UK's FTSE slides to 1-mo low as Fed dampens mood ahead of BoE
• France fines 12 household appliance firms $635 million for price fixing
• Airbus tests new kit allowing A400M airlifter to fight fires
• Swedish central bank cuts policy rate, cautious on easing in 2025
• Fed's hawkish tilt has emerging markets scurrying to save currencies
• Norway central bank keeps rate on hold, eyes March cut
• Analysis-Behind a potential Honda and Nissan tie-up, the existential threat posed by Chinese EVs
• South Korea's KHNP says consortium wins $1.98 billion nuclear power plant refurbishment project in Romania
• Arianespace announces leadership change from January
• Italy regulator ends Booking.com probe as commitments ease competition concerns
• EssilorLuxottica and Prada extend eyewear licensing agreement
• Covestro shareholders accept ADNOC's XRG takeover offer
• Raiffeisen faces crunch court ruling in multi-billion dollar Russia dispute
• Investors trim bets again on Bank of England rate cuts in 2025
• Pound rocked by tough-talking Fed ahead of BoE decision
• Labour shortages ease in Germany's economy, survey shows
• European stocks tumble after Fed's hawkish signal
• France fines Electrolux $46 million in 2009-2014 antitrust case
• France's Macron arrives in cyclone-battered Mayotte as heavy rains hit islands
• Palliser Capital calls for resolution on review of Rio's dual listing
• UK watchdog extends motor finance complaints deadline to Dec. 2025
• Czech billionaire Kretinsky's EPH to buy Enel stake in Slovak utility
• Fortum to buy renewable power portfolio for $9.4 million
• India antitrust body raids Pernod, AB InBev in liquor industry crackdown, sources say
• UK watchdog fines Thames Water $23 million for breaking dividend rules
• UK water regulator says bills can rise by 36% over 2025-2030
• Douglas expects its sales to grow in 2025
• German consumer sentiment outlook modest after slight pickup, GfK finds
• Aviation firm Vaeridion, founded by ex-Airbus execs, raises 14 million euros
• Italy's Treasury, Asterion file binding bid for Telecom Italia subsea unit
• BOJ Governor Ueda's comments at news conference
• SoftwareOne announces deal to buy Norwegian rival Crayon
• Analysis-Italy's bonds poised for gains at expense of Germany and France in 2025
• Foxconn exec in France to discuss Nissan stake purchase from Renault, Central News Agency reports
• Morning Bid: Japan holds, Bank of England up next
• Analysis-US stocks face headwind from rising yields after Fed signals fewer rate cuts
• Dealmakers eye $4 trillion-plus M&A haul in 2025
• European car sales fall in November, led by France and Italy, ACEA says
• HSBC to cut best lending rate in Hong Kong by 12.5 bps to 5.25%
• EU leaders to send 'clear message' to Trump on Ukraine, to debate U.S. ties
• Volkswagen, unions still locked in talks over plant closures, pay cuts, sources say
• BOJ keeps interest rates steady, hawkish board member dissents
• Volkswagen nears deal with unions to keep car plants open, Bloomberg says
• BOJ keeps rates steady by 8-1 vote, board member Tamura dissents
• Asian stocks dive after Fed flags slower rate cuts, BOJ decision awaited

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