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Finance

How safe havens stack up as tech, energy and France fears grip markets

By Sophie Kiderlin, Canan Sevgili and Sruthi Shankar LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Demand for safe-have...

20th October, 2026

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Finance

Stocks mostly rise as oil, US yields ease; French stocks fall

By Caroline Valetkevitch and Shashwat Chauhan Oct 20 (Reuters) - US stock indexes ended mostly highe...

20th October, 2026

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Finance

Dollar dips as traders weigh Iran, AI risks

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK, Oct 20 (Reuters) - The US dollar slipped on Tuesday in line with falling...

20th October, 2026

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Finance

Brent falls as Iran's president discusses mediation with Pakistani army chief

By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Oil prices settled down after touching a five-mont...

20th October, 2026

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Finance

Exclusive-OpenAI seeks to accelerate fundraising ahead of Anthropic IPO, sources say

By Echo Wang, Krystal Hu and Sabrina Valle NEW YORK, Oct 19 (Reuters) - OpenAI is racing to secure i...

19th October, 2026

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Finance

Belarus bars entry to some goods from Latvia

Oct 19 (Reuters) - Belarus, one of Russia's closest allies, said on Monday it was barring the entry...

19th October, 2026

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Finance

UniCredit buys back Italian securities-services unit from Societe Generale

MILAN, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Italy's second-largest bank, UniCredit, said on Tuesday it was bringing it...

19th October, 2026

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UK's Healey rules out capital gains tax increase in budget, Times reports

Oct 19 (Reuters) - British finance minister John Healey has rejected calls to raise capital gains ta...

19th October, 2026

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Finance

Trading Day: AI storm abates

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street recovered some ground on Monday a...

19th October, 2026

Image for America's CAR-MART falls 22.96% on Friday to close at USD 1.04
Markets

America's CAR-MART falls 22.96% on Friday to close at USD 1.04

19th October, 2026

Image for Jaguar Health falls 23% on Friday in US trading
Markets

Jaguar Health falls 23% on Friday in US trading

19th October, 2026

Image for Crowdgather falls 23.93% on Friday to close at USD 8.36
Markets

Crowdgather falls 23.93% on Friday to close at USD 8.36

19th October, 2026

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Finance

Barclays defends £15 billion private credit book after reported BoE scrutiny

Oct 19 (Reuters) - Barclays said its £15 billion ($19.97 billion) private credit exposure was treate...

19th October, 2026

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Finance

Top hyperscalers likely to have more AI-linked debt than now known, S&P Global warns

By Marc Jones LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - S&P Global estimates the world's biggest tech firms are lik...

19th October, 2026

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Finance

Solvay cuts 2026 forecast after Middle East conflict hits third quarter

Oct 19 (Reuters) - Solvay cut its 2026 forecast after the Middle East conflict and a peroxide plant...

19th October, 2026

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Finance

Unilever to sell Welly bandage brand to Forward Consumer Partners

Oct 19 (Reuters) - Unilever said on Monday it has agreed to sell Welly Health PBC to private-equity...

19th October, 2026

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Finance

China's Hansoh Pharma strikes drug deal with Roche worth over $15 billion

By Nichiket Sunil and Patrick Wingrove Oct 19 (Reuters) - China's Hansoh Pharmaceutical said on Mond...

19th October, 2026

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Finance

Second-hand clothing app Vinted purges suspected stolen goods after France riots

By Anna Peverieri Oct 19 (Reuters) - Vinted, an app for buying and selling second-hand clothing, sai...

19th October, 2026

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Finance

UK's Doncaster Sheffield Airport set for public ownership ahead of reopening

MANCHESTER, England, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Britain's Doncaster Sheffield Airport, which closed almost f...

19th October, 2026

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Finance

Retailer Ahold Delhaize reports cybersecurity incident to Dutch police

By Charlotte Van Campenhout AMSTERDAM, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Retailer Ahold Delhaize reported a cyberse...

19th October, 2026