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From TACO to FOMO: How retail traders turned Trump-driven volatility into a playbook

By Canan Sevgili, Alessandro Parodi and Vera Dvorakova May 21 (Reuters) - A wave of retail-driven tr...

21st May, 2026

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Morning Bid: Samsung Electronics' wage drama not over yet

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter The fight over pay...

21st May, 2026

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Finance

Decision due in appeals case for Airbus, Air France over Rio-Paris crash

By Tim Hepher PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - A Paris appeals court will issue a verdict on Thursday on th...

21st May, 2026

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Tehran reviewing latest US response as Trump suggests he can wait

By Jana Choukeir and Humeyra Pamuk DUBAI/WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - Iran said on Thursday it was...

21st May, 2026

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Germany's Merz pitches 'associate' EU membership for Ukraine

BRUSSELS, May 21 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has proposed giving Ukraine a direct r...

21st May, 2026

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Finance

Shares rally on Nvidia earnings, Samsung strike suspension

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Thursday as some vessels resume...

21st May, 2026

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Oil rebounds on uncertainty over Iran peace deal and inventory drawdowns

By Sam Li and Lewis Jackson BEIJING, May 21 (Reuters) - Oil prices rebounded on Thursday after two d...

21st May, 2026

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Dollar rally pauses on Iran deal hopes; yen edges back from intervention zone

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO, May 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar hovered below a six-week peak on Thursda...

21st May, 2026

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UK commits $26.87 million to contain Ebola outbreak in DRC

May 21 (Reuters) - Britain has allocated up to 20 million pounds ($26.87 million) in new aid funding...

20th May, 2026

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Finance

TikTok, YouTube lag on UK child safety as rivals act, regulator says

By Sam Tabahriti LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - TikTok and Alphabet's YouTube have failed to set out mea...

20th May, 2026

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Moldova, IMF reach new agreement on non-financing support instrument

CHISINAU, May 20 (Reuters) - Moldova and the International Monetary Fund have reached a new non-fina...

20th May, 2026

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UK finance minister Reeves announces measures to ease cost of living

LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves will on Thursday set out measures...

20th May, 2026

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US removes UN expert Francesca Albanese from sanctions list

May 20 (Reuters) - The United States has removed Francesca ​Albanese, a U.N. expert on the ‌Palestin...

20th May, 2026

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Zelenskiy says Ukraine discussed sanctions on Russia with Britain

May 20 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Ukraine had been in contact...

20th May, 2026

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Bound for Mars, Elon Musk's SpaceX unveils filing for blockbuster IPO

By Echo Wang and Manya Saini May 20 (Reuters) - SpaceX took the wraps off its IPO filing on Wednesda...

20th May, 2026

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Nvidia forecasts quarterly revenue above estimates, announces $80 billion share buyback

May 20 (Reuters) - Nvidia forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations on Wednesda...

20th May, 2026

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EU Commission finds treatment of Gaza flotilla activists unacceptable

BRUSSELS, May 20 (Reuters) - The European Commission found the treatment of the Gaza flotilla activi...

20th May, 2026

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Dutch firms to invest $200 million in northern Mexico for greenhouse project

MEXICO CITY, May 20 (Reuters) - Dutch firms Signify and Alpine Greens are set to invest $200 million...

20th May, 2026

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Finance

Germany will acquire 40% stake in tank maker KNDS at listing, German official says

BERLIN, May 20 (Reuters) - Germany will look to acquire a 40% stake in Franco-German defence equipme...

20th May, 2026

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Israel's treatment of Gaza flotilla members is 'abominable', Canada PM Carney says

OTTAWA, May 20 (Reuters) - Israel's treatment of detained Gaza flotilla activists is "abominable," C...

20th May, 2026