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Amundi Asset Management takes a more positive view on British pound

LONDON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Europe's largest asset manager Amundi has taken a more positive view on st...

5th October, 2026

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Factbox-What to know about Spain's November snap election

Oct 5 (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called an early election for November 29...

5th October, 2026

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Finance

BIS chief warns soaring debt, market changes could complicate future crisis response

By Marc Jones LONDON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Central banks will remain at the heart of managing future fi...

5th October, 2026

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UK grocer Sainsbury's held merger talks with rival Morrisons, reports say

Oct 5 (Reuters) - Sainsbury's, Britain's second-largest grocer, held talks with smaller rival Morris...

5th October, 2026

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Romania says two dead after fire on ship, Ukraine blames Russian drones

Oct 5 (Reuters) - Two people died and others were rescued after a fire on a ship in the Black Sea ou...

5th October, 2026

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Finance

BT rescues rival TalkTalk from administration

By Paul Sandle and Sam Tabahriti LONDON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Britain's BT Group acquired troubled riva...

5th October, 2026

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Finance

Germany's AfD weighs shift from anti-EU roots, strategy paper shows

BERLIN, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Members of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) are advocating a sh...

5th October, 2026

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Finance

Italy PM Meloni seeks EU trademark for her voice amid AI deepfake risks

ROME, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has applied to the European Union Inte...

5th October, 2026

Image for Russia's oil earnings fall despite price jump as output drops, rouble rises
Finance

Russia's oil earnings fall despite price jump as output drops, rouble rises

(Corrects the second paragraph to show that the decline was from 6.61 trillion roubles in the first...

5th October, 2026

Image for Air Liquide eyes investor returns and margin gains, but retains scope for major deal
Finance

Air Liquide eyes investor returns and margin gains, but retains scope for major deal

By Olivier Cherfan Oct 5 (Reuters) - Industrial gases provider Air Liquide said on Monday it would l...

5th October, 2026

Image for Italian bank Intesa's improved €35 billion bid for MPS wins backing of biggest investor
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Italian bank Intesa's improved €35 billion bid for MPS wins backing of biggest investor

By Valentina Za MILAN, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Italy's biggest bank Intesa Sanpaolo has claimed a major vi...

5th October, 2026

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Finance

RBI sees no signs of expropriation of Russian business, CEO says

VIENNA, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Raiffeisen Bank International currently sees no signs of an expropriation...

5th October, 2026