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ECB rebuffs proposals to boost euro stablecoins as too risky

By Francesco Canepa and Jan Strupczewski NICOSIA, May 22 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank warne...

22nd May, 2026

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Finance

Leaks, demands and a phone call: how Estée Lauder's Puig deal fell apart

By Andres Gonzalez and Abigail Summerville LONDON/NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. cosmetics maker...

22nd May, 2026

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Le Pen says France should quit NATO command structure

By Sabine Siebold and John Irish HELSINGBORG, Sweden, May 22 (Reuters) - Far-right leader Marine Le...

22nd May, 2026

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Finance

Shein to buy apparel retailer Everlane

May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. apparel brand Everlane said on Friday it had reached an agreement to be acqu...

22nd May, 2026

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China's JD.com weighs £2 billion bid for UK retailer The Very Group, Sky News reports 

May 22 - Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com is eyeing a potential £2 billion bid for the British online...

22nd May, 2026

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Slovenia approves Jansa as PM-designate, paving way for reforms

LJUBLJANA, May 22 (Reuters) - Slovenia’s parliament approved right-leaning leader Janez Jansa as pri...

22nd May, 2026

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UK runs NATO war drill from disused London Tube stop

LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - A disused platform of London's Charing Cross Tube station was transformed...

22nd May, 2026

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Wingtech seeks $1.2 billion damages in new suit against Nexperia

BEIJING, May 22 (Reuters) - China's Wingtech Technology has filed a lawsuit with a subsidiary agains...

22nd May, 2026

Image for UK's Bodycote confirms $2.04 billion buyout proposal from Apollo
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UK's Bodycote confirms $2.04 billion buyout proposal from Apollo

May 22 (Reuters) - Britain's Bodycote on Friday said it received a conditional proposal from Apollo...

22nd May, 2026

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Mercedes to roll out urban autonomous driving in Germany from end of year

BERLIN, May 22 (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz said on Friday it will roll out its urban point-to-point au...

22nd May, 2026

Image for Yacht maker Italian Sea Group plunges as losses breach legal capital threshold
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Yacht maker Italian Sea Group plunges as losses breach legal capital threshold

May 22 (Reuters) - Italian Sea Group's shares fell more than 37% on Friday after the luxury yacht ma...

22nd May, 2026

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Global equity fund investors halt eight-week buying streak as bond yields rise

May 22 (Reuters) - Global equity funds recorded the first weekly outflow in nine weeks in the week t...

22nd May, 2026