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Dollar steadies from weakness as Trump calls off planned attack on Iran

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, May 19 (Reuters) - The dollar found support at the start of Asian...

19th May, 2026

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Google, Blackstone to create new AI cloud company, WSJ reports

May 18 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google and Blackstone plan to launch an artificial-intelligence cloud...

19th May, 2026

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Finance

StanChart targets higher return in 2028, plans 15% cut in corporate roles by 2030

HONG KONG, May 19 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered on Tuesday raised its return target to more than 15...

18th May, 2026

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RBA worried higher energy costs could quickly lift consumer prices

SYDNEY, May 19 (Reuters) - Australia's central bank is worried higher energy costs will feed through...

18th May, 2026

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Finance

Germany's finance ministry kicks off Uniper sale, newspaper reports

BERLIN, May 19 (Reuters) - Germany's finance ministry kicked off a sales process for bailed-out ener...

18th May, 2026

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US extends sanctions waiver on Russian oil to aid vulnerable countries

By David Lawder PARIS, May 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday announced...

18th May, 2026

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Finance

Greenland says US talks make progress but island is not for sale

COPENHAGEN, May 18 (Reuters) - Greenland's government said on Monday that progress has been made in...

18th May, 2026

Image for Russian nuclear head: situation at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant reaching 'point of no return'
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Russian nuclear head: situation at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant reaching 'point of no return'

MOSCOW, May 18 (Reuters) - The situation around the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in...

18th May, 2026

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Finance

EU selects EQT to run its nearly $6 billion Scaleup Europe Fund

May 18 (Reuters) - The European Union has selected Swedish private equity group EQT ‌AB to run its 5...

18th May, 2026

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Finance

Chinese greenfield investment in Europe reaches new record, newspaper reports

BERLIN, May 18 (Reuters) - Chinese investment in Europe reached a new record in 2025, with more fact...

18th May, 2026

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EU extends sanctions on former Assad regime for one year, delists Syrian ministries

By Feras Dalatey May 18 (Reuters) - The European Union on Monday renewed sanctions targeting individ...

18th May, 2026

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French regulator fines SocGen $23 million for failing to disclose information to retail customers

PARIS, May 18 (Reuters) - A French financial regulator said on Monday it imposed a 20 million euro (...

18th May, 2026