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Image for UK's Workspace backs strategy as activist investor Saba mounts pressure
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UK's Workspace backs strategy as activist investor Saba mounts pressure

July 9 (Reuters) - UK's Workspace Group urged its shareholders on Thursday to vote against activist...

9th July, 2026

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Finance

Swift starts blockchain ledger with initial set of 16 banks

LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - Global financial messaging network Swift launched a blockchain-based shar...

9th July, 2026

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ECB saw inflation rising despite nearly three expected hikes, accounts show

FRANKFURT, July 9 (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers gathering last month were presented...

9th July, 2026

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Palantir says UK police contract wrongly blocked over perceived 'values'

LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - U.S. tech firm Palantir is challenging a decision to block a contract wit...

9th July, 2026

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Turkey's Erdogan gives NATO leaders revolver conundrum after summit

MADRID, July 9 (Reuters) - Belgium's prime minister was a little surprised on landing back home from...

9th July, 2026

Image for Kremlin says US wrong to think escalation of Ukrainian strikes can help end war
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Kremlin says US wrong to think escalation of Ukrainian strikes can help end war

MOSCOW, July 9 (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday the United States was wrong to believe deep Ukrai...

9th July, 2026

Image for Pound nudges at four-week highs; volatility picks up
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Pound nudges at four-week highs; volatility picks up

By Amanda Cooper LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - The pound rose on Thursday, as the dollar backed off the...

9th July, 2026

Image for US relies more on foreign stock than debt flows, a dollar risk, Deutsche Bank warns
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US relies more on foreign stock than debt flows, a dollar risk, Deutsche Bank warns

By Amanda Cooper LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - The United States is relying more than ever on internati...

9th July, 2026

Image for London's FTSE 100 slips as Middle East tensions persist, AstraZeneca drags
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London's FTSE 100 slips as Middle East tensions persist, AstraZeneca drags

July 9 (Reuters) - The UK's FTSE 100 slipped on Thursday as investors grappled with renewed Middle E...

9th July, 2026

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EU proposes asset freezes and travel bans to fight migrant smuggling

BRUSSELS, July 9 (Reuters) - The European Union proposed on Thursday a new sanctions framework targe...

9th July, 2026

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EU imposes anti-dumping duties on Chinese tyres

July 9 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Thursday it had imposed anti-dumping duties on th...

9th July, 2026

Image for Russia eyes mid-July start for commercial logistics hub at Syrian port
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Russia eyes mid-July start for commercial logistics hub at Syrian port

By Feras Dalatey DUBAI, July 9 (Reuters) - Russia hopes by mid-July to have a commercial logistics h...

9th July, 2026