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Finance

Commerzbank CEO calls UniCredit offer unusual for not offering premium

FRANKFURT, May 5 (Reuters) - Commerzbank CEO Bettina Orlopp said on Tuesday that it was "unusual" th...

5th May, 2026

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Finance

EU urges US to reinstate trade deal tariffs as anniversary nears

BRUSSELS, May 5 (Reuters) - The European Union's trade chief has urged the United States to swiftly...

5th May, 2026

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Finance

Top European tech CEOs call for easier AI rules

AMSTERDAM, May 5 (Reuters) - Europe's AI regulations should be reduced and simplified, chief executi...

5th May, 2026

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Finance

Europe needs bigger banks to compete with US, China, Eurogroup chairman says

BRUSSELS, May 5 (Reuters) - The European Union needs its banks to be bigger if they are to compete w...

5th May, 2026

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Ireland probles Meta's Instagram, Facebook over EU manipulation concerns

DUBLIN, May 5 (Reuters) - Ireland's media regulator has opened investigations into Meta's Instagram...

5th May, 2026

Image for Italy's Meloni warns over AI deepfakes after false photos circulate
Finance

Italy's Meloni warns over AI deepfakes after false photos circulate

ROME, May 5 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday that fake images of he...

5th May, 2026

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Finance

Euro zone bond yields inch lower with Strait of Hormuz in focus

By Alun John and Lucy Raitano LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields were a touc...

5th May, 2026

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Finance

Jailed Iranian peace laureate at risk of dying after heart attack, husband says

By Melory Ghazi, Lauren Bacquie and Noemie Olive PARIS, May 5 - The husband of Iran's imprisoned Nob...

5th May, 2026

Image for Vienna police brace for protests at Eurovision Song Contest final
Finance

Vienna police brace for protests at Eurovision Song Contest final

By Francois Murphy VIENNA, May 5 (Reuters) - Vienna police expect protests against Israel's particip...

5th May, 2026

Image for Bulgaria's president gives mandate to election winner Radev to form government
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Bulgaria's president gives mandate to election winner Radev to form government

SOFIA, May 5 (Reuters) - Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova said on Tuesday she would give the mandat...

5th May, 2026

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Finance

Alphabet closes in on Nvidia's spot as world's biggest company

By Shashwat Chauhan May 5 (Reuters) - Alphabet is on the cusp of overtaking Nvidia as the world's mo...

5th May, 2026

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Finance

Russian court finds Rusagro stake must be handed to the state, Interfax says

MOSCOW, May 5 (Reuters) - A Russian court ruled on Tuesday that Vadim Moshkovich, the billionaire fo...

5th May, 2026