Finance
Major Saudi refinery, Kurdish and Israeli oil, gas fields shut amid Mideast strikes
By Yousef Saba March 2 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia shut its biggest domestic oil refinery on Monday aft...
2nd March, 2026
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Italy 2025 budget deficit misses 3% target, in blow to PM Meloni
ROME, March 2 (Reuters) - Italy's budget deficit last year failed to fall inside the European Union'...
2nd March, 2026
Finance
UK mortgage approvals dip in January, consumer borrowing rises
LONDON, March 2 (Reuters) - The number of mortgages approved by British lenders for house purchase f...
2nd March, 2026
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UK factory activity expands for fourth straight month in February, PMI shows
By Suban Abdulla LONDON, March 2 (Reuters) - Activity in Britain's manufacturing sector rose last mo...
2nd March, 2026
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Nokia expands partnerships with TIM Brasil, Deutsche Telekom in AI technology push
March 2 (Reuters) - Nokia said on Monday it was expanding partnerships with TIM Brasil and Deutsche...
2nd March, 2026
Finance
Novo Nordisk to invest $506 million in Ireland plant expansion
COPENHAGEN, March 2 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk said on Monday it will invest 432 million euros ($506.4...
2nd March, 2026
Finance
Safra CEO says Saxo deal shows need for tech scale in AI era
By Ariane Luthi and Oliver Hirt ZURICH, March 2 (Reuters) - J. Safra Sarasin's acquisition of Denmar...
2nd March, 2026
Finance
Euro zone factory growth hit 44-month high in February, PMI shows
LONDON, March 2 (Reuters) - Euro zone manufacturing expanded at its fastest pace in nearly four year...
2nd March, 2026
Finance
French manufacturing expanded in February, beating flash forecast, PMI shows
By Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS, March 2 (Reuters) - France's manufacturing sector expanded in February, sl...
2nd March, 2026
Finance
Italian manufacturing returns to growth in February, PMI shows
ROME, March 2 (Reuters) - Italy's manufacturing sector expanded in February after two months of cont...
2nd March, 2026
Finance
UK's Oxford Nanopore shares fall on medium-term revenue target cut
March 2 (Reuters) - Shares in Oxford Nanopore Technologies fell nearly 12% on Monday after the Briti...
2nd March, 2026
Finance
Swiss National Bank raises willingness to counter franc's 'excessive' appreciation
By John Revill ZURICH, March 2 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank said on Monday it was more willin...
2nd March, 2026