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Swiss banks to test use cases for Swiss franc stablecoin

ZURICH, April 8 (Reuters) - Six Swiss banks have joined forces to test potential use cases for a Swi...

8th April, 2026

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Finance

Britain's Close Brothers flags $430 million motor finance cost

April 8 (Reuters) - Britain's Close Brothers on Wednesday disclosed a potential 320 million pound ($...

8th April, 2026

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Finance

UK house prices sink 0.5% in March, Halifax data shows

April 8 (Reuters) - British house prices slid by 0.5% month-on-month during March, mortgage lender H...

8th April, 2026

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Finance

Gulf states eye cheap Ukrainian interceptor drone as Iranian attacks drain missile stocks

By Tim Kelly and Maki Shiraki TOKYO, April 8 (Reuters) - Gulf states including Saudi Arabia and the...

8th April, 2026

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Finance

Burger King and Popeyes franchisee Rex Concepts plans Warsaw IPO

GDANSK, April 8 (Reuters) - Central European quick-service restaurant operator Rex Concepts plans to...

8th April, 2026

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Finance

Eramet's top shareholder weighs exit as $500 million capital raise looms, FT reports

April 8 (Reuters) - Eramet's largest shareholder, the Duval family, has hired bankers as it consider...

8th April, 2026

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Finance

Morning Bid: Two weeks to breathe

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee A sparkling relief rally...

8th April, 2026

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Trump agrees to two-week ceasefire, Iran says safe passage through Hormuz possible

By Steve Holland, Parisa Hafezi, Enas Alashray, Ahmed Tolba and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON/DUBAI/CAIRO,...

8th April, 2026

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Finance

US carmakers accuse EU of blocking supersized pick-up trucks from roads, FT reports

April 8 (Reuters) - U.S. carmakers have accused Brussels of keeping their largest pick-up trucks, in...

8th April, 2026

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Finance

Exclusive-TikTok to build a second billion-euro data centre in Finland

By Supantha Mukherjee and Anne Kauranen HELSINKI/STOCKHOLM, April 8 (Reuters) - TikTok plans to inve...

8th April, 2026

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Finance

Colombia's Petro calls for economic emergency, fresh financing law

BOGOTA, April 7 (Reuters) - Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday evening that his gover...

8th April, 2026

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Former Australian soldier to remain in jail after being charged with Afghan war crimes

By Christine Chen SYDNEY, April 8 (Reuters) - Australia's most decorated living soldier will remain...

8th April, 2026