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Image for UK services firms see first drop in activity since 2025 as Iran war pressure persists
Finance

UK services firms see first drop in activity since 2025 as Iran war pressure persists

LONDON, June 3 (Reuters) - British services firms buckled in May as the strains of the Iran war push...

3rd June, 2026

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US, South Korea discuss nuclear cooperation in security talks

By Joyce Lee SEOUL, June 3 (Reuters) - South Korea and the U.S. held inaugural talks this week to di...

3rd June, 2026

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Finance

Kone shareholders back $34 billion TKE takeover plan

HELSINKI, June 3 (Reuters) - Finnish elevator maker Kone said on Wednesday its shareholders have app...

3rd June, 2026

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Finance

Portugal general strike over labour reform halts trains, flights, shuts schools

By Sergio Goncalves and Miguel Pereira LISBON, June 3 (Reuters) - A second general strike in six mon...

3rd June, 2026

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Finance

Lars Lokke Rasmussen remains Denmark's foreign minister in new government

COPENHAGEN, June 3 (Reuters) - Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has been reappointed...

3rd June, 2026

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Finance

Carlyle Group to sell Germany's Flender to Triton Partners

June 3 (Reuters) - Carlyle said on Wednesday it agreed to sell mechanical drive systems provider Fle...

3rd June, 2026

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Finance

Hungary's government moves to abolish Orban-era Sovereignty Protection Office

BUDAPEST, June 3 (Reuters) - Hungary's governing Tisza party has submitted a bill to parliament to a...

3rd June, 2026

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Finance

Euro zone business wilts in May as war-driven inflation surges, pointing to Q2 GDP contraction

LONDON, June 3 (Reuters) - Euro zone private sector activity shrank at the fastest rate in 18 months...

3rd June, 2026

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Finance

New U.S. tariffs on EU goods would be unacceptable, EU trade committee head says

BRUSSELS, June 3 (Reuters) - Any new U.S. tariffs on European Union goods on top of the rates agreed...

3rd June, 2026

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Finance

French services sector shrinks in May at fastest pace since late 2020, PMI shows

PARIS, June 3 (Reuters) - France's services sector contracted at its sharpest pace in 5-1/2 years in...

3rd June, 2026

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Finance

Italy services costs at 3-year high as business contracts, PMI shows

ROME, June 3 (Reuters) - Cost pressures in Italy's service sector hit a 40-month high in May as the...

3rd June, 2026

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Finance

Partners Group shares fall 13% after curbs on fund redemptions

June 3 (Reuters) - Shares in Partners Group AG fell as much as 13% on Wednesday after a Bloomberg re...

3rd June, 2026