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Image for French spirits makers' shares ease as China spares major producers from duties
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French spirits makers' shares ease as China spares major producers from duties

(Reuters) -Shares of French spirits makers regained some ground on Friday after an initial decline,...

4th July, 2025

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European shares fall as banks, mining stocks losses weigh

(Reuters) -European shares edged lower on Friday, as investors weighed uncertainty over U.S. trade d...

4th July, 2025

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Finnish police see no political, racist motive for Tampere stabbings

HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finnish police said on Friday the person arrested on suspicion of stabbing and i...

4th July, 2025

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Russian use of chemical weapons against Ukraine 'widespread', Dutch defence minister says

By Anthony Deutsch THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Dutch intelligence agencies have gathered evidence of widesp...

4th July, 2025

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Finance

Stocks, dollar dip as Trump passes spending bill, trade deal deadline nears

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) -Most Asian equity markets struggled on Friday, despite record hig...

4th July, 2025

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Morning Bid: Market focus shifts to Trump tariff countdown

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland U.S. investors may have b...

4th July, 2025

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German industrial orders drop much more than expected in May

(Reuters) -German industrial orders fell more than expected in May, declining by 1.4% on the previou...

4th July, 2025

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Oil falls slightly ahead of expected OPEC+ output increase

By Arathy Somasekhar (Reuters) -Oil prices were little changed on Friday as a solid job market bolst...

4th July, 2025

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Dollar slips versus major currencies as US tariff deadline looms

By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -The dollar held gains on Friday after President Donald Trump got his...

4th July, 2025

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Russian shelling kills five in and near eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, governor says

(Reuters) -Russian shelling killed five people on Thursday in and near the eastern Ukrainian city of...

3rd July, 2025

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Russia pounds Kyiv with largest drone attack, hours after Trump-Putin call

(Reuters) -A Russian drone attack triggered a fire on Thursday evening on the roof of a 16-storey ap...

3rd July, 2025

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US-backed 60-day Gaza ceasefire envisages gradual return of hostages, official says

By Andrew Mills (Reuters) -The U.S.-backed proposal for a 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas...

3rd July, 2025