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Image for Discount retailer B&M shares fall 10% after drop in UK sales
Finance

Discount retailer B&M shares fall 10% after drop in UK sales

(Reuters) -Discount retailer B&M reported a mere 0.6% rise in annual core profit on Wednesday and sa...

4th June, 2025

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Finance

Spain's service sector growth slows to 18-month low in May, PMI shows

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's service sector expanded at its slowest pace in 18 months in May, as ongoi...

4th June, 2025

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Finance

German stocks rise on tax relief package approval; Europe's STOXX 600 touches one-week high

(Reuters) -European shares inched up on Wednesday on gains in Airbus shares, while sentiment remaine...

4th June, 2025

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Finance

Sanctions-hit Belarus lauded by Xi as China's true friend

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met with President Alexander Lukashenko...

4th June, 2025

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Morning Bid: No 'best offers' yet as tariff deadline looms

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Today is the deadline for...

4th June, 2025

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Russian forces advance deeper into Ukraine's Sumy region

By Lidia Kelly (Reuters) -Russian forces have widened the frontline in Ukraine's northern region of...

4th June, 2025

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Finance

Dollar falls after data disappoints; Trump calls for rate cut

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) -The dollar drifted lower on Wednesday as the market looked ahead...

4th June, 2025

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Finance

Canada prepares reprisals over U.S. metals tariffs, EU reports progress in talks

By Jasper Ward and Jeff Mason (Reuters) -The U.S. tariff rate on most imported steel and aluminum wi...

4th June, 2025

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South Korea's new President Lee vows to revive democracy from 'near demise'

By Joyce Lee and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea woke on Wednesday to a new liberal preside...

3rd June, 2025

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Trading Day: Market inflection points abound

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global...

3rd June, 2025

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Riding wave of voter anger, South Korea's Lee now faces policy challenges

By Ju-min Park and Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's new President Lee Jae-myung rode a wave...

3rd June, 2025

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South Korea's Lee Jae-myung rides martial law momentum to presidency

By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -Lee Jae-myung, the liberal South Korean politician elected on Tuesday...

3rd June, 2025