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Image for Ukraine's Kyivstar lifts outlook again on strong earnings and digital momentum
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Ukraine's Kyivstar lifts outlook again on strong earnings and digital momentum

July 31 (Reuters) - Ukraine's largest mobile operator Kyivstar raised its financial outlook for the...

31st July, 2026

Image for Austria's OMV quarterly profit jumps 65% on price hikes
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Austria's OMV quarterly profit jumps 65% on price hikes

July 31 (Reuters) - Oil, gas and chemicals firm OMV slightly beat adjusted operating profit estimate...

31st July, 2026

Image for Credit Agricole tops Q2 forecasts, dismisses Monte Paschi-Banco BPM tie-up talk
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Credit Agricole tops Q2 forecasts, dismisses Monte Paschi-Banco BPM tie-up talk

By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS, July 31 (Reuters) - France's Credit Agricole posted better-than-expected...

31st July, 2026

Image for Analysis-Spain courts Chinese firms but looks to EU for ground rules
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Analysis-Spain courts Chinese firms but looks to EU for ground rules

By Victoria Waldersee MADRID, July 31 (Reuters) - As Spanish regions jostle to draw Chinese battery...

31st July, 2026

Image for Morning Bid: Yen sinks as BOJ holds - and it's the KOSPI's best day
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Morning Bid: Yen sinks as BOJ holds - and it's the KOSPI's best day

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter What a wild ride. M...

31st July, 2026

Image for Holcim upgrades full-year guidance, seeing recovery in housing construction
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Holcim upgrades full-year guidance, seeing recovery in housing construction

ZURICH, July 31 (Reuters) - Holcim reported better-than-expected second quarter sales and earnings o...

31st July, 2026

Image for Hensoldt backs 2026 targets as order intake doubles, backlog tops 10 billion euros
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Hensoldt backs 2026 targets as order intake doubles, backlog tops 10 billion euros

July 31 (Reuters) - German sensor and radar maker Hensoldt reaffirmed its 2026 targets on Friday aft...

31st July, 2026

Image for BOJ nods to chance of early rate hike as Tokyo props up yen
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BOJ nods to chance of early rate hike as Tokyo props up yen

By Leika Kihara and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept interest rates...

31st July, 2026

Image for Couche-Tard to buy Poland's Zabka for $8.7 billion in biggest-ever deal
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Couche-Tard to buy Poland's Zabka for $8.7 billion in biggest-ever deal

July 31 (Reuters) - Alimentation Couche-Tard said on Friday it will buy Polish retailer Zabka for ab...

31st July, 2026

Image for Factbox-Tesla's China operations, the EV maker's global production powerhouse
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Factbox-Tesla's China operations, the EV maker's global production powerhouse

SHANGHAI/BEIJING, July 31 (Reuters) - Tesla is considering a separation of its China business to pav...

31st July, 2026

Image for Oil prices settle more than 1% higher, log strongest month since March
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Oil prices settle more than 1% higher, log strongest month since March

July 31 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Friday but kept on track for a monthly rise of about a fifth,...

31st July, 2026

Image for Drone attack ignites blaze at energy plant in Russia's Volgograd, governor says
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Drone attack ignites blaze at energy plant in Russia's Volgograd, governor says

July 31 (Reuters) - A drone attack touched off a fire at an energy facility and warehouses in Russia...

31st July, 2026