financial-crisis

Image for Funds run low at UK's Thames Water as rescue talks drag onFinance

Funds Run Low at UK's Thames Water as Rescue Talks Drag On

Image for Hermes heir takes aim at LVMH's Arnault in missing shares civil lawsuit, court document showsFinance

Hermes Heir Takes Aim at LVMH's Arnault in Missing Shares Civil Lawsuit, Court Document Shows

Image for Eurovision faces major test as countries weigh Israel's participationFinance

Eurovision Faces Major Test as Countries Weigh Israel's Participation

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Putin Meets Witkoff and Kushner for Over Four Hours to Discuss Ukraine Peace

Image for UK's FTSE 100 flat as financials gain and consumer staples, mining stocks slide

UK's FTSE 100 Flat as Financials Gain and Consumer Staples, Mining Stocks Slide

Date: December 2, 2025

Dec 2 (Reuters) - UK's FTSE 100 inched higher on Tuesday, lifted by financial stocks after the Bank of England eased capital requirements for lenders in a bid to boost growth, while industrial shares...

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Bank of England Says UK Lenders Clear Stress Tests

Date: December 2, 2025

By Phoebe Seers and Tommy Reggiori Wilkes LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The seven biggest British lenders have enough capital to withstand a deep global recession, large falls in financial markets and a...

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Bank of England Eases Bank Capital Requirements in Bid to Boost Growth

Date: December 2, 2025

By Lawrence White and Phoebe Seers LONDON, Dec 2 - Britain's central bank on Tuesday cut the amount of capital it estimates lenders need to hold in a bid to boost lending and stimulate the economy in...

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Germany Not Doing Enough to Halt Economic 'free Fall', Says Industry Body

Date: December 2, 2025

BERLIN, Dec 2 (Reuters) - German engineering orders increased slightly in October, with non-eurozone countries contributing to the rise, but the bump does not signal that a recovery is on the way,...

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Trump Administration Backs Bayer's Bid to Curb Roundup Lawsuits

Date: December 2, 2025

By Diana Novak Jones Dec 1 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to take up Bayer’s bid to curtail thousands of lawsuits claiming its Roundup...

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Australian Teen Challenging Social Media Ban Says Internet Will Be Less Safe

Date: December 2, 2025

SYDNEY, Dec 2 (Reuters) - A teenager suing the Australian government to overturn a ban on social media for under-16s says the measure would make the internet more dangerous for young people and be...