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Image for Philips' margin forecast surpasses market view, shares jump 10%Finance

Philips' Margin Forecast Surpasses Market View, Shares Jump 10%

Image for Morning Bid: Trump administration prepares to gut climate lawsFinance

Morning Bid: Trump Administration Prepares to Gut Climate Laws

Image for Stocks mixed but world index hits record high; Treasury yields fallFinance

Stocks Mixed but World Index Hits Record High; Treasury Yields Fall

Image for Dollar weakens after dour US economic data, yen continues winning streakFinance

Dollar Weakens After Dour US Economic Data, Yen Continues Winning Streak

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Senior Italian Treasury Official Suspected of Insider Trading, Sources Say

Date: February 9, 2026

MILAN/ROME, Feb 9 (Reuters) - An Italian Treasury official in charge of managing state-backed companies is under investigation on suspicion of insider trading, two sources with direct knowledge of the...

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EU Proposes Sanctions on Georgian, Indonesian Ports for Handling Russian Oil

Date: February 9, 2026

BRUSSELS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The EU's diplomatic arm EEAS has proposed the addition of third-country ports to sanctions against Russia for the first time, its proposal document showed on Monday.    ...

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French Advisers Urges EU Tariffs or Weaker Euro to Counter China

Date: February 9, 2026

PARIS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The European Union should consider either an unprecedented 30% across-the-board tariff on Chinese goods or a 30% depreciation of the euro against the renminbi to counter a...

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ECB's Nagel Says Rates Are Right Despite Inflation Dip

Date: February 9, 2026

FRANKFURT, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank's policy rate is at the right level as inflation is likely to settle at its 2% goal after a short-lived dip, ECB policymaker Joachim Nagel said...

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Analysis-French Central Bank Governor's Departure Unlikely to Shift ECB Policy Course

Date: February 9, 2026

By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The surprise resignation of Francois Villeroy de Galhau as French central bank governor is unlikely to change the European Central...

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BP's Gelsenkirchen Refinery Attracts Buyer's Interest From Klesch, Politico Reports

Date: February 9, 2026

FRANKFURT, Feb 9 (Reuters) - BP <BP.L> is in talks to sell its German oil refinery site in Gelsenkirchen to investment firm Klesch Group, news site Politico reported on Monday, citing two people...