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European Corporate Outlook Improves, but Earnings Overall Expected to Fall
Factbox-Hedge Funds Jump Into Volatile January to Reap Returns
Date: February 5, 2026
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Hedge funds posted positive returns in January thanks to ripples of market volatility stemming from U.S. military action in Venezuela, questions around the...
Slovak Prosecutor Ends Probe Over Fighter Jets, Air Defence Systems Donated to Ukraine
Date: February 5, 2026
PRAGUE, Feb 5 (Reuters) - A Slovak prosecutor on Thursday shut down investigations initiated by Prime Minister Robert Fico's government claiming that donations of fighter jets and air defence systems...
Factbox-How Glencore and Rio Tinto's Core Assets Stack Up
Date: February 5, 2026
Feb 5 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto walked away from a mega-mining deal with rival Glencore for the third time on Thursday. Attempts to combine the companies have repeatedly fallen short. Rio rejected a...
Exclusive-ECB to Widen Access to Euro Loans in Bid to Boost Global Role, Sources Say
Date: February 5, 2026
By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is working on opening up its liquidity facility to more countries, making it cheaper and easier to access...
Traders Bet the ECB Will Stick With Steady Rates, Keeping One Eye on the Euro
Date: February 5, 2026
By Samuel Indyk and Stefano Rebaudo LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Euro zone markets remained confident on Thursday in the view that the European Central Bank would likely hold interest rates steady for...
Zurich's Beazley Bid Sets the Stage for More Insurance Deals
Date: February 5, 2026
By Charlie Conchie, Amy-Jo Crowley and Jemima Denham LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Zurich Insurance's bid to buy British insurer Beazley will set the stage for further deals in the sector as buyers jostle...