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Factbox-How many bank takeover bids are happening in Italy?

By Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) -A wave of M&A activity is sweeping through Italy's banking industry...

23rd May, 2025

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ECB's Stournaras sees one more euro zone rate cut in June, then a pause, Greek media reports

ATHENS (Reuters) -The European Central Bank is expected to cut euro zone interest rates one more tim...

23rd May, 2025

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UniCredit has appealed to court against Italy govt's terms on its Banco BPM bid, Repubblica says

ROME (Reuters) -Italian bank UniCredit has appealed to an administrative court against the "golden p...

23rd May, 2025

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European stocks close week lower on Trump's EU, Apple tariff threats

(Reuters) -European stocks rose on Friday as retreating bond yields offered some relief to investors...

23rd May, 2025

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Exclusive-Russia's major exporters cut rail cargo volumes as economy slows, document shows

By Gleb Stolyarov (Reuters) -Major Russian exporters including Rusal and Gazpromneft have cut the pl...

23rd May, 2025

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Hungary's Orban says EU plan to ban Russian energy imports must be prevented

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The European Union's plan to ban Russian energy imports must be prevented, Hung...

23rd May, 2025

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Dollar, stocks fall as Trump targets Europe and Apple in tariff threats

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares made some tentative gains on Friday as beaten-down Tre...

23rd May, 2025

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Analysis-Tariff-fogged markets leave investors flying blind

By Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) -Global investors admit to flying blind in markets roiled by errat...

23rd May, 2025

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US dollar tumbles as Trump's EU tariff talk spurs investor flight

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar was soft on Friday, poised to make its first...

23rd May, 2025

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Oil gains on short-covering, nuclear talks

By Laila Kearney (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped on Friday, weighed down by a stronger U.S. dollar an...

23rd May, 2025

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UBS raises S&P year end target, eyes more gains in 2026

(Reuters) - UBS Global Wealth Management on Thursday raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 to 6...

23rd May, 2025

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Trading Day: Selloff on nervy hold

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

22nd May, 2025