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Image for Big Tech earnings to test AI rally as resurgent Alphabet takes leadFinance

Big Tech Earnings to Test AI Rally as Resurgent Alphabet Takes Lead

Image for HSBC tops $300 billion market value for first timeFinance

HSBC Tops $300 Billion Market Value for First Time

Image for European shares finish higher; Puma leaps on Anta stake purchaseFinance

European Shares Finish Higher; Puma Leaps on Anta Stake Purchase

Image for China's Anta Sports buys 29% Puma stake for $1.8 billion, rules out full takeoverFinance

China's Anta Sports Buys 29% Puma Stake for $1.8 Billion, Rules Out Full Takeover

Image for Hungary's opposition keeps poll lead, backed by younger generation

Hungary's Opposition Keeps Poll Lead, Backed by Younger Generation

Date: January 27, 2026

BUDAPEST, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Hungary's centre-right opposition Tisza party has kept its 10 percentage point opinion poll lead over Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz in January, a fresh poll showed...

Image for Puma shares soar 15% as Anta Sports builds stake

Puma Shares Soar 15% as Anta Sports Builds Stake

Date: January 27, 2026

Jan 27 (Reuters) - Shares in Puma rose 15% in early Frankfurt trading on Tuesday after China's Anta Sports Products said it would buy a 29.06% stake in the  German sportswear maker. Anta will buy the...

Image for North Korea fires missiles into sea amid talks of limiting US military role

North Korea Fires Missiles Into Sea Amid Talks of Limiting US Military Role

Date: January 27, 2026

SEOUL, Jan 27 (Reuters) - North Korea launched an unidentified projectile towards the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said on Tuesday. Japan's coast guard separately said it had...

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UK Politicians Call for Competition Review of Netflix Bid for Warner Bros

Date: January 27, 2026

Jan 27 (Reuters) - More than a dozen UK politicians and former policymakers have called on the country's competition watchdog to launch a full review of Netflix's $83 billion bid for Warner Bros...

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Europe Must Overhaul Rules or Risk Economic Decline, Banking Group Warns

Date: January 27, 2026

By Tommy Reggiori Wilkes LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Europe's economy risks falling further behind other regions unless the European Union overhauls regulation that is undermining banks' ability to...

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Exclusive-German Firms' China Investments Driven to Four-Year High by US Trade Wars

Date: January 27, 2026

By Rene Wagner and Christoph Steitz BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Jan 27 (Reuters) - German companies' investments in China hit a four-year high in 2025, according to data compiled for Reuters, underscoring how...