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Fitch cuts Nissan rating to junk status, following Moody's downgrade

TOKYO (Reuters) - Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday it has downgraded Nissan Motor's rating to junk-st...

26th February, 2025

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Hungary economy may grow 2%-3% this year, below forecast in budget, official says

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's economic growth this year is likely to come in between 2% and 3%, bel...

26th February, 2025

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Sterling edges lower versus dollar, eyes on military spending

By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) - Sterling edged lower against a strengthening dollar and held steady v...

26th February, 2025

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FTSE 100 hits one-week high on banks, mining boost

(Reuters) - UK's benchmark stock indexes rose on Wednesday, swept up in a global risk-off move, with...

26th February, 2025

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Analysis-Markets eye new wave of joint European bonds in rush to boost defence

By Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) - Big investors are sensing that a fresh joint European borrowing...

26th February, 2025

Image for European shares close at record high after upbeat earnings; US-Ukraine deal in focus
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European shares close at record high after upbeat earnings; US-Ukraine deal in focus

By Nikhil Sharma (Reuters) - European shares scaled a record high on Wednesday, buoyed by a critical...

26th February, 2025

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Italy may look into taking Nexi private amid resistance to Worldline tie-up

By Giuseppe Fonte, Valentina Za and Elvira Pollina ROME (Reuters) - Italy is reluctant to explore a...

26th February, 2025

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European stocks vulnerable to pullback before reaching new heights: Reuters poll

By Danilo Masoni and Samuel Indyk MILAN (Reuters) - A growing number of investors and strategists ex...

26th February, 2025

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Alcon forecasts revenue growth in 2025, ready to cope with tariffs

(Reuters) - Alcon forecast sales of between $10.2 and $10.4 billion for 2025, after the eye care gro...

26th February, 2025

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Europe's SES says up to FCC to free up satellite spectrum for Starlink

By Gianluca Lo Nostro (Reuters) -European satellite company SES beat annual core profit estimates on...

26th February, 2025

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Oil falls, settles at 2-month low as US fuel inventories rise

By Shariq Khan and Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices rose marginally on Wednesday, bouncin...

26th February, 2025

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Morning Bid: Nvidia results offer window into AI spending

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee Quarterly earnings from AI darli...

26th February, 2025