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Image for GSK, gold miners shares push Britain's FTSE 100 higher
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GSK, gold miners shares push Britain's FTSE 100 higher

(Reuters) - British stocks were set to fall for the third straight session on Wednesday, as a strong...

5th February, 2025

Image for Europe's STOXX 600 closes higher on healthcare boost; auto stocks slide
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Europe's STOXX 600 closes higher on healthcare boost; auto stocks slide

(Reuters) - European shares were flat in early trade on Wednesday, as gains led by healthcare stocks...

5th February, 2025

Image for Melexis forecasts lower sales and margin for 1st half of 2025, shares slump
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Melexis forecasts lower sales and margin for 1st half of 2025, shares slump

(Reuters) - Melexis, Belgium's largest semiconductor supplier, said on Wednesday that it expected lo...

5th February, 2025

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Wegovy sales double to boost Novo Nordisk's fourth quarter as growth set to slow

By Maggie Fick and Stine Jacobsen LONDON/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Weight-loss and diabetes drugmaker N...

5th February, 2025

Image for Fox bolsters streaming bet with plans for new subscription offering
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Fox bolsters streaming bet with plans for new subscription offering

By Rishi Kant (Reuters) -Fox Corp is planning to launch a subscription-based streaming service by th...

4th February, 2025

Image for China expands key mineral export controls after US imposes tariffs
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China expands key mineral export controls after US imposes tariffs

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China announced sweeping export restrictions on Tuesday on five metals used ac...

4th February, 2025

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Trump's proposed tariffs may mean higher costs for Canadian whisky in the US

By Emma Rumney and Waylon Cunningham LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global makers of alcoholic drinks l...

3rd February, 2025

Image for Alphabet faces scrutiny on AI spending as Google cloud growth slows
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Alphabet faces scrutiny on AI spending as Google cloud growth slows

By Deborah Mary Sophia and Zaheer Kachwala (Reuters) - Alphabet will face investor scrutiny over its...

3rd February, 2025

Image for Italy sees tax burden unchanged through 2027 despite govt pledges to reduce it
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Italy sees tax burden unchanged through 2027 despite govt pledges to reduce it

By Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) - Italy expects its tax burden to be broadly unchanged at 42.3% of...

3rd February, 2025

Image for Europe's STOXX 600 logs biggest daily drop in 2025 as US tariffs rattle investors
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Europe's STOXX 600 logs biggest daily drop in 2025 as US tariffs rattle investors

(Fixes hyperlink in paragraph 10) By Nikhil Sharma and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -European shares l...

3rd February, 2025

Image for Trump tariff headlines spur volatility surge across markets
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Trump tariff headlines spur volatility surge across markets

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's initial tariff actions again...

3rd February, 2025

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Factbox-Surpluses and services explain why UK might avoid Trump tariffs

(Reuters) - Britain and the United States trade hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of goods and...

3rd February, 2025