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Trading Day: Chips, Banks Up; Oil Slumps
OPEC Regains Share in India as Russian Oil Imports Slump in December
Date: January 15, 2026
By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI, Jan 15 (Reuters) - India's Russian oil imports fell to their lowest level in two years in December, as Western sanctions pushed refiners to tap alternatives, lifting OPEC's...
Fitch Warns of Eastern European Downgrades if Greenland Strife Cracks NATO
Date: January 15, 2026
By Marc Jones LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Europe could face a wave of one-notch credit rating downgrades if tensions with the U.S. over Greenland fracture NATO, Fitch's top sovereign analyst said on...
SocGen's Base Case: Starmer to Go but UK Borrowing to Remain Constrained
Date: January 15, 2026
LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A new British leader would not have scope to significantly lift government borrowing if Keir Starmer is replaced as prime minister later this year, Societe Generale's UK...
Staar Surgical CEO to Exit as Part of Deal With Top Shareholder
Date: January 15, 2026
Jan 15 (Reuters) - Staar Surgical said on Thursday its CEO Stephen Farrell will step down by the end of the month as part of the medtech company's settlement deal with Broadwood Partners, its biggest...
Hungary's Mol Could Sign First Deal Soon to Acquire Stake in Serbia's Nis
Date: January 15, 2026
By Krisztina Than and Daria Sito-Sucic BELGRADE/BUDAPEST, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Hungarian oil group MOL is expected to sign the first key deal during its talks to buy a majority stake in Serbia's Russian...
India, EU Close in on Trade Pact as US Trade Talks Drag On
Date: January 15, 2026
By Shivangi Acharya and Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI, Jan 15 (Reuters) - India expects talks on a long-sought trade deal with the European Union to conclude this month, Trade Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on...