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Fitness Tracking App Strava Confidentially Files for Ipo, Information Reports
Date: January 8, 2026
Jan 8 (Reuters) - Fitness tracking app Strava has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in recent weeks, the Information reported on Thursday, citing people with direct knowledge of the...
Trading Day: Defense Over Tech, Payrolls Next
Date: January 8, 2026
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Global stocks mostly fell, while oil and Treasury yields rose on Thursday, as investors reacted nervously to U.S. President Donald Trump's call...
Anglo American, Teck Merger Heading for EU Antitrust Approval
Date: January 8, 2026
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The proposed merger of London-listed miner Anglo American and Canada's Teck Resources is heading for antitrust clearance in Europe after EU regulators...
Rio Tinto in Talks to Buy Glencore to Form World's Biggest Miner
Date: January 8, 2026
Jan 8 (Reuters) - Glencore and Rio Tinto have restarted talks over a potential mega merger to create the world's largest mining company, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. (Reporting by Shivani...
Exclusive-Vitol Gets Preliminary US License to Begin Negotiations on Venezuelan Oil Imports and Exports, Four Sources Say
Date: January 8, 2026
By Arathy Somasekhar, Dmitry Zhdannikov and Shariq Khan HOUSTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Vitol, one of the world's largest commodity traders, has received a preliminary special license from the U.S....
UN Predicts World Economic Growth to Slip to 2.7% in 2026
Date: January 8, 2026
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Global economic growth is forecast to decline to 2.7% in 2026 from 2.8% last year before increasing to 2.9% in 2027 - still down from the pre-pandemic average of 3.2%...