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Image for European construction stocks face reality check after record runFinance

European Construction Stocks Face Reality Check After Record Run

Image for Yen strengthens amid intervention threat, traders await US dataFinance

Yen Strengthens Amid Intervention Threat, Traders Await US Data

Image for EU plans checks against cheap plastic imports, FT saysHeadlines

EU Plans Checks Against Cheap Plastic Imports, Ft Says

Image for Festive cheer takes hold of world stocks, yen lifted by FX warningFinance

Festive Cheer Takes Hold of World Stocks, Yen Lifted by Fx Warning

Image for From Money Printing to Market Surge: The Macro Forces Driving Crypto in 2026

From Money Printing to Market Surge: The Macro Forces Driving Crypto in 2026

Date: December 22, 2025

“The views and forecasts discussed in this article reflect opinions expressed by Raoul Pal and other market commentators and do not represent independent analysis by the publisher.”...

Image for Sterling keeps rising after the Bank of England raised the bar on rate cuts

Sterling Keeps Rising After the Bank of England Raised the Bar on Rate Cuts

Date: December 22, 2025

LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The pound rose on Monday, building on gains made last week after the Bank of England delivered a widely expected rate cut, but suggested that the bar for further declines...

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Ellison Offers Personal Guarantee to Beef up Paramount's Warner Bros Bid

Date: December 22, 2025

By Akash Sriram Dec 22 (Reuters) - Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has stepped in to personally guarantee $40.4 billion in Paramount Skydance's latest effort to pry Warner Bros Discovery away from...

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Analysis-How AI Boom Is Pressuring Videogame Console Industry in Race for Memory Chips

Date: December 22, 2025

By Zaheer Kachwala Dec 22 (Reuters) - Videogame console sales were already under pressure owing to tariff turmoil and weak consumer spending. Now a surge in the prices of memory chips is threatening...

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FTSE 100 Dips on Weak UK Growth; Gold Miners Shine

Date: December 22, 2025

Dec 22 (Reuters) - UK stocks edged lower on Monday after three straight days of gains at the start of a holiday-shortened week, as the latest data confirmed Britain's economy grew at a sluggish pace...

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Russia's Pipeline Gas Exports to China Seen up 25% This Year, Source Says

Date: December 22, 2025

MOSCOW, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Russia's pipeline exports of natural gas to China are expected to have risen by a quarter this year, a source familiar with the data told Reuters on Monday, as Moscow ramps...