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Image for German government not stopping UniCredit's takeover of Commerzbank, Merz says
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German government not stopping UniCredit's takeover of Commerzbank, Merz says

BERLIN, July 15 (Reuters) - The German government is not stopping the merger or takeover of Commerzb...

15th July, 2026

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Russian government prioritises fuel for vehicles servicing food retail chains

MOSCOW, July 15 (Reuters) - Russia's government discussed prioritising fuel supplies to vehicles tha...

15th July, 2026

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Germany's Merz makes appeal to AfD voters ahead of pivotal state election

BERLIN, July 15 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz appealed to voters of the far-right Alt...

15th July, 2026

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Germany's Merz sees high hurdles to further debt brake reform

BERLIN, July 15 (Reuters) - The hurdles for another reform of the German debt brake, which caps publ...

15th July, 2026

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Italy to shed residual stakes in banks, economy minister says

By Giuseppe Fonte ROME, July 15 (Reuters) - Italy will soon unwind its stakes in domestic lenders, E...

15th July, 2026

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Ukraine's Black Sea ports lose a third of grain export capacity, farmers' union says

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV, July 15 (Reuters) - Ukraine has lost about a third of its capacity to export...

15th July, 2026

Image for EQT returns with higher $1.75 billion bid in push for Australia's Perpetual
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EQT returns with higher $1.75 billion bid in push for Australia's Perpetual

July 15 (Reuters) - Australia's Perpetual said on Wednesday it received a sweetened A$2.5 billion ($...

15th July, 2026

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MBK chairman offers guarantee for emergency funding to revive Homeplus

SEOUL, July 15 (Reuters) - MBK Partners Chairman Michael Byungju Kim has offered a personal guarante...

15th July, 2026

Image for Ukraine reshuffle puts defence minister in focus as war grinds on
Finance

Ukraine reshuffle puts defence minister in focus as war grinds on

By Dan Peleschuk KYIV, July 15 (Reuters) - As President Volodymyr Zelenskiy prepares to reshuffle hi...

15th July, 2026

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US says it has begun new wave of strikes on Iran

July 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it had begun a new wave of strikes against Iran at 6 a.m....

15th July, 2026

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UK's FTSE 100 slips on Middle East tensions, miners drag

July 15 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 slipped on Wednesday as investors remained cautious over escal...

15th July, 2026

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Sterling steadies near one-year high against euro

By Samuel Indyk LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - The British pound steadied against the dollar and held n...

15th July, 2026