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Britain's FTSE 100 hits new peak on miners strength, on track for eighth monthly gain
Date: February 27, 2026
Feb 27 (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 climbed to a fresh record high on Friday and was set for its eighth straight monthly rise, boosted by heavyweight miners as lingering tariff concerns fuelled safe-...

Irish retail sales jump 3% year-on-year in January
Date: February 27, 2026
DUBLIN, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Ireland's retail sales rose by 1.5% in January from the previous month and were 3% higher than a year earlier, rising at the quickest year-on-year pace in four months,...

JPMorgan takes profit on Chinese yuan rally
Date: February 27, 2026
LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - JPMorgan's analysts said they were closing their long offshore Chinese yuan position after the country's central bank cut the cost of buying dollar forwards on Friday in a...

Oil prices rise 2% as US and Iran extend talks into next week
Date: February 27, 2026
By Anna Hirtenstein LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose more than $1 on Friday as traders remained on alert for potential supply disruptions after the United States and Iran extended nuclear...

Soccer-Liverpool post record revenue of $947 million in league-winning 2024-25 season
Date: February 27, 2026
Feb 27 (Reuters) - Liverpool posted record revenue of 703 million pounds ($947.57 million) for the year up to May 2025, the season they won their 20th English Premier League title, the club said on...

Analysts hike oil outlook on geopolitical risks, oversupply concerns limit upside
Date: February 27, 2026
By Pablo Sinha and Kavya Balaraman Feb 27 (Reuters) - Supply risks from ongoing geopolitical tensions have prompted analysts to raise their oil price forecasts for the year, despite concerns that an...
