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Ray-Ban heir drops bid for critical Italian daily after due diligence request rejected

ROME, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, an heir to the late founder of Ray-Ban maker Es...

29th October, 2026

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Exclusive-Swiss assess potential UBS relocation, highlight difficulties

By Ariane Luthi ZURICH, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The Swiss government has analysed how UBS would fare if i...

29th October, 2026

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DNO is looking at exporting oil from Kurdistan region of Iraq via Syria

OSLO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Norway's DNO, the largest oil producer in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, sai...

29th October, 2026

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Eni trading chief says gas prices unlikely to revisit 2022 highs

MILAN, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The head of trading at Italian energy group Eni does not expect natural ga...

29th October, 2026

Image for Italy business morale rises in October but consumers more downbeat
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Italy business morale rises in October but consumers more downbeat

ROME, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Italian business confidence rose in October but consumer morale declined, n...

29th October, 2026

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Christine Lagarde: The outsider who led the ECB her way

By Francesco Canepa and Leigh Thomas FRANKFURT, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Christine Lagarde's decision to s...

29th October, 2026

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MPS investors sink CEO's defence plan against Intesa bid

(Removes extraneous words in paragraphs 8 and 11) By Valentina Za SIENA, Italy, Oct 29 (Reuters) - M...

29th October, 2026

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London's FTSE 100 rises as Shell boosts energy stocks

Oct 29 - London’s FTSE 100 rose on Thursday as strong profit growth at Shell lifted energy stocks, w...

29th October, 2026

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Haleon CEO warns staff of 'difficult choices' ahead after sales miss, memo says

By Richa Naidu LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Haleon CEO Brian McNamara warned staff on Thursday that th...

29th October, 2026

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Crypto exchange HTX ordered to stop doing business in UK

By Kirstin Ridley and Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON/PARIS, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Britain's financial regula...

29th October, 2026

Image for European property slump deepens as higher borrowing costs force price cuts
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European property slump deepens as higher borrowing costs force price cuts

By Iain Withers, Tom Sims and Tommy Reggiori Wilkes LONDON/FRANKFURT, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Rising borr...

29th October, 2026

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UK lenders approve fewest mortgages since 2023 as borrowing cost rises

LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - British lenders approved the lowest number of mortgages since December 20...

29th October, 2026