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UK medical products maker Smith & Nephew's annual profit jumps 15.5%

March 2 (Reuters) - British medical products maker Smith & Nephew posted a 15.5% jump in annual prof...

2nd March, 2026

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Finance

German retail sales fall more than expected in January

March 2 (Reuters) - German retail sales fell more than expected in January, decreasing by 0.9% compa...

2nd March, 2026

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Finance

Vodafone teams up with Amazon's satellites to connect masts in Europe and Africa

LONDON, March 2 (Reuters) - Mobile company Vodafone said on Monday it had signed a deal with Amazon...

2nd March, 2026

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Finance

UK house prices rise 0.3% in February, Nationwide says

LONDON, March 2 (Reuters) - British house prices rose 0.3% in February, leaving them 1.0% higher tha...

2nd March, 2026

Image for Lufthansa, TUI shares plunge in pre-market trade as Iran war triggers travel chaos
Finance

Lufthansa, TUI shares plunge in pre-market trade as Iran war triggers travel chaos

FRANKFURT, March 2 (Reuters) - Shares in Lufthansa and TUI were each indicated to open nearly 12% lo...

2nd March, 2026

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Finance

Swiss National Bank reports annual profit of $34 billion

ZURICH, March 2 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank reported an annual profit of 26.1 billion Swiss...

2nd March, 2026

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Finance

EU can sharply cut local battery prices with Made in Europe plan, T&E report says 

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, March 2 (Reuters) - Scaling up production in Europe could cut the cos...

2nd March, 2026

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Finance

Russian manufacturing sector contracts at slower pace in February, PMI shows

MOSCOW, March 2 (Reuters) - Russia's manufacturing sector continued to contract in February, but the...

2nd March, 2026

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Finance

Tesla registrations in Denmark fall 18% year-on-year in February

COPENHAGEN, March 2 (Reuters) - Registrations of new Tesla cars in Denmark fell 18% in February from...

2nd March, 2026

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Finance

Morning Bid: Dire straits for global oil trade

March 2 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. Suddenly...

2nd March, 2026

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Finance

StanChart advises staff to postpone travel to Middle East after Iran conflict

By Selena Li HONG KONG, March 2 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered has advised staff to postpone any pla...

2nd March, 2026

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Finance

Israel strikes Lebanon following Hezbollah attacks, widening Iran conflict

By Rami Ayyub, Alexander Cornwell, Nayera Abdallah, Maha El Dahan and Laila Bassam JERUSALEM/TEL AVI...

2nd March, 2026