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Thames Water's fate hangs on Burnham as cash runs out

LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - Britain's Thames Water, at risk of nationalisation, said on Wednesday it...

15th July, 2026

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TomTom profit returns but investors focus on weaker H2 margins

July 15 (Reuters) - Dutch digital mapping specialist TomTom on Wednesday returned to an operating pr...

15th July, 2026

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Cartier-owner Richemont's sales beat boosts luxury sector as jewellery shines

ZURICH, July 15 (Reuters) - Cartier jewellery owner Richemont reported better-than expected results...

15th July, 2026

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ECB's Kocher sees currently no second-round effects from Iran war, but bank is ready to act

BERLIN, July 15 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank currently sees no second-round effects from th...

15th July, 2026

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Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa kills three as Moscow, Kyiv battle over Black Sea

July 15 (Reuters) - A Russian attack on Ukraine's Black Sea port city of Odesa killed three, a local...

15th July, 2026

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Intel turns to next-generation ASML tool to help make its laptop chips

By Max A. Cherney SAN FRANCISCO, July 14 (Reuters) - Intel has decided to use a high-end machine fro...

15th July, 2026

Image for ASML capacity upgrade soothes AI chip bottleneck fears
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ASML capacity upgrade soothes AI chip bottleneck fears

July 15 (Reuters) - ASML, the world's biggest supplier of equipment used to manufacture computer chi...

15th July, 2026

Image for Morning Bid: Big Blue's bad day raises the bar for ASML
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Morning Bid: Big Blue's bad day raises the bar for ASML

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Europe's most valuable com...

15th July, 2026

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Stripe, Advent offer to buy PayPal for more than $53 billion, sources say

By Milana Vinn July 14 - Payments company Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have m...

15th July, 2026

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Taiwan's premium mangoes wing their way to Europe for the first time

By Ann Wang TAICHUNG/TAITUNG, Taiwan, July 15 (Reuters) - Plump, juicy and fragrant, Taiwanese mango...

15th July, 2026

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Dollar falls after cooling producer prices, Middle East escalation in focus

By Jiaxing Li HONG KONG, July 15 (Reuters) - The dollar extended its weakness on Wednesday after tum...

15th July, 2026

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Stocks rise after soft US inflation reading with Middle East in focus

SINGAPORE, July 15 (Reuters) - Asian markets were higher on Wednesday after a surprise slowdown in U...

15th July, 2026