Inside China’s bid to build sway over global metals pricing
By Pratima Desai and Siyi Liu LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China is locking in steps to shape the pricing of the vast qua..
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Geopolitics dents big UK businesses’ optimism, Deloitte says
By Andy Bruce (Reuters) – Optimism in large British companies softened ahead of the new Labour government’s first a..
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Athletics-Kenya’s Chepngetich smashes women’s marathon world record
(Reuters) -Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich put on a performance for the ages as she obliterated the women’s marathon world..
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NASA spacecraft to study whether Jupiter’s moon Europa can harbor life
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NASA is set to launch a spacecraft to Jupiter’s moon Europa, considered one o..
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Italian-run space centre in Kenya to be used again for earth observation
MILAN (Reuters) – An Italian-run space centre in Kenya will be used again for the launch of Earth observation satellites ..
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Dollar flat against peers as markets digest U.S. economic data
By Chibuike Oguh, Alun John NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar was little changed against major currencies on Friday as market..
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Stocks higher after inflation data keeps Fed expectations on hold
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global stocks were higher and poised for a weekly gain while longer-dated U.S. Treasury yield..
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UK economy returns to growth in August after two months of stagnation
By Suban Abdulla and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s economy grew in August after two consecutive months of stagnation, p..
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Hungary’s economy to get boost from housing next year, PM Orban says
By Gergely Szakacs and Anita Komuves BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary’s economic growth will accelerate substantially in the f..
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Dutch economy minister pushes for European chip industry coalition
ROME (Reuters) – The Dutch economy minister said on Thursday he wants to form a European Union “coalition of the wi..
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Tesla to give permanent jobs to 500 temporary staff at German gigafactory
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Tesla on Thursday said it would give permanent jobs from Nov. 1 to 500 temporary workers at its German gig..
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Spain’s top fashion retailers to launch trial to collect clothes waste in 2025
By Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s largest fashion companies will start collecting discarded clothes from Ap..
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IKEA sales fall 5% after price cuts amid weak housing market
By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) – IKEA annual sales fell 5% after the Swedish budget homeware retailer cut prices in a bid..
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UK property market strengthens, pressure on renters intensifies, RICS says
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s housing market recovered further last month, according to property surveyors who said house p..
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Hurricane Milton leaves Florida with less damage than feared
By Leonara LaPeter Anton and Brad Brooks ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) -Hurricane Milton plowed into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursda..
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Britain outlines details of closely watched workers’ rights plan
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Labour government set out its plans on Thursday for the biggest change to employment law in a genera..
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Sterling hovers near one-month low ahead of US inflation print
LONDON (Reuters) – The pound was flat on Thursday, hovering near its lowest level against the dollar in a month, as trade..
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French government to present 2025 belt-tightening budget
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – France’s government is to deliver its 2025 budget on Thursday with plans for 60 b..
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Britain sets out funding model for renewable energy storage projects
By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will offer developers of renewable energy storage projects, such as pumped ..
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Multilateral banks could lend up to $480 billion more before rating downgrades, Fitch says
(Reuters) – A dozen of the largest multilateral development banks could collectively lend a further half-trillion dollars..
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Insurer Aviva secures $2 billion pensions buy-in
LONDON (Reuters) – British insurer Aviva has completed a 1.5 billion pound ($1.96 billion) bulk annuity buy-in deal with ..
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Stocks, US yields up after Fed minutes; inflation data on deck
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global stocks advanced on Wednesday along with U.S. Treasury yields, as minutes from t..
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Ratan Tata, who put India’s Tata Group on the global map, dies at 86
By Abhirup Roy (Reuters) – Ratan Tata, the former Tata Group chairman who put a staid and sprawling Indian conglomerate o..
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Online shopping returns to growth in Europe amid fierce competition
By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) – Recovering consumer confidence has boosted online shopping in Europe this year, industry group ..
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Nobel chemistry prize 2024 goes to trio of protein pioneers
By Johan Ahlander, Niklas Pollard, Marie Mannes STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -U.S. scientists David Baker and John Jumper and Briton Demis Hass..
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Spain grants $146 million subsidy to Stellantis for potential EV battery plant
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain has granted automaker Stellantis a 133 million euro ($146 million) subsidy for its potential bat..
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Dollar steady, focus on Fed path, China, Middle East
By Alden Bentley and Medha Singh NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar held steady near seven-week highs against major currenci..
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UK population rises to 68.3 million, driven by immigration
LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom’s population grew by 1% in annual terms to 68.3 million as of mid-2023, mainly due t..
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Online retailer Shein’s 2023 sales hit $2 billion in UK
By Helen Reid (Reuters) -Shein’s British business made 1.55 billion pounds ($2 billion) in revenue in 2023, a filing by the on..
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Bank of Portugal cuts growth forecast for this year and next
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) -The Bank of Portugal on Tuesday lowered the economic growth outlook for this year to 1.6% from t..
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Thirty marathons in 30 days: Briton tests his stamina to raise funds for rare disease
By Horaci Garcia and Nacho Doce BARCELONA (Reuters) – When Mike Humphreys finished his 42 kilometre (26.1 miles) run in B..
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Europe launches Hera asteroid probe on SpaceX rocket
PARIS (Reuters) – Europe’s Hera asteroid probe blasted off from Florida on a SpaceX rocket on Monday, beginning a t..
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Global money market funds draw large inflows in the week to Oct. 2
(Reuters) – Global money market funds attracted large inflows in the week to Oct. 2 as investor caution ahead of a key U...
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Greece’s growth seen nearly unchanged in 2025, draft budget shows
By Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) – The Greek government is forecasting economic growth of 2.3% in 2025, outperformi..
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Exclusive-Samsung Electronics says it is not interested in spinning off foundry business
By Neil Jerome Morales and Heekyong Yang MANILA/SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics is not interested in spinning off i..
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Pfizer wins bid to invalidate GSK’s patents over RSV vaccine
LONDON (Reuters) – Pfizer on Monday won a bid in a London court to invalidate two of GSK’s patents relating to a re..
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Manchester-based mobile network sees unprecedented growth and attracts major investment.
With over 45% of adults in the UK struggling to manage their domestic bills and credit commitments, millions are left without access t..
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