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Awaiting Commerzbank, Italy’s UniCredit bids for Italian rival
Milan (Italy) (AFP) - With its plans for Germany's Commerzbank seemingly stalled, UniCredit, Italy's second-largest lender, launched Monday a bid...
EU grocery shoppers ‘fooled’ by ‘maze’ of food labels: audit
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - European grocery shoppers are at risk of "being fooled" by a proliferation of confusing and sometimes...
‘Crucial week’: make-or-break plastic pollution treaty talks begin
Busan (South Korea) (AFP) - A final round of talks on a treaty to end plastic pollution opens on Monday,...
US consumers to bargain hunt in annual ‘Black Friday’ spree
New York (AFP) - US shoppers are coming out in force this holiday season, but the festiveness is being tempered...
Thousands demand lower rents at Barcelona demo
Barcelona (AFP) - Thousands of protesters marched through Barcelona on Saturday demanding lower rents in Spain's second city. Barcelona, which...
Budget, debt: Trump’s Treasury chief faces urgent challenges
Washington (AFP) - President-elect Donald Trump's new Treasury chief needs to hit the ground running once he takes office, tasked...
Trump names hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as Treasury chief
Washington (AFP) - US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named billionaire Scott Bessent as his Treasury secretary, choosing the hedge...
Russian ruble hits lowest level against dollar since March 2022
Moscow (AFP) - The Russian ruble slumped on Friday to its lowest level against the US dollar since March 2022,...
German GDP downgraded in new blow for struggling economy
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German third-quarter growth was downgraded Friday with official data showing it expanded even more weakly than...
Top US securities regulator to exit, clearing way for Trump pick
New York (AFP) - The top US securities regulator, a skeptic towards cryptocurrency who was appointed by President Joe Biden,...
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