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France tightens checks on food imports amid farmers' Mercosur opposition

The French government said on Sunday it was tightening checks on several food imports in a bid to ease concerns of farmers who have been protesting at what they say is unfair competition from...

Wall Street posts another strong year in 2025

After a year marked by a flurry of news, both macroeconomic and corporate, U.S. indexes have managed to maintain an overall positive momentum.

Oil flat as Russia-Ukraine peace hopes fade, Yemen tensions rise

Oil was steady after a choppy session on Tuesday as investors weighed dented hopes of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal and rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East around Yemen. Brent...

Central bank chief urges Austria to rethink Mercosur deal opposition

Austria should rethink its opposition to a trade deal between the EU and South America's Mercosur bloc, the country's central bank chief Martin Kocher was quoted as saying on Monday. As...

Platinum hits record high on tight supply, EU combustion-engine ban reversal

Platinum jumped to an all-time high on Friday, on track for its biggest annual rise ever, as supply constraints, an unexpected EU policy U-turn on the 2035 combustion-engine ban, and shifting investor...

Gold tops $4,500, silver and platinum hit records in metal markets frenzy

Gold surged past $4,500-an-ounce for the first time on Wednesday, while silver and platinum also hit record highs, as investors piled into precious metals to hedge against geopolitical and trade...

RTX unit Raytheon lands $1.7 billion deal to supply Patriot systems to Spain

Raytheon Technologies, a unit of RTX Corp, won a $1.7 billion contract to deliver four Patriot air and missile defense systems to Spain, the U.S. defense contractor said on Tuesday. ...

UK softens stance on farm tax after months of protests

Britain's government said on Tuesday it would scale back its plan to raise more tax from farmers, following months of protests since the introduction of an inheritance tax charge on farms was...

Oil price gains after US interception of oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela over weekend

Oil prices gained on Monday in early Asian trading hours after the U.S. intercepted an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in international waters. The U.S. is also pursuing another...

Court in Brazil's Minas Gerais slaps down Nestle copyright lawsuit

A court in Brazil's Minas Gerais state has granted a preliminary injunction in favor of Brazilian company Coffee++, ordering international giant Nestle to stop using the Coffee+ brand, according to a...

Strategy and bitcoin-buying firms face wider exclusion from stock indexes

Michael Saylor's Strategy could soon be dropped from MSCI and potentially other major stock indexes, which analysts say could cost the bitcoin-hoarding giant up to $9 billion in demand for its shares...

Japan to import Spanish pork processed before swine fever outbreak

?Japan ?has accepted importing pork from within ?the containment zone near Spain's Barcelona ?that has ?been processed and refrigerated before the outbreak of African swine fever in the area, the head...

Maersk tests Red Sea route as Gaza ceasefire offers hope

Danish shipping company Maersk said on Friday that one of its vessels had successfully navigated the ?Red ?Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait for the first time in nearly two years, as shipping companies...

France not ready to sign Mercosur deal, Macron reaffirms

France is not ready to sign a EU trade deal with the Mercosur group of Latin American countries, French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated ahead of a EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, adding more...

Oil prices settle slightly higher as market assesses mounting supply risks

Oil prices settled marginally higher on Thursday as investors assessed the likelihood of further U.S. sanctions against Russia and the supply risks posed by a blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers. ...

EU reaches initial agreement on tighter EU-Mercosur safeguards

The European Union struck a provisional deal on Wednesday to set tighter controls on imports of farm products resulting from a planned trade agreement with South American bloc Mercosur, potentially...

EU carbon tax changes for metals are not enough, industry says

Proposed changes to the European Union's carbon border adjustment mechanism are a step in the right direction for Europe's steel and aluminium sectors but not a complete solution, industry...

Telefonica to delist ADSs from NYSE over cost, administrative burdens

Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica said on Wednesday it would delist its American Depositary Shares from the New York Stock Exchange, citing the administrative burden and cost of keeping them listed....

US confirms tariff elements of trade deal with Switzerland

The U.S. Trade Representative on Wednesday announced the implementation of tariff-related elements in a trade agreement framework reached with Switzerland and Liechtenstein in November. ...