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Brent futures, options volumes surpass pandemic record as oil market reels

By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) – Brent crude futures and options contracts traded on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) hit record volumes on Friday, surpassing levels seen during the COVID-19 pandemic as investors braced for a global trade war and OPEC+ oil output hikes. Heavy selling drove oil prices to four-year lows at the end of …

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Infineon Technologies to buy Marvell’s auto ethernet business for $2.5 billion

(Reuters) -German chipmaker Infineon Technologies said on Monday it would buy Marvell Technology’s automotive ethernet business for about $2.5 billion in cash, to expand its microcontroller segment. The automotive ethernet business, which will become a part of Infineon’s automotive division, is expected to generate revenue between $225 million and $250 million in calendar year 2025, …

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Factbox-How has the EU watered down its countermeasures to US tariffs?

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission bowed to pressure from EU countries to water down countermeasures against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminium, removing U.S. bourbon from its list of targets. The European Commission had planned to impose extra duties on up to 26 billion euros ($28.4 billion) of …

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Traton warns US truckers deferring orders over recession fears, analyst note says

BERLIN (Reuters) -Traton said on Monday that it expected the North American truck market to shrink by close to 10%, the lower end of its full-year forecast, even before accounting for the impact from U.S. tariffs or a possible recession. Truckers in the United States are deferring orders over fears of a global recession, Volkswagen’s …

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US tariffs prompt 3i Group to delay pet food maker MPM’s sale, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) – British private equity firm 3i Group Plc has put the sale process of pet food maker MPM on hold to assess the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. MPM, which owns pet food brands like Applaws, Reveal, and Encore, sources its …

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EU’s Sefcovic says US tariffs hitting 380 billion euros’ worth of its exports

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – The range of U.S. tariffs decided last week by President Donald Trump is hitting 380 billion euros ($416.21 billion) worth of EU exports to the United States, EU trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic told reporters on Monday. He added the European Commission had worked a list of counter measures, which will be sent …

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British stocks swept up in global selloff as trade war worries intensify

(Reuters) -British stocks plunged on Monday, extending their selloff from last week after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose an additional 50% tariff on China, amplifying the trade war between the two major global economies. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index dropped 4.4%, its weakest closing level in over a year. The domestically-focused midcap index …

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Eni looking at potential new sales of upstream assets after Vitol deal

RAVENNA (Reuters) – Italy’s Eni is considering potential sales of its upstream assets following a recent deal with global energy trader Vitol, Chief Operating Officer for upstream activities Guido Brusco said on Monday. The executive added that the recent sale of assets in Ivory Coast and Congo “had attracted significant expressions of interest from many …

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