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Dec 15 (Reuters) – Europe’s embattled carmakers are hoping for a reprieve when Brussels unveils an auto sector package on Tuesday, which could water down an effective ban on new combustion engines initially slated for 2035 as a shift towards electric engines stutters. The continent’s automakers from Volkswagen to Renault had high hopes for the …

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BERLIN, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Germany’s economy appears to have had a robust start to the fourth quarter of 2025 based on current indicators, even as business expectations and consumer sentiment somewhat deteriorated, said the economy ministry in its monthly report. “At the end of the year, the German economy continues to find itself in …

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By Jonathan Saul and Jeslyn Lerh LONDON/SINGAPORE, Dec 15 (Reuters) – The cost of shipping oil is likely to remain high in the first half of 2026 as the global fleet ages and a rising number of vessels are hit with Western sanctions, shipping sources say, though rates could be capped in the second half. …

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ZURICH, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Swiss economic growth will slow in 2026, the KOF Institute at ETH in Zurich forecast on Monday, as the positive impact of the agreement to reduce U.S. tariffs is offset by a deterioration in the international outlook. For 2025, KOF expects the Swiss economy to grow by 1.4%, when the …

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By Marta Serafinko Dec 15 (Reuters) – Spanish construction and infrastructure firm Ferrovial will become the first Spanish blue-chip IBEX 35 listed company to have its shares also trade on the Nasdaq-100 when it is added to the index on December 22.  The inclusion comes roughly 18 months after its U.S. stock market debut in …

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By Nathan Vifflin Dec 15 (Reuters) – STMicroelectronics has shipped more than 5 billion radio-frequency antenna chips to Elon Musk’s SpaceX for the Starlink satellite network, and chips delivered under the partnership in the next two years could double that number, a senior executive at the chipmaker told Reuters. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Ten years after …

STMicro has shipped 5 billion chips for Starlink in past decade; that could double by 2027 Read More »