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China’s stocks pare losses after early sell-off on fresh US trade war salvo

By Samuel Shen and Summer Zhen HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -A sharp sell-off in China stocks faded in choppy trading on Monday, allowing the market to trim early losses, as investors reassessed the impact of a renewed trade war between Washington and Beijing after taking profit to cut risks. Analysts and fund managers believe the market …

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UK self-storage firm Big Yellow confirms strategic talks amid Blackstone’s possible bid

(Reuters) -Blackstone said on Monday it was in the early stages of considering a possible cash offer for self-storage company Big Yellow Group, sending shares of the London-listed firm higher by as much as 22%. Big Yellow separately confirmed that it has held meetings with a “small number” of parties to discuss a range of …

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Russia’s seaborne fuel exports sank 17% in September after drone attacks

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s seaborne oil product exports fell 17.1% in September from August to 7.58 million metric tons due to less fuel production as various refineries were impacted by drone attacks, data from industry sources and Reuters calculations showed. Several major refineries were attacked by drones in August and September, including Surgutneftegaz’s Kirishinefteorgsintez refinery, Lukoil’s …

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Gasoline shortages in Russia that have sent prices higher will soon be resolved, minister says

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Monday that he was confident that gasoline shortages which have caused an increase in the pump price at filling stations will soon be overcome. Prices for gasoline, which are tightly monitored by the authorities, are up 10.2% since the start of the year, partly due to …

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Airlines face $11 billion supply chain hit in 2025, IATA says

By Tim Hepher and Joanna Plucinska PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) -Global airlines face more than $11 billion in extra costs from supply chain disruption this year, a leading industry group said on Monday, in a report likely to rekindle debate over competition in the $250-billion aerospace industry. The study by the International Air Transport Association, produced with …

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UK’s Lloyds raises motor finance mis-selling charge by $1.1 billion

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Lloyds Banking Group said on Monday it would take an additional charge of 800 million pounds ($1.1 billion) to compensate customers for the motor finance mis-selling scandal, bringing its total provision to 1.95 billion pounds. The lender, one of the biggest players in motor finance, had previously set aside about 1.15 billion …

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Julius Baer faces credit losses from insolvent Degag Group, report says

ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss private bank Julius Baer is facing significant credit losses after financing real estate projects linked to Germany’s now-insolvent Degag Group, the Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Monday. The bank has filed claims for 48 million euros ($55.74 million), which exceeds its 2023 profit in Germany, the paper said, citing a preliminary report to …

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Oxford Instruments shares slump as tariff disruptions weigh on annual outlook

(Reuters) -Nanotechnology tools maker Oxford Instruments on Monday warned its annual revenue and adjusted operating profit would be broadly flat year-on-year, weighed down by economic uncertainty and tariff disruptions, sending shares nearly 14% lower. Order intake at Imaging & Analysis (I&A), its biggest division accounting for two-thirds of sales and most of profits, fell 6% in …

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‘Tectonic shift’ in NATO orders sparks Theon investment in France’s Exosens

By Gianluca Lo Nostro and Hugo Lhomedet (Reuters) -NATO members are placing defence orders three to four years into the future instead of one, a change Theon International’s CEO called a “tectonic shift” that prompted the Cyprus-based defence firm to invest in France’s Exosens. Theon said on Saturday it had agreed to buy a 9.8% …

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