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(Reuters) -UBS plans to continue increasing cash dividends and making share buybacks even as the bank faces tougher capital requirements from Swiss regulators, Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti said in an interview published on Thursday. Speaking to Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore, Ermotti said the bank’s dividend and buyback strategy was intact. “This will continue, …

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By Andreas Rinke and Christian Kraemer BERLIN (Reuters) -Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed to do everything possible to ensure there is no hard cut-off for carbon dioxide-emitting cars from 2035 in the European Union after meeting with executives from top German automakers on Thursday. “If I have my way, and I will do everything I can …

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By Zaheer Kachwala (Reuters) -Electronic Arts is betting on the latest “Battlefield” title to do what the last one could not – restore the franchise’s reputation and loosen the dominance of “Call of Duty” on the first-person shooter genre. Releasing on Friday, “Battlefield 6” will test the ability of EA’s intellectual property to draw gamers, …

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(Reuters) -Britain’s telecom and media regulator Ofcom on Thursday said it found no immediate competition concerns with Openreach’s special offer, which allows internet service providers to upgrade customers to high-speed fiber connections at discounted rates. “We do not at this point in time have prima facie concerns that would lead us to decide to investigate …

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By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal’s centre-right minority government unveiled its 2026 budget bill on Thursday, forecasting slightly stronger economic growth and a small surplus for the fourth straight year despite new tax cuts for companies and lower-income households. In the last year of the implementation of programmes funded by the European Union pandemic recovery …

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(Reuters) -Copper prices hit $11,000 per metric ton on Thursday, a level not seen in over 16 months, as widespread disruption at mines sparks fears of a shortage of supply and attracts speculative inflows. Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 3.1% to hit the $11,000 mark, within striking distance of its all-time …

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