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Anthropic launches Claude 4.5, touts better abilities, targets business customers

By Jeffrey Dastin and Deepa Seetharaman (Reuters) -Anthropic unveiled the Claude 4.5 AI model on Monday, saying the newest version can code for longer uninterrupted stretches and handle finance and scientific tasks better, as the startup pushes deeper into enterprise AI. The Alphabet and Amazon.com-backed AI startup is racing rivals to build models that can …

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Ferrari chair faces new legal battle with mother over Agnelli inheritance

By Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) -Ferrari and Stellantis chair John Elkann faces a new legal battle with his mother after her lawyers on Monday presented what they said was a previously undisclosed handwritten amendment to the will of her father, the late Gianni Agnelli. The note, produced during a court hearing in Turin, could raise …

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Europe stocks gain on healthcare, luxury amid US shutdown watch

By Shashwat Chauhan, Amir Orusov and Purvi Agarwal (Reuters) -European shares ended slightly higher on Monday as gains in healthcare and luxury stocks offset weakness in banks and energy, while investors assessed the possibility of a U.S. government shutdown that could delay the release of key economic data. The pan-European STOXX 600 closed 0.2% higher, …

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Convertible bond deals surge to five-year high as firms hunt cheaper capital

By Patturaja Murugaboopathy (Reuters) -Global companies are ramping up convertible bond issuance in 2025, taking advantage of strong equity markets and investor appetite for hybrid debt, with tech and growth firms raising funds to avoid high borrowing costs. According to Dealogic data, companies have raised a total of $81.2 billion in convertible bonds so far …

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Trump touts a boom in US auto plant construction, but carmakers’ actions tell a different story

By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -President Donald Trump frequently describes a booming U.S. auto industry, fueled by new factories from Canada, Mexico and Europe that he says will soon be producing American-made vehicles for global markets – from Tokyo to Paris. “We have so many car company factories under construction or being designed right now. And …

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London stocks rise as financials lead gains; US government shutdown looms

By Ragini Mathur (Reuters) -London stocks rose on Monday, with financial and industrial names leading gains, while investors focused on a potential U.S. government shutdown. The bluechip index gained 0.2% and the domestically focused FTSE 250 rose 0.9%, starting the week on a strong footing. An index of the UK’s non-life insurers rose 2.1%. Healthcare …

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RWE withdraws from $10 billion Namibia green hydrogen project

WINDHOEK (Reuters) -German power utility RWE said on Monday that it had withdrawn from Namibia’s $10 billion Hyphen green ammonia project, a blow to the southern African nation’s ambitions to become a major hydrogen hub. The pullback is the latest example of companies reconsidering investments in a nascent technology that is expensive to develop. RWE …

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Silvia Venturini Fendi to step down from creative direction of LVMH label Fendi

PARIS (Reuters) -Silvia Venturini Fendi is stepping down from LVMH label Fendi and becoming honorary president of the fashion house, the French luxury group said on Monday. The group said that new creative direction for the label will be announced “in due time.” The departure from the creative direction role of a representative of the …

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