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By Emma Rumney LONDON (Reuters) -Americans keen on a stiff drink at a bar should brace for a sobering rise in prices, with Scotch whisky connoisseurs potentially stomaching an extra $1 on average per drink, thanks to U.S. tariffs on UK and European goods, according to an industry analysis shared exclusively with Reuters. Other EU …

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MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish telecom company Telefonica is preparing a capital increase as part of a new strategic plan to be disclosed in the coming months, news website Vozpopuli reported on Thursday, citing unnamed sources close to the company. It said Telefonica’s management had discussed the possibility to raise cash through an issuance of new shares …

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(Reuters) -The Greek travel services sector saw a surplus of 6 billion euros ($7 billion) in the first half of 2025, a 9.1% increase from the previous year, the data from the Bank of Greece showed on Thursday. In January to June, travel receipts rose 11% from the same period last year to 7.6 billion …

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By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s biggest retailers have written to finance minister Rachel Reeves to say that further tax increases in her upcoming budget could undermine the government’s manifesto pledge to improve living standards. The letter, published on Thursday, was coordinated by the British Retail Consortium trade body and signed by 60 retail bosses, …

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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Germany’s Ecosia, a nonprofit search engine, said on Thursday it has submitted a proposal to assume a 10-year stewardship of Alphabet’s Google Chrome web browser.  According to the proposal, Google would legally separate Chrome into a foundation, retaining ultimate ownership and intellectual property rights and give Ecosia operational responsibility for 10 years, Ecosia …

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