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By Sanchayaita Roy, Sukriti Gupta and Pranav Kashyap (Reuters) -European stocks stumbled on Monday, as investors nervously eyed the threat of Iranian retaliation following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites over the weekend. The pan-European STOXX 600 index closed 0.3% lower, after touching its lowest level in over a month earlier in the session. …

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(Reuters) -The UK’s FTSE 100 closed at a more than three-week low on Monday as a stronger pound dented shares of international firms, while investors looked for any signs of escalation in the ongoing Middle East conflict. The internationally exposed FTSE 100 index dipped 0.2% to finish the session at its weakest level since May …

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(Corrects description of Berjon’s role in penultimate paragraph to technologist who focuses on governance issues (not digital rights activist) By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) -At a market stall in Berlin run by charity Topio, volunteers help people who want to purge their phones of the influence of U.S. tech firms. Since Donald Trump’s inauguration, the …

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BERLIN (Reuters) -German medical technology firm Brainlab set the price range for its initial public offering at 80 to 100 euros per share on Monday, aiming for a market capitalisation of up to 2.1 billion euros ($2.41 billion), it said. The Munich-based company plans to sell up to 5.2 million shares within a week, which …

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By Jesús Aguado SANTANDER, Spain (Reuters) -BBVA could withdraw its offer for smaller rival Sabadell if conditions imposed by the Spanish government are too harsh, or if it is forced to accept the sale of Sabadell’s British unit TSB, Chairman Carlos Torres said on Monday. The Spanish government will decide on Tuesday whether to impose …

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By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany will raise defence spending to 3.5% of economic output by 2029 funded through a nearly 400 billion euro borrowing programme, sources said on Monday, as Chancellor Friedrich Merz aims to send a strong signal ahead of this week’s NATO summit. After low spending following the end of the Cold …

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