(Reuters) – The European Union and South America’s Mercosur bloc struck an agreement on a long-delayed free trade deal on Friday, though it faces a lengthy battle for approval in Europe, where there is stiff opposition from France. Here are some comments from European and South American leaders: EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT URSULA VON DER LEYEN …
OSLO (Reuters) -The value of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, rose to a record 20 trillion crowns ($1.80 trillion) on Friday, doubling its value in just five years as oil and gas revenue flowed in and stock markets rose. Built since 1996 as rainy-day savings, the fund owns about 1.5% of all listed …
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By Anuja Bharat Mistry (Reuters) – Lululemon Athletica shares jumped about 17% in early trading on Friday as an upbeat annual forecast raised investor optimism for a robust holiday quarter and prompted Wall Street to take a more bullish view on the stock. The athleisure maker has refreshed its clothing line with trendier styles to …
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ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Britain’s Abbi Pulling won the 2024 all-female F1 Academy title for the second time in a week on Friday after taking pole position for three season-ending races in Abu Dhabi. The Alpine driver was declared champion in Qatar last Saturday but organisers then scheduled an extra race for Yas Marina, the …
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MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – The European Union and four South American countries on Friday finalized a free trade agreement that took over two decades to negotiate. Before implementation, however, the accord faces a key test in Europe amid stiff resistance from France and some other EU members. WHAT COMES NEXT? The Mercosur bloc’s four founding members …
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By Andres Gonzalez LONDON (Reuters) – Buyout groups Blackstone and EQT have advanced to the second round of bids in the sale process of waste management company Urbaser, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation. Urbaser´s owner, private equity firm Platinum, engaged Citi and Santander as advisors for the sale earlier this year, …
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(Reuters) -Country Garden said on Friday the Shanghai Stock Exchange would impose self-regulatory measures on the embattled property developer, its chairman, chief financial officer and president due to the failure to publish its 2023 annual report on time. The Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange have also made the decision to impose self-regulatory …
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MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne’s future at the club is still uncertain with coach Pep Guardiola remaining coy on whether the Belgian will sign an extension to his expiring contract. The 33-year-old De Bruyne scored a goal and set up another as City won for the first time in eight …
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By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – The collapse of Russia’s ally Syria in the face of an assault from rebel groups shows Moscow cannot fight on two fronts, Ukraine’s foreign ministry said on Thursday while reiterating denials that Kyiv was involved in the fighting there. “We can see that Russia cannot fight on two fronts …
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(Reuters) – Arsenal have been labelled the “corner kings” thanks to their set-piece dominance, and manager Mikel Arteta said on Friday that their goal is to extend that success to all the aspects of the game. The north London outfit have scored 22 goals from corners, the most in Europe’s top five leagues from the …
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