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EXCLUSIVE-Leading South Korean insurers explore India entry, sources say
Korean firms explore entry into India's insurance marketSamsung, Hyundai Marine & Fire focus on non-life insurance Mirae Asset weighs life insurance entryIndian sector challenged by low penetration, profitabilityBy Ashwin Manikandan MUMBAI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - South Korean firms Samsung Fir...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
AI is not a bubble, senior executive at Taiwan's Wistron says
TAIPEI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence is not a bubble, and 2026 AI-related order growth will be more than last year, Simon Lin, the chairman of Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Wistron 3231.TW, said on Friday. The company is a Nvidia NVDA.O supplier.Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
LG Energy Solution to buy Canada JV stake from Stellantis for $100 as EV demand falters
LG Energy Solution to buy Stellantis stake in Canadian JVStellantis books $26.5 bln charges amid strategic shiftLG grapples with fallout from Trump policy By Heejin Kim and Giulio Piovaccari SEOUL, Feb 6 (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Energy Solution 373220.KS on Friday said it plans to buy the...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
FACTBOX-From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media access
Feb 6 (Reuters) - Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's GOOGL.O YouTube and Meta's META.O Instagram and Facebook.The ban comes amid mounting concerns over the impact of s...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
NFL-Aussie Dickson looks to join Mailata with Super Bowl glory
Seattle punter Dickson goes from Australian football reject to NFL's glory matchWill bid to become second Australian to earn Super Bowl ringTexas University graduate boosts NFL's Australia marketingBy Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Feb 6 (Reuters) - More than a decade after missing out on a profes...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
Coupang confirms more data leaks which South Korean aide says has 'shaken' US ties
Coupang confirms data of 165,000 more users leaked during the breach South Korea faces Trump tariff hike to 25%Top security aide says Coupang breach and US trade 'linked'By Kyu-seok Shim and Jack Kim SEOUL, Feb 5 (Reuters) - U.S.-listed South Korean e-commerce company Coupang confirmed on...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
Germany's CDU weighs social media age curbs for under-16s
Growing number of countries limiting access for children'Dynamic developments' outpacing media literacy, CDU official saysCDU to discuss minimum age limit at party congress this month BERLIN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrat Union is considering ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
Stellantis Resets Business, Books EUR 22 Bln Charge
Feb 6 (Reuters) - Stellantis NV STLAM.MI:STELLANTIS RESETS ITS BUSINESS TO MEET CUSTOMER PREFERENCES AND TO SUPPORT PROFITABLE GROWTHANNOUNCES €22 BILLION CHARGES FOR STRATEGIC SHIFTSUSPENDS DIVIDEND, AUTHORIZES €5 BILLION HYBRID BONDSTO INVEST $13 BLN IN U.S. OVER NEXT FOUR YEARS, ADDING OVER 5,000...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
Euro zone bond yields slightly lower on week after ECB meeting
By Stefano Rebaudo Feb 6 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields were set to end the week slightly lower after the European Central Bank kept rates on hold, bolstering expectations of steady policy through 2026.Asked about the currency, President Christine Lagarde said the ECB was keeping a ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
Clashes intensify in remote east Congo, challenging US mediation
Fighting away from urban centres, overlooked by mediatorsRebel advances push clashes into strategic highland zonesComplicates US push on peace, minerals investmentHospitals overstretched, front line has few facilities Feb 6 (Reuters) - Nurses at the general hospital in Fizi, a town ringed by stee...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
Norway's security service sees stepped-up Russian espionage in Arctic
By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Russia is expected to step up spying in Norway this year, focusing increasingly on the country's Arctic mainland and the Svalbard archipelago, the Norwegian domestic security service PST said on Friday, also warning of sabotage risks.Norway, an all...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
Hungary's Orban flags fourth year of 5% deficit as election spending bites
BUDAPEST, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Hungary's budget deficit could stay around 5% of output for the fourth successive year in 2027, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday, amid heavy pre-election spending and the lack of a clear strategy on how to curb the shortfall in a weak economy.In power since ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
Russian military official in hospital after being shot in Moscow, state media report
MOSCOW, Feb 6 (Reuters) - A senior Russian military official, Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, was rushed to hospital after being shot in Moscow on Friday, state media reported, citing investigators.Alexeyev is deputy chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff at the Defence Ministry. W...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
LG Energy Solution Buys NextStar Energy As Part Of Joint Decision With Stellantis
Feb 6 (Reuters) - Stellantis NV STLAM.MI:LG ENERGY SOLUTION ACQUIRES FULL CONTROL OF NEXTSTAR ENERGY AS PART OF A JOINT STRATEGIC DECISION WITH STELLANTISTO SELL ITS 49 PER CENT EQUITY STAKE IN NEXTSTAR ENERGY TO ITS FOUNDING JOINT VENTURE PARTNER, LG ENERGY SOLUTIONMORE THAN $5 BILLION CAD INVESTED...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
Trump rejects Putin offer of one-year extension of New START deployment limits
New START was last Russia-U.S. nuclear arms control treaty Russia proposed an extension of warhead limitsDonald Trump says he wants a better treaty including ChinaUN chief urges a swift return to negotiationsBy Dmitry Antonov, Mark Trevelyan and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON/MOSCOW, Feb 5 (Reuters) ...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
Stellantis Sees H2 Net Loss In Range Of EUR 19-21 BLN, No Dividends In 2026
Feb 6 (Reuters) - Stellantis NV STLAM.MI:SEES FOR H2 2025 AOI NEGATIVE IN RANGE OF EUR 1.2-1.5 BILLIONH2 2025 CHARGES OF APPROXIMATELY EUR 22 BILLION PRIMARILY REFLECT STRATEGIC SHIFT TO PUT FREEDOM OF CHOICE – FROM A GROWING RANGE OF EVS, HYBRIDS AND ADVANCED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES – AT THE HE...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
Automaker Stellantis books 22.2 bln euro writedowns in H2 2025 in EV pullback
MILAN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Stellantis STLAM.MI said on Friday it was booking charges of around 22.2 billion euros ($26.5 billion)in the second half of last year as the Franco-Italian automaker scales down electric-vehicle development plans and launches a "strategic shift".The company said it n...Reuters
Fri, Feb 6
