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Sound Sino-European ties are desired by the world, Chinese foreign ministry says
BEIJING, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday that the international community wanted steady and sound Sino-EU relations now more than ever. The international community is also eager for China and Europe to become a constructive force in a changing world, said Guo Jiakun, a...Reuters
Mon, Feb 17
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BRIEF-IP Says P2b Study Of Leramistat In RA Did Not Meet Primary Endpoint
Feb 17 (Reuters) - IP Group PLC IPO.L:ISTESSO UPDATE ON P2B STUDY OF LERAMISTAT IN RASTUDY DID NOT MEET PRIMARY ENDPOINT OF IMPROVEMENT IN ACR20 VERSUS PLACEBOSIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS WERE SEEN IN KEY SECONDARY ENDPOINTNO NEW SAFETY CONCERNS WERE IDENTIFIED IN STUDYSource text: ID:nRSQ3274XaFurther ...Reuters
Mon, Feb 17
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Iran will not allow any weakness in regards to its nuclear programme, Foreign Ministry says
DUBAI, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Iran has defended its nuclear programme and will not allow any weakness in this regard, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, a day after Israel and the US vowed to counter Iran's nuclear ambitions.Reuters
Mon, Feb 17
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BRIEF-FRP Advisory Group Expects 2025 Results Ahead Of Market Expectations
Feb 17 (Reuters) - FRP Advisory Group PLC FRP.L:FRP ADVISORY GRP PLC - Q3 TRADING UPDATE AND DIVIDEND DECLARATIONFRP ADVISORY GROUP PLC - EXPECTS FY 2025 RESULTS AHEAD OF MARKET EXPECTATIONSFRP ADVISORY GROUP : CONSENSUS MARKET EXPECTATIONS FOR FY 2025 TO BE REVENUE OF £147.6 MILLION & ADJUSTED...Reuters
Mon, Feb 17
Cryptocurrencies
Creator of LIBRA blames Javier Milei for the rug pull, says he’s sitting on $100M profits
Hayden Davis, the guy responsible for launching the now-infamous Argentinian meme coin $LIBRA, says he’s sitting on $100 million in missing funds and doesn’t know what to do with it.Cryptopolitan
Mon, Feb 17
Commodities
Oil refinery fires cost downstream energy insurers hundreds of millions of dollars
By Michael Jones Feb 14 - (The Insurer) - Downstream energy losses for the year-to-date are already totalling several hundreds of million dollars following two separate oil refinery fires.The first claim is related to a fire that struck Zaro Energy's Bayernoil oil refinery in Bavaria, Germany...Reuters
Mon, Feb 17
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Kentro founder Colin Thompson lifts BP Marsh stake to 4%
By Ryan HewlettFeb 14 - (The Insurer) - London market entrepreneur and founder of Kentro Capital Colin Thompson has continued to build his stake in specialist UK insurance investor BP Marsh, lifting his shareholding to 4%.Kentro founder lifts stake in venture capitalist to 4%Thompson first acquired ...Reuters
Mon, Feb 17
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BRIEF-Assura Rejects 1.56 Bln STG Offer From KKR
Feb 17 (Reuters) - KKR:POSSIBLE OFFER FOR ASSURA PLCASSURA BOARD REJECTED LATEST PROPOSALCONSIDERING WHETHER THERE IS ANY MERIT IN CONTINUING TO TRY AND ENGAGE WITH ASSURA BOARDLATEST PROPOSAL VALUES ASSURA AT £1,562 MILLIONSource text: [ID:]Further company coverage: AGRP.LReuters
Mon, Feb 17
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UK's Assura rejects $2 billion offer from KKR, pension fund
Feb 17 (Reuters) - British healthcare real estate investment trust Assura AGRP.L has rejected a 1.56 billion pound ($1.96 billion) offer from KKR KKR.N and pension fund Universities Superannuation Scheme, the U.S.-based private equity group said on Monday.($1 = 0.7940 pounds)Reuters
Mon, Feb 17
Commodities
RUBBER-Japan futures slide as fresh US tariff plans outweigh supply fears
Updates market at close SINGAPORE, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Japanese rubber futures dropped on Monday, as fresh U.S. tariff plans on automobiles kindled fears of a trade war and outweighed the prospects of weaker supply from top producer Thailand. The Osaka Exchange (OSE) rubber contract for July del...Reuters
Mon, Feb 17
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Treaty shift will spur take-up of SME terrorism cover, says Pool Re’s Clementi
By Ryan HewlettFeb 14 - (The Insurer) - Pool Re CEO Tom Clementi believes upcoming changes to the UK mutual’s member reinsurance scheme will force the industry to evolve, allowing insurers to properly underwrite terrorism in line with their own strategy and risk appetite.Clementi: 2025 a year of “mo...Reuters
Mon, Feb 17
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Poland - Factors to Watch Feb 17
WARSAW, Feb 17 - The following are significant news stories, press reports and events on Monday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 1 hour): US PRESIDENT'S ENVOYOn Tuesday, Polish President Andrzej Duda will meet Keith Kellogg, US President's special envoy for Ukraine, the head of the President...Reuters
Mon, Feb 17
Stocks
Meta issues Trump warning to EU regulators in regulatory standoff
During the Munich Security Conference, Meta’s recently appointed chief of global affairs Joel Kaplan, told the audience that Meta will not shy away from involving Trump if the company continues to face regulatory issues with the EU.Cryptopolitan
Mon, Feb 17
Stocks
GRAPHIC-Take Five: The art of diplomacy
Updates story first published on Friday, adding weekend news on Hamas-Israel to theme one. LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - For traders, it's a case of which way to look next with their screens flooded by headlines from tariffs and shaky Middle East ceasefire deals, to Russia and Ukraine.There'...Reuters
Mon, Feb 17
Cryptocurrencies
‘Game On For Bitcoin!’ – Musk’s DOGE Questions Fort Knox Gold Reserves
In a weekend exchange on X, Elon Musk was nudged to extend his cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to one of the most heavily guarded sites in the United States: Fort Knox, the US Army installation famously said to hold 4,580 tons of gold. The discussion, which drew in voices ran...Bitcoinist
Mon, Feb 17
