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Prime minister failed to follow through on threat to bomb Hizbollah following pressure from US president

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is working on a potential initial public offering of a Kuwaiti online beauty and fashion retailer, a deal that could mark the Wall Street bank’s first listing mandate in the Gulf nation as it seeks to expand there.

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Philip Morris International Inc. cut its profit forecast for this fiscal year after writing down the value of its investment in its Canadian affiliate by $500 million.

If there’s one deal that might make British lawmakers care about the sale of UK companies to private capital firms and foreign buyers, a takeover of budget airline EasyJet Plc would surely qualify.

European Union lawmakers gave preliminary approval to a US trade deal, clearing a path for final ratification before President Donald Trump’s threatened deadline to impose new tariffs.

International role of the euro increased moderately in 2025

International use of the euro rose slightly in 2025 but stayed well below that of the dollar, highlighting the difficulty of mounting a global challenge to the greenback’s supremacy.