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Finablr names new CEO ahead of takeover by Israeli-UAE consortium

(Reuters) -Finablr Plc said on Tuesday its Chief Executive Officer Bhairav Trivedi would step down from his role and be replaced by Robert Miller, just weeks after the payments firm agreed to be bought by an Israeli-United Arab Emirates consortium. Miller will replace Trivedi, who was in the position since April, on Jan. 1, the company said. Miller, who joined Finablr in...

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EU’s Barnier says Brexit trade deal brings stability

PARIS (Reuters) - European Union Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Tuesday the trade deal struck with Britain was a relief and provided stability for people and companies. "We've delivered an orderly Brexit," Barnier told Franceinfo radio. The last-gasp deal clinched a week before the year-end deadline brought "a little stability," he added. Barnier said there were still some elements to...

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China hopes to conclude talks on EU investment deal by ‘early date’

BEIJING (Reuters) - China hopes lengthy negotiations for an investment deal with the European Union can wrap up at an "early date", a foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. Talks have been stuck for years since beginning in 2014 as the bloc accused China of failing to deliver on promises to lift investment curbs, despite a pledge to open up the world's...

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Daily Briefing: Bigger U.S. stimulus cheques? ‘Tis the season to be jolly

By Sujata Rao It looks like Americans could get $2000 stimulus cheques rather than the originally approved $600 -- if the U.S. Senate plays ball. That prospect sent Wall Street to another record high on Monday, while Japanese shares have scaled a 30-year top and European equities are heading north. Oil prices also reflect optimism for demand recovery after one of the...

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UK’s Hut Group to buy online retailer Dermstore from Target for £259 million pounds

(Reuters) - E-commerce company Hut Group said on Tuesday it would buy Dermstore, an online retailer owned by Target Corp (NYSE:TGT), for $350 million in cash as it looks to bolster the presence of its beauty brands in the U.S. market. The British company, which owns retail brands such as Lookfantastic and skin care group ESPA, also bought UK-based Claremont...

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UK stocks cheer Brexit trade deal after long weekend

(Reuters) - UK shares rallied on Tuesday as investors returned from a long weekend to cheer a post-Brexit trade deal that averted a chaotic finale to the tortuous divorce. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index gained 1.5% in early trading and was on course for its biggest percentage gain in four weeks, while the domestically focussed FTSE 250 index climbed 0.8% to hit...

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