French government calls for delay of EU-Mercosur trade deal vote
• Dec 15, 2025, 10:39 AM
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France's prime minister has called for pushing back the final approval vote on the landmark EU-Mercosur free trade deal as an outbreak of lumpy skin disease sparks a fresh crisis in its agricultural sector. Also in this edition: credit default swaps for AI hyperscalers take off as investors worry about excessive debt, and French consumers tighten their belts for Christmas.
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Warner Bros board rejects takeover bid from Paramount, favours deal with Netflix
• 1:49 PM
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Warner Bros Discovery's board has urged shareholders to reject a $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, saying it failed to provide adequate financing assurances. The board argued that the terms of a rival merger deal with Netflix r
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Oil prices rise as Trump orders blockade of sanctioned tankers in and out of Venezuela
• 10:27 AM
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Crude benchmarks were rising on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said the US would put a stop to any traffic of sanctioned oil tankers in and out of Venezuela. The country's oil revenue is a lifeline for the Maduro government, which now mainly s
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