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Activist investors set record number of campaigns in 2025, Barclays data shows

Activist investors set record number of campaigns in 2025, Barclays data shows

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Activist investors who push companies to perform better launched a record…

January 5, 2026

US pushes oil majors to invest big in Venezuela if they want to recover debts

By Jarrett Renshaw HOUSTON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - White House and State Department officials have told U.S. oil executives in…

January 5, 2026

US pushes oil majors to invest big in Venezuela if they want to recover debts

By Jarrett Renshaw HOUSTON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - White House and State Department officials have told U.S. oil executives in…

January 5, 2026

OPEC+ keeps oil output steady amid turmoil among members

By Ahmad Ghaddar, Alex Lawler and Olesya Astakhova DUBAI/LONDON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - OPEC+ kept oil output unchanged on Sunday…

January 4, 2026

Investors face more geopolitical whiplash from Trump's Venezuela gamble

By Amanda Cooper, Dhara Ranasinghe and Saeed Azhar LONDON/NEW YORK, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Global investors are facing a fresh…

January 4, 2026

Investors face more geopolitical whiplash from Trump's Venezuela gamble

By Amanda Cooper, Dhara Ranasinghe and Saeed Azhar LONDON/NEW YORK, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Global investors are facing a fresh…

January 4, 2026

Venezuela events, jobs data set to jolt stocks as 2026 kicks off

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, Jan 2 (Reuters) - The first full trading week of the new year could shake…

January 4, 2026

Oil prices settle lower after biggest annual loss since 2020

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Oil prices settled lower on Friday on the first trading day of…

January 4, 2026

Investors face more geopolitical whiplash from Trump's Venezuela gamble

By Amanda Cooper, Dhara Ranasinghe and Saeed Azhar LONDON/NEW YORK, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Global investors are facing a fresh…

January 4, 2026

OPEC+ keeps oil output steady despite turmoil among members

By Ahmad Ghaddar, Alex Lawler and Olesya Astakhova DUBAI/LONDON, Jan 4 (Reuters) - OPEC+ agreed to maintain steady oil output…

January 4, 2026