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  "id": 747925,
  "title": "European shares inch up as lower crude offsets geopolitical unease",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/european-shares-inch-up-as-lower-crude-offsets-geopolitical-unease",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-13T07:42:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40434636/european-shares-inch-up-as-lower-crude-offsets-geopolitical-unease"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "European shares edged higher on Thursday as oil prices fell, shifting focus to demand concerns, while US-Iran peace efforts remained stalled and disruption in the Strait of Hormuz persisted. The pan-European STOXX 600 was up 0.2% at 660.49 points by 0714 GMT. The benchmark STOXX 600 retreated from record highs in the previous session. Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 0.3% even after data showed the UK…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}