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LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Britain's business minister Jonathan Reynolds said he will meet Jaguar Land Rover's CEO this week to discuss job cuts at the country's biggest carmaker, amid reports it is looking to shed 4,000 roles. Reynolds told the BBC on Sunday that while he wanted to mitigate job losses, the business environment for carmakers was "challenging" in the UK and across Europe.

Sept 6 (Reuters) - OPEC+ is set to keep ​its oil output policy unchanged for October at a meeting on Sunday, two people familiar with the discussions told Reuters, as the producer group needs to agree new quotas before deciding its next output steps. The meeting comes as the Iran war continues to ​disrupt oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz, limiting OPEC+'s influence over prices and market ​share. Unlike in the past, the group's supply decisions have had a limited impact on the market.

ATHENS, Sept 5 - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced income tax breaks and wage increases for workers, pensioners and the self-employed on Saturday as part of a tax reform worth billions of euros ahead of elections next year.

LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Spire Healthcare Group said on Saturday it had agreed to be taken over by consortium comprising funds managed by Toscafund, Three Hills and Ares, valuing its share capital at about £1,026 million ($1.39 billion). The deal, which represents a premium of 66% to the company's market capitalisation on May 13, the last day before it disclosed it had received an offer, was agreed shortly before a deadline expired.

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Treasury yields and the dollar rose, while stocks fell on Friday after stronger-than-expected U.S. job growth data boosted bets on a September interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve. All three of the major U.S. stock indexes ended lower in a broad selloff ahead of a three-day holiday weekend. A global stock index declined as well. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 162,000 jobs last month after an upwardly revised rise of 21,000 in July.

Sept 4 (Reuters) - Britain's Treasury said on Friday that it would lower a key rate used to evaluate the long-term benefits of investment in public infrastructure projects as part of plans to boost investment across the country. • The discount rate used for appraising public spending will be cut to 3% from 3.5%, the Treasury said in a statement detailing reforms to its "Green Book" - its manual that dictates the approval of capital projects.

HOUSTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday, ending the week substantially higher after the United States and Iran resumed military exchanges in the seventh month of their conflict, while retail U.S. diesel prices hit a record high. Brent crude futures settled at $92.68 a barrel, up 76 cents, or 0.8%. West Texas Intermediate crude futures finished at $91.48 a barrel, up 18 cents, or 0.20%.

By Francesca Landini MILAN, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Italian oil company Eni has improved its chances of recovering more than $2.3 billion owed by Venezuela with the signing this week of a new oil project deal in the country, analysts said on Friday. After nearly three decades in Venezuela, Eni has accumulated those receivables from state-owned oil group PDVSA.

By Julia Payne BRUSSELS, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The EU's industry chief Stephane Sejourne has decided to propose a broad ban on exports of waste, including aluminium scrap, to non-OECD countries, a statement from Sejourne's cabinet said on Friday. Sejourne had been expected to present long-awaited trade measures on September 23, which would have only limited exports of aluminium scrap. "In the internal discussions, it appeared that the tool proposed could only cover around a half of the scrap export.

By Sudeshna Ghoshal and Ragini Mathur Sept 4 (Reuters) - European shares ended the week lower on Friday, though a rally in Volkswagen helped steady the market after the automaker agreed on a major turnaround plan. The benchmark STOXX 600 ticked up 0.1% to finish at 649.88 points on Friday, capping a volatile week with an overall decline of 0.8%.