Dollar hits two-week low while battered yen stabilises
By Hannah Lang and Stefano Rebaudo NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar hit a two-week low on Thursday as economic data supported ex..
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UK on track to exit recession despite slower services growth, PMI data shows
UK on track to exit recession despite slower services growth, PMI data shows By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s econo..
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Tame Swiss inflation opens door for more SNB rate cuts, weighs on franc
Tame Swiss inflation opens door for more SNB rate cuts, weighs on franc By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss inflation eased to its ..
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Former Gucci CEO to take minority stake in Elisabetta Franchi
Former Gucci CEO to take minority stake in Elisabetta Franchi MILAN (Reuters) – Former Gucci chief executive Marco Bizzarri said..
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Britain’s Co-op profit slides after petrol forecourt sale
Britain’s Co-op profit slides after petrol forecourt sale (Reuters) -Co-op, which runs Britain’s seventh-biggest supermark..
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UK watchdog refers Vodafone, Three deal to in-depth probe
(Reuters) -Britain’s competition regulator said on Thursday it would need to open an in-depth investigation into the merger bet..
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Japan’s Konica Minolta to cut 2,400 jobs, book $132 million in expenses
Japan’s Konica Minolta to cut 2,400 jobs, book $132 million in expenses TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Konica Minolta sai..
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Novo says Ozempic starter kits still not available in Germany in Q2
Novo says Ozempic starter kits still not available in Germany in Q2 By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk has warn..
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Euro zone inflation unexpectedly eases, boosting rate cut case
Euro zone inflation unexpectedly eases, boosting rate cut case By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation fell ..
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UK supermarket sales rise 5.4%, NIQ market researcher says
LONDON (Reuters) – British supermarket total sales rose by 5.4% year-over-year in the four weeks to March 23 as slowing inflati..
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UK’s Topps Tiles flags persistent weak demand in 2024 after lower H1 volumes
UK’s Topps Tiles flags persistent weak demand in 2024 after lower H1 volumes (Reuters) -Britain’s largest tile retailer To..
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Swiss Re appoints Andreas Berger as new CEO from July
Swiss Re appoints Andreas Berger as new CEO from July ZURICH (Reuters) -Reinsurance company Swiss Re said on Wednesday Andreas Berger ..
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CMA CGM acquires 10% in stake in Volvo-Renault EV joint venture, Renault says
(Reuters) – French car manufacturer Renault on Wednesday announced that shipping group CMA CGM officially joined Flexis, its pa..
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Euro zone factory downturn deepened again in March, PMI shows
LONDON (Reuters) – Euro zone manufacturing activity took a further turn for the worse in March, contracting at a steeper pace t..
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IKEA Foundation backs emerging market EV push with $100 million grant
IKEA Foundation backs emerging market EV push with $100 million grant By Simon Jessop and Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) – A ..
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UK shop prices rise at slowest pace since December 2021
UK shop prices rise at slowest pace since December 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – Prices in British shops rose at the slowest pace in m..
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Disney edges ahead in battle for board seats with activist investors
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Dawn Chmielewski NEW YORK (Reuters) – Walt Disney appeared to pull ahead of activist investors in th..
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UBS launches new $2bn share buyback
ZURICH (Reuters) -UBS on Tuesday announced it was launching a new share buyback programme of up to $2 billion, with up to half being ..
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BMW and India’s Tata Technologies to form JV for developing software
BENGALURU (Reuters) -BMW Group and Tata Technologies will form a joint venture for the development of software for the German luxury ..
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King Charles greets well-wishers after Easter Sunday service
King Charles greets well-wishers after Easter Sunday service By Hollie Adams WINDSOR, England (Reuters) -Britain’s King Charles ..
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China believes France will provide fair business environment for Chinese firms, foreign ministry says
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will import even more high-quality products and services from France and believes the European countr..
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Exclusive-Microsoft to separate Teams and Office globally amid antitrust scrutiny
Exclusive-Microsoft to separate Teams and Office globally amid antitrust scrutiny By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Microsoft..
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Xiaomi’s EV buyers face up to seven-month wait for car, app shows
Xiaomi’s EV buyers face up to seven-month wait for car, app shows By Yelin Mo and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) -Xiaomi is advisi..
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Stocks subdued, yen in focus, with inflation data on tap
Stocks subdued, yen in focus, with inflation data on tap By Lewis Krauskopf and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -A gauge of gl..
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Hershey, Mondelez bet big on Easter as cocoa price crisis looms
(This March 26 story has been refiled to correct the data source to ‘NielsenIQ’ from ‘Nielsen’ in paragraph 2..
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Syngenta ditches multi-billion dollar China IPO bid
BEIJING (Reuters) -Swiss agrichemicals and seeds group Syngenta on Friday withdrew its bid for a multi-billion dollar listing on the ..
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India keen on trade deals with Britain, Oman early in Modi’s probable third term, sources say
India keen on trade deals with Britain, Oman early in Modi’s probable third term, sources say By Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI (Reu..
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Climate change, AI in focus at Commonwealth’s Oct meet in Samoa
Climate change, AI in focus at Commonwealth’s Oct meet in Samoa By Cordelia Hsu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Climate change and efforts to ..
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UK homeowners and businesses resilient to high interest rates, BoE says
UK homeowners and businesses resilient to high interest rates, BoE says LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) – British mortgage holders an..
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Analysis – Europe’s gas stocks point to healthy supply next winter
Analysis – Europe’s gas stocks point to healthy supply next winter By Susanna Twidale, Marwa Rashad and Nina Chestney LONDON (..
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Factbox-European companies cut jobs as economy sputters
Factbox-European companies cut jobs as economy sputters (Reuters) – The highest inflation for decades and the impact of the war ..
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Olympics-Parisians get ready to leave city with rental cash in pocket
Olympics-Parisians get ready to leave city with rental cash in pocket PARIS (Reuters) – Like many Parisians, Martin Cassan will ..
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Big Oil’s climate planning not good enough, investor group says
Big Oil’s climate planning not good enough, investor group says By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) -The current low-carbon transit..
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Brazil, France launch $1.1 billion program to protect Amazon rainforest
Brazil, France launch $1.1 billion program to protect Amazon rainforest By Ueslei Marcelino BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Brazil and France..
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UK’s ASOS posts 18% drop in first-half sales
LONDON (Reuters) – Online fashion retailer ASOS posted an 18% drop in sales in its first half, but said it was on track to meet..
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German consumer sentiment stays on slow recovery path, finds GfK
German consumer sentiment stays on slow recovery path, finds GfK BERLIN (Reuters) – German consumer sentiment is expected to sta..
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France’s Atos seeks debt restructuring plan by July after record losses
France’s Atos seeks debt restructuring plan by July after record losses By Augustin Turpin (Reuters) -French IT consulting firm ..
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