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First Abu Dhabi Bank reiterates not eyeing offer for Standard Chartered

First Abu Dhabi Bank reiterates not eyeing offer for Standard Chartered

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the United Arab Emirates’ biggest lender, said on Friday it was not curr..

PayPal’s spending warning casts pall over upbeat forecast

PayPal’s spending warning casts pall over upbeat forecast

By Manya Saini and Jaiveer Shekhawat (Reuters) – PayPal Holdings Inc forecast full-year profit above Wall Street estimates on Th..

Britain boosts aid for Syria, Turkey after earthquakes

Britain boosts aid for Syria, Turkey after earthquakes

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is committing additional funding – at least 3 million pounds ($3.65 million) – to support..

Algeria regains spot as Spain’s top natural gas source -Enagas

Algeria regains spot as Spain’s top natural gas source -Enagas

MADRID (Reuters) – Algeria regained its place as Spain’s main supplier of natural gas in January, providing a quarter of m..

Jewellery maker Pandora to expand lab-made diamond range

Jewellery maker Pandora to expand lab-made diamond range

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Danish jewellery maker Pandora plans to expand its lab-made diamonds product range after custo..

France’s Macron awards Legion of Honour to Ukraine’s Zelenskiy

France’s Macron awards Legion of Honour to Ukraine’s Zelenskiy

PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron has bestowed the Legion of Honour on Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy duri..

Italy’s MPS sees ‘safe habour’ ahead after strong quarter

Italy’s MPS sees ‘safe habour’ ahead after strong quarter

By Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) -Italian state-owned bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) on Wednesday joined peers in solidly beating..

Russian threat to Baltic security rising – Estonian intelligence report

Russian threat to Baltic security rising – Estonian intelligence report

By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) – Estonia’s Foreign Intelligence Service said it believed Russia still had the strength..

Scandi Standard Standardizes with Infor Cloud

Scandi Standard Standardizes with Infor Cloud

Leading producer of chilled, frozen and ready-made chicken products to adopt Infor CloudSuite Food & Beverage as a platform for gr..

Vanta names security leader David Eckstein as CFO

Vanta names security leader David Eckstein as CFO

Vanta, the leading trust management platform, announced today that it has appointed David Eckstein as its Chief Financial Officer, eff..

EU considers ban on ‘forever chemicals’, urges search for alternatives

EU considers ban on ‘forever chemicals’, urges search for alternatives

By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) -The European Union on Tuesday started to consider a proposal to ban widely used, potentially harmful subst..

Turkey quake kills 912 in historic disaster, Erdogan says

Turkey quake kills 912 in historic disaster, Erdogan says

ANKARA (Reuters) – At least 912 people were killed and more than 5,000 injured when a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck southern T..

UK watchdog warns crypto firms to prepare for advertising rule change

UK watchdog warns crypto firms to prepare for advertising rule change

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s financial watchdog warned crypto businesses on Monday to get ready for a rule change on advertising ..

Euro zone inflation seen just above ECB’s target in 2025, poll shows

Euro zone inflation seen just above ECB’s target in 2025, poll shows

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation is set to decline to 2.1% in 2025, just a shade above the European Central Bank’..

Kering recruits Estee Lauder exec for push into cosmetics

Kering recruits Estee Lauder exec for push into cosmetics

PARIS (Reuters) – French luxury goods group Kering said Friday it was entering the cosmetics business, with the announcement tha..

Lockmaker Assa Abloy boosts dividend, but wary on outlook

Lockmaker Assa Abloy boosts dividend, but wary on outlook

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Assa Abloy, the world’s biggest lockmaker, raised its dividend more than expected as it met quarterly profi..

TomTom raises 2023 revenue outlook as automotive drives Q4 beat

TomTom raises 2023 revenue outlook as automotive drives Q4 beat

By Federica Mileo (Reuters) -Dutch navigation and digital mapping company TomTom raised its 2023 revenue forecast on Friday, after pos..

France seeks strategy as nuclear waste site risks saturation point

France seeks strategy as nuclear waste site risks saturation point

By Benjamin Mallet LA HAGUE, France (Reuters) – At a nuclear waste site in Normandy, robotic arms guided by technicians behind a..

Tech earnings hit pause button on market rally

Tech earnings hit pause button on market rally

By Caroline Valetkevitch and Herbert Lash (Reuters) – Big Tech led U.S. markets on a sharp rebound to kick off 2023. The message..

Billionaire Cohen builds stake in Nordstrom, urges board shakeup

Billionaire Cohen builds stake in Nordstrom, urges board shakeup

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) -Billionaire investor Ryan Cohen is building a large stake in Nordstrom Inc and plans to pus..

Ford posts lower profit, issues downbeat outlook; shares drop

Ford posts lower profit, issues downbeat outlook; shares drop

By Joseph White and Paul Lienert DETROIT (Reuters) -Ford Motor Co on Thursday said quarterly profits fell and the automaker predicted ..

Oil slumps on economic data, stronger U.S. dollar

Oil slumps on economic data, stronger U.S. dollar

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices settled lower on Thursday as U.S. industrial-linked factory orders dipped, while the d..

London Technology Club welcomes its 100th member as it seeks to accelerate strategic investments in fast-growth tech companies in 2023

London Technology Club welcomes its 100th member as it seeks to accelerate strategic investments in fast-growth tech companies in 2023

Adam Norris, CEO and Founder of Pure Electric, the electric scooter specialist, becomes the latest member to join LTC. Adam is father..

Roche flags 2023 earnings decline on slump in COVID products

Roche flags 2023 earnings decline on slump in COVID products

By Ludwig Burger BASEL (Reuters) – Roche warned of a decline in 2023 earnings, as revenue growth from new drugs, including its h..

Exclusive: Volvo readies EV blitz in biggest product revamp under Geely

Exclusive: Volvo readies EV blitz in biggest product revamp under Geely

By Norihiko Shirouzu (Reuters) – Volvo Cars is gearing up for an electric blitz to convert all its mainstay models – three..

UK and EU reach post-Brexit customs deal for N.Ireland-The Times

UK and EU reach post-Brexit customs deal for N.Ireland-The Times

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain and the European Union have struck a customs deal that could help end post-Brexit wrangling over Northern Ir..

Asia’s factory activity contracts despite China’s COVID reopening

Asia’s factory activity contracts despite China’s COVID reopening

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Asia’s factory activity contracted in January as the boost from China’s COVID reop..

UK shop price inflation hits record 8% in January: BRC

UK shop price inflation hits record 8% in January: BRC

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Prices in British shops in January were 8.0% higher than a year before, the biggest annual ..

Wage data dents dollar recovery before Fed rate decision

Wage data dents dollar recovery before Fed rate decision

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell on Tuesday, giving up earlier gains, after data showed U.S. labor costs i..

Dutch telecom KPN locks in 2023 targets helped by cost controls

Dutch telecom KPN locks in 2023 targets helped by cost controls

(Reuters) -Dutch telecoms company KPN NV aims to slightly improve its core profit this year, it confirmed on Tuesday, supported by cos..

Athletics-Farah returns for London Marathon before likely 2023 retirement

Athletics-Farah returns for London Marathon before likely 2023 retirement

(Reuters) -Britain’s four-times Olympic champion Mo Farah said on Tuesday he expects 2023 to be the final year of his career, af..

Philips to cut 13% of jobs in safety and profitability drive

Philips to cut 13% of jobs in safety and profitability drive

By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch health technology company Philips will scrap another 6,000 jobs worldwide as it tries to ..

German industry to pay 40% more for energy than pre-crisis – study says

German industry to pay 40% more for energy than pre-crisis – study says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German industry is set to pay about 40% more for energy in 2023 than in 2021, before the energy crisis tri..

Nissan and Renault agree to overhaul alliance, this time as equals

Nissan and Renault agree to overhaul alliance, this time as equals

By Maki Shiraki and Gilles Guillaume TOKYO/PARIS (Reuters) -Nissan Motor Co and Renault SA agreed on Monday to a sweeping remake of th..

Hong Kong home prices drop 15.6% in 2022, snap 13 years of gain

Hong Kong home prices drop 15.6% in 2022, snap 13 years of gain

(Reuters) – Private home prices in Hong Kong, one of the most unaffordable territories in the world, fell 15.6% in 2022 in the f..

Visa revenue growth slows more as tough economy sobers spending

Visa revenue growth slows more as tough economy sobers spending

By Mehnaz Yasmin (Reuters) -Visa Inc’s revenue growth continued to wind back to pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter as the ..

FDA advisers back the same COVID vaccine for initial shots, boosters

FDA advisers back the same COVID vaccine for initial shots, boosters

By Michael Erman and Leroy Leo (Reuters) -Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday unanimously voted in favor of ..