Polish fashion retailer LPP confirms annual revenue goal of up to $5.5 billion
GDANSK (Reuters) – Poland’s largest apparel retailer LPP confirmed its full-year revenue target of 20-21 billion zl..
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UniCredit starts process to bring life insurance business in house
MILAN (Reuters) – UniCredit has told Allianz and CNP Assurances that it will buy their stakes in the life insurance joint..
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European shares end marginally lower as energy stocks drop
By Pranav Kashyap and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -Europe’s STOXX 600 closed slightly lower on Wednesday as energy stocks ..
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Fonterra’s annual profit falls 25%; shares rise on dividend declaration
By Rajasik Mukherjee (Reuters) -New Zealand’s Fonterra posted a 25% drop in its fiscal 2024 profit on Wednesday, hurt by ..
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Soccer-‘I thought it was AI,’ says Wimbledon director of flooding images at stadium
(Reuters) – AFC Wimbledon’s managing director thought he was looking at AI-created images when he saw pictures of f..
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Solvay to cut 68 jobs in Salindres site throughout 2025
(Reuters) – Belgian chemicals group Solvay announced on Tuesday plans to enter into talks with labour unions to cease pro..
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ECB started issuing fine notices to banks not meeting climate expectations
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The European Central Bank has started issuing fine notices to lenders not meeting its long-defined e..
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Spotify expands AI Playlist feature to new markets including US, Canada
(Reuters) – Spotify is expanding its tool that helps create playlists using generative artificial intelligence for premiu..
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UK employers give joint-lowest pay rises since June 2022, Brightmine says
LONDON (Reuters) – British employers gave staff the joint-lowest pay rises since June 2022 in the three months to the end..
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TUI confirms guidance after strong summer season, shares rise
By Andrey Sychev (Reuters) -Europe’s biggest tour operator TUI on Tuesday confirmed its annual guidance and mid-term targ..
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China stimulus pushes global shares to new peak, boosts commodities
By Ankur Banerjee and Sruthi Shankar SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks hit a record high on Tuesday after China u..
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Miniso shares slump on plans to buy stake in Yonghui Superstores
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Shares of Miniso Group Holding plunged as much as 39.2% to HK$20 ($2.57) on Tuesday after the company said..
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Unilever CEO looking for first-ever global plastics treaty with “teeth”
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) – Unilever CEO Hein Schumacher hopes to see a global plastics treaty that “h..
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Qualcomm’s potential Intel buyout could raise antitrust, foundry concerns
By Aditya Soni and Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) -A potential deal to buy Intel could accelerate Qualcomm’s diversification but ..
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Almost 30,000 suspected mpox cases in Africa this year, WHO says
LONDON (Reuters) – Nearly 30,000 suspected mpox cases have been reported in Africa so far this year, most of them in Demo..
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Sterling at two-year peak versus euro after PMI data
(Reuters) – Sterling dipped against the dollar on Monday but touched a new two-year high versus the euro as business acti..
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European shares edge higher as traders brace for data-packed week
By Pranav Kashyap (Reuters) -European shares edged higher on Monday, though gains were capped by caution as investors tread car..
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Siemens to carve out EV charging business
BERLIN (Reuters) – Siemens plans to carve out its electric vehicle (EV) charging business, Siemens eMobility, to open opp..
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Oil climbs on Middle East escalation fears, US Fed rate cut
By Gabrielle Ng and Emily Chow SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Monday, buoyed by concerns that heightened conflict in t..
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Novo Nordisk faces US congressional grilling over price of weight loss drugs, FT reports
(Reuters) – Novo Nordisk’s chief executive is preparing for a showdown next week with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders o..
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Asia stocks, Wall St futures edge up; China trims repo rate
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Asian stocks firmed on Monday ahead of central bank meetings that are widely expected to delive..
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CMA CGM agrees to buy 48% of Santos Brasil for $1.2 billion, will launch takeover bid
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – French shipping giant CMA CGM agreed to buy 47.6% of port terminal operator Santos Brasil for 6.3 b..
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Analysis-SocGen’s CEO Krupa tightens screws on costs as bank’s turnaround plan falls flat
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) – Societe Generale’s CEO Slawomir Krupa is set to turn the screws further on costs a..
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EU regulator backs use of Novo’s Wegovy for obesity-related heart condition
(Reuters) -The European Medicines Agency backed the use of Novo Nordisk’s popular drug Wegovy to help ease heart failure in peop..
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Analysis-Extreme weather adds to fiscal strains in central Europe
By Jan Lopatka, Karol Badohal and Gergely Szakacs PRAGUE/WARSAW (Reuters) – Just a week ago, before deadly floods swept throug..
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Yen slides as BOJ governor steers clear of rate hike talk
By Linda Pasquini and Wayne Cole LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) – The yen weakened on Friday after the Bank of Japan signalled it was i..
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Oil prices set to end week higher after US rate cut
By Arunima Kumar (Reuters) -Oil prices eased on Friday, but were on track to register gains for a second straight week following a lar..
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Global investors brace for turmoil as big Fed cut sows confusion
By Naomi Rovnick and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) -Big global investors are on alert for wild market swings after a jumbo U.S. rate ..
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Morning Bid: BOJ brings yen into sharper focus
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It was left to the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to end “central b..
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Analysis-Investors shun European car stocks despite rock bottom valuations
By Sruthi Shankar and Danilo Masoni (Reuters) – European auto stocks are so unpopular right now that investors keep reduc..
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BOJ keeps interest rates steady, sticks to upbeat economic view
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Friday and maintained its view the economy remained on ..
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German tax revenue rose by 5.3% in August
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s federal and state governments’ tax revenue rose 5.3% in August..
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Germany considering ways to support VW, economy minister says
FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s government is considering ways to support Volkswagen, German economy minister and v..
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Bavarian says mpox vaccine approved by EU regulator for adolescents
LONDON (Reuters) -Bavarian Nordic said on Thursday its mpox vaccine was approved by the EU’s drug regulator for use in adolescen..
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Analysis-After jumbo Fed rate cut, market hopes ride on US soft landing
By Lewis Krauskopf and Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – One of the most consequential Federal Reserve meetings in re..
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UK reports sharpest rise in health-related welfare claims, study shows
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has seen the biggest rise in health-related welfare benefits among a group of similar economie..
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Bank of England set to hold rates with bond sales in spotlight
By Andy Bruce (Reuters) – The Bank of England looks set to keep interest rates on hold on Thursday as it awaits signs tha..
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