First Abu Dhabi Bank could renew $35 billion offer for StanChart -Bloomberg News
By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) – First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the United Arab Emirates’ biggest lender, could renew a p..
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S&P warns of possible economic blow, hit to Japan Inc from BOJ rate hike
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – A future Bank of Japan (BOJ) interest rate hike could affect the country’s sovereign deb..
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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..
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Bayer hits 8-month high as investors welcome CEO change
BERLIN (Reuters) -Bayer shares rose as much as 5% in early Thursday trading to an eight month high, adding to gains from the day befor..
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Big Oil doubles profits in blockbuster 2022
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) – Big Oil more than doubled its profits in 2022 to $219 billion, smashing previous records in a y..
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Italy inflation-adjusted retail sales fell in 2022
ROME (Reuters) -Italian retail sales increased in value terms but decreased in volume in 2022 compared to the previous year, wi..
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European shares hit nine month high, dollar wobbles after Powell remarks
By Alun John LONDON (Reuters) – Global shares jumped and most currencies rose against the dollar on Wednesday as investors disce..
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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..
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Michael Kors owner Capri cuts forecasts as demand slows, shares plunge 20%
(Reuters) -Michael Kors owner Capri Holdings Ltd cut its annual profit forecast on Wednesday, hurt by a slowdown in demand for its lux..
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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..
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Activision aims to help UK regulator ‘better understand our industry’
LONDON (Reuters) – “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard said on Wednesday it hoped it could help Britain’s..
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Stocks, dollar pause ahead of Powell, Biden speeches
By Herbert Lash and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – A gauge of global equities edged lower and the dollar inched up on Tu..
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BP makes record profit in 2022, slows shift from oil
By Ron Bousso and Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) – BP reported on Tuesday a record profit of $28 billion for 2022 and hiked it..
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Cryptoverse: Is bitcoin out of the woods? Consider the options
By Medha Singh, Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Vidya Ranganathan (Reuters) – Have bitcoin and ether finally turned a corner? ..
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EU considers ban on ‘forever chemicals’, urges search for alternatives
(Reuters) – The European Union on Tuesday started to consider a proposal to ban widely used substances known as PFAS or “f..
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FTSE 100 inches towards recent highs as BP shines
By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) – UK’s FTSE 100 rose on Tuesday as bumper earnings from oil giant BP and a rally in ene..
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UK house prices stabilise after four-month fall, Halifax says
LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices were unchanged in January after falling in month-on-month terms in each of the pr..
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Allure of Japan’s powder snow a growing danger as more tourists ski backcountry
By Mariko Katsumura and Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – The popularity of Japan’s crisp powder snow among foreign ski..
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ChatGPT mania pumps up Chinese AI technology stocks
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese artificial intelligence stocks are the latest rage in mainland markets as the global frenzy ..
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Marketmind: Rates start to bite
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Asian stocks on Tuesday come off the..
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From boom to bottom and now big change: Renault and Nissan reshape alliance
PARIS/TOKYO (Reuters) – French carmaker Renault and its Japanese partner Nissan announced a deal on Monday to redesign their dec..
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UK stocks slip as rate hike worries grip investors
By Sruthi Shankar and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) – The UK’s FTSE 100 closed lower on Monday, as upbeat U.S. economi..
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Global shares slide, dollar gains as rates rise on strong data
Global shares slide, dollar gains as rates rise on strong data
By Herbert Lash and Amanda Cooper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Global equity markets slid and the dollar firmed on Monday after data showing a resilie..
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Bank of England’s Mann doubles down on backing for rate hikes
By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Bank of England rate-setter Catherine Mann on Monday backed further increases in interes..
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UK new car sales rise in January, full-year sales to top last year – SMMT
(Reuters) – New car registrations in the United Kingdom rose for the sixth straight month, recording a 14.7% annual rise in Janu..
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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 ..
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U.S. job growth powers ahead; unemployment rate at 3.4%
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth accelerated sharply in January while the unemployment rate hit a more t..
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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’..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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 ..
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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..
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Finboot further strengthens board with appointment of former CIO of Evonik, Dr Bettina Uhlich, as non-executive director
Finboot is announcing today it has appointed former Evonik Chief Information Officer and Head of Global IT Services, Dr Betti..
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