French bank Credit Agricole to buy 50% of GAC’s leasing unit
By Mathieu Rosemain and Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) -Credit Agricole is planning to buy a 50% stake in the leasing unit of ..
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Adidas raises 2024 guidance again, citing good brand momentum
(Reuters) -Adidas on Tuesday raised its full-year sales and profit guidance, citing better than expected performance in the thi..
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Britain’s SSE rebuffed EDP proposal to merge, sources say
By Andres Gonzalez, Sarah McFarlane and Sergio Goncalves LONDON (Reuters) – Portugal’s main power utility EDP initi..
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Prospering in Economic Uncertainty: A Strategic Guide for Entrepreneurs
In times of economic uncertainty, rising inflation, and financial instability, entrepreneurs need to embrace strategies that promote r..
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UK economy returns to growth in August after two months of stagnation
By Suban Abdulla and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s economy grew in August after two consecutive months of stagnation, p..
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Spain’s top fashion retailers to launch trial to collect clothes waste in 2025
Spain’s top fashion retailers to launch trial to collect clothes waste in 2025
By Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s largest fashion companies will start collecting discarded clothes from April next year as..
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IKEA sales fall 5% after price cuts amid weak housing market
By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) – IKEA annual sales fell 5% after the Swedish budget homeware retailer cut prices in a bid..
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Britain outlines details of closely watched workers’ rights plan
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Labour government set out its plans on Thursday for the biggest change to employment law in a genera..
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Online shopping returns to growth in Europe amid fierce competition
By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) – Recovering consumer confidence has boosted online shopping in Europe this year, industry group ..
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Spain grants $146 million subsidy to Stellantis for potential EV battery plant
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain has granted automaker Stellantis a 133 million euro ($146 million) subsidy for its potential bat..
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Online retailer Shein’s 2023 sales hit $2 billion in UK
By Helen Reid (Reuters) -Shein’s British business made 1.55 billion pounds ($2 billion) in revenue in 2023, a filing by the on..
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Thirty marathons in 30 days: Briton tests his stamina to raise funds for rare disease
By Horaci Garcia and Nacho Doce BARCELONA (Reuters) – When Mike Humphreys finished his 42 kilometre (26.1 miles) run in B..
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Europe launches Hera asteroid probe on SpaceX rocket
Europe launches Hera asteroid probe on SpaceX rocket
PARIS (Reuters) – Europe’s Hera asteroid probe blasted off from Florida on a SpaceX rocket on Monday, beginning a two-year voyage t..
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Global money market funds draw large inflows in the week to Oct. 2
(Reuters) – Global money market funds attracted large inflows in the week to Oct. 2 as investor caution ahead of a key U...
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Greece’s growth seen nearly unchanged in 2025, draft budget shows
By Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) – The Greek government is forecasting economic growth of 2.3% in 2025, outperformi..
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Exclusive-Samsung Electronics says it is not interested in spinning off foundry business
By Neil Jerome Morales and Heekyong Yang MANILA/SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics is not interested in spinning off i..
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Pfizer wins bid to invalidate GSK’s patents over RSV vaccine
LONDON (Reuters) – Pfizer on Monday won a bid in a London court to invalidate two of GSK’s patents relating to a re..
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Italgas sees double-digit income growth to 2030, ups minimum dividend rise
By Francesca Landini and Cristina Carlevaro MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s biggest gas distributor Italgas expects double-digit..
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Adani Group in talks to buy Heidelberg’s Indian cement operations, paper says
BENGALURU (Reuters) -The Adani Group is in talks to buy the Indian cement operations of Germany’s Heidelberg Materials in..
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Japan leads Asia stock rally, dollar firms after blowout US payrolls
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks rallied and the dollar reached a fresh seven-week peak on the yen on Mon..
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Soccer-Beleaguered Man United battle to 0-0 draw at Villa
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Manchester United ground out a 0-0 draw at Aston Villa on Sunday with the club suffering their w..
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Exclusive-Online retailer Shein to hold roadshows soon ahead of London IPO, sources say
By Julie Zhu, Amy-Jo Crowley and Hadeel Al Sayegh HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) – Shein is set to hold informal investor meetings i..
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Levi Strauss shares fall on weak holiday-quarter forecast
(Reuters) – Levi Strauss’ shares fell about 7% on Thursday after a tepid forecast for holiday-quarter revenue underscored ..
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Britain’s Tesco lifts profit outlook after strong first half
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Tesco, Britain’s biggest supermarket group, lifted its annual profit forecast on Thursday after..
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Britain’s Tesco lifts annual profit forecast after strong first half
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Tesco, Britain’s biggest supermarket group, lifted its annual profit forecast on Thursda..
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Euro area long-dated yields rise after sharp drop, geopolitics in focus
By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) – Euro area government bond yields rose on Wednesday, a day after long-dated yields posted their ..
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Sainsbury’s boss looks to UK budget to lift spending gloom
By James Davey COBHAM, England (Reuters) – Britons bruised by a cost of living crisis will not start spending strongly again unt..
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SoftBank to invest $500 million in OpenAI, The Information reports
(Reuters) – Japanese telecom company SoftBank’s Vision Fund will invest $500 million in OpenAI’s latest fundi..
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Discounter Pepco’s sales hurt by supply chain disruption
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -European discount retailer Pepco Group said its fourth-quarter underlying revenue was lower th..
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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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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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Northvolt to axe 1,600 jobs as Europe’s EV hopes stall
By Marie Mannes STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Northvolt plans to cut 1,600 jobs at its base in Sweden, or about a fifth of its gl..
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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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