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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BNP Paribas signs deal to buy HSBC private banking unit in Germany
BNP Paribas signs deal to buy HSBC private banking unit in Germany
PARIS (Reuters) -BNP Paribas <BNPP.PA> has signed a deal to buy HSBC’s private banking unit in Germany as it continues to expand it..
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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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Nike veteran Hill to replace Donahoe as CEO; shares jump
By Juveria Tabassum, Nicholas P. Brown (Reuters) -Nike said on Thursday that former senior executive Elliott Hill will rejoin the comp..
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Nike’s next CEO Hill brings a bootstraps mentality
By Nicholas P. Brown (Reuters) – Elliott Hill started at Nike as an intern in 1988 but steadily scaled its ranks, banking on v..
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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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UK supermarket sales growth slows after summer holidays
LONDON (Reuters) – British supermarket sales growth slowed over the last month as consumers trimmed spending after their summer ..
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French millers face long grind as rain-hit wheat harvest comes in
PARIS (Reuters) – Flour mills in France are facing higher costs and a long search for grain as they feel the effects of a dire w..
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UK’s Asda says retail veteran Stuart Rose to lead business
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarket group Asda, which has been losing market share, said its chairman, veteran..
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BP to sell its US onshore wind business0
(Reuters) -BP plans to sell its U.S. onshore wind energy business, it announced on Monday, saying the assets were not aligned with its..
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Central Europe factories and retailers shut in flood-hit areas
By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) -Factories and stores across central Europe shut down production lines and closed their doors on Monda..
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Saipem wins $4 billion contract from QatarEnergy
(Reuters) – Italian energy engineering group Saipem said on Sunday it had won an offshore contract worth $4 billion from ..
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US locks in steep China tariff hikes, many to start Sept. 27
By David Lawder (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Friday locked in steep tariff hikes on Chinese imports, including a 100% duty o..
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Zara to offer its secondhand clothes service in US by October
MADRID (Reuters) – Zara will offer its service for selling, repairing or donating secondhand clothes in the United States by the..
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Scotland’s only oil refinery to close next year, 400 jobs to go
By Ron Bousso and Robert Harvey LONDON (Reuters) -Grangemouth, Scotland’s only oil refinery, is to close in 2025 with the loss o..
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Zara owner Inditex sees early autumn sales perk up after summer slowdown
By Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) -Zara owner Inditex reported a jump in sales of its autumn/winter collection on Wednesday, boosting it..
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Services’ grip on UK economy tightens as manufacturing share ebbs further
By Andy Bruce (Reuters) – Britain’s shift towards a services-dominated economy is accelerating, pushing manufacturing̵..
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Etihad Airways plans IPO no earlier than 2025, sources say
By Hadeel Al Sayegh, Andres Gonzalez and Federico Maccioni DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) -Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways plans to make its ..
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Key events at Nike under CEO John Donahoe
(Reuters) – Nike will hold its annual meeting virtually on Tuesday and a key issue to be voted on will be a workers’ right..
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Retail, consumer CEOs see shorter tenures as boards act more quickly
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Richa Naidu NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – When two of the most powerful brands in retail and packaged f..
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UK pay growth cools, keeping BoE on track for another rate cut
By Andy Bruce and Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -British pay growth cooled in the three months to July to a more than two-year low an..
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Aldi UK says shoppers trading up as inflation eases
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Supermarket group Aldi UK said its prices this summer were on average lower than a year ago, easing s..
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Citi says 2025 oil prices could average $60/bbl without deeper OPEC+ cuts
(Reuters) – If producer group OPEC+ doesn’t reduce production further, the average price of oil could drop to $60 p..
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South Africa’s SPAR sells Polish business to Specjal
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s second-biggest grocery group SPAR has sold its loss-making business in Pola..
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Malaysia central bank to hold rates at 3.0% until at least 2026: Reuters poll
By Pranoy Krishna BENGALURU (Reuters) – Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will leave its key interest rate unchanged on Thursday..
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BMW worldwide recalling Mini Cooper SE electric models, company says
BERLIN (Reuters) -German automaker BMW is recalling electric Mini Cooper SE vehicles due to problems in their batteries, which ..
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Lowest euro zone inflation in 3 years sets up ECB for cut
By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT/TALLINN (Reuters) -Inflation in the euro zone fell to its lowest level in three years..
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Uber invests in UK startup Wayve to speed up self-driving projects
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – Ride-hailing platform Uber will invest in Wayve to help the British self-driving technology sta..
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UK’s Sainsbury’s agrees deal to acquire 10 Homebase stores
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s second-largest supermarket group, Sainsbury’s, said on Thursday it had agreed to..
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Europe shrugs off Nvidia chill to eye record high
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global shares edged higher on Thursday, shrugging off investor disappointment at artificial intel..
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EU new car sales flat in July as battery-electric slumps, industry body ACEA says
By Alessandro Parodi and Greta Rosen Fondahn (Reuters) -New car sales in the European Union rose 0.2% in July, slowed by declines in F..
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HMD launches Barbie phone in partnership with Mattel
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – HMD Global, which makes Nokia-branded phones, said it has teamed up with toymaker Mattel to launch ..
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UK shop prices dip for first time in nearly 3 years, survey shows
(Reuters) – British shop prices fell in annual terms this month for the first time since October 2021, pushed down by sum..
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Shell to shut-in portions of Louisiana Zydeco oil pipeline for maintenance
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil major Shell on Monday said it plans to shut-in different portions of its Zydeco pip..
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Pay gap between bosses and ordinary workers widens in Switzerland
ZURICH (Reuters) -The gap between the highest- and lowest-paid workers in Switzerland widened in 2023, with top managers earning on av..
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Analysis-Darkening global outlook, central bank pivots signal more turbulence
By Leika Kihara, Howard Schneider and Balazs Koranyi JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) – Growing signs of lackluster growth..
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Australian employees now have the right to ignore work emails, calls after hours
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Is your boss texting you on the weekend? Work email pinging long after you’ve l..
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