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Swiss chemicals maker Sika posts 13.8% jump in Q1 sales

Swiss chemicals maker Sika posts 13.8% jump in Q1 sales

Swiss chemicals maker Sika posts 13.8% jump in Q1 sales (Reuters) -Swiss chemicals maker Sika AG on Tuesday reported a 13.8% increase ..

Stocks tumble, dollar firms amid geopolitical risk, mixed central bank views

Stocks tumble, dollar firms amid geopolitical risk, mixed central bank views

Stocks tumble, dollar firms amid geopolitical risk, mixed central bank views By Lewis Krauskopf and Naomi Rovnick NEW YORK/LONDON (Reu..

Oil slips as risk premium eases after Iran attack

Oil slips as risk premium eases after Iran attack

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices sank by about $1 a barrel on Monday after Iran’s weekend attack on Israel prov..

Dollar jumps, yen weakest since 1990 after strong U.S. retail sales

Dollar jumps, yen weakest since 1990 after strong U.S. retail sales

Dollar jumps, yen weakest since 1990 after strong U.S. retail sales By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar reached it..

Greece to spend 780 million euros to protect marine biodiversity, PM says

Greece to spend 780 million euros to protect marine biodiversity, PM says

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece is pushing ahead with 21 initiatives worth 780 million euros ($830.9 million) to protect marine biodiv..

UK fintechs ask government for help to ease capital shortages

UK fintechs ask government for help to ease capital shortages

UK fintechs ask government for help to ease capital shortages By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -Leaders of the UK’s fina..

BNP Paribas to become top investor in Belgian insurer Ageas

BNP Paribas to become top investor in Belgian insurer Ageas

BNP Paribas to become top investor in Belgian insurer Ageas PARIS/HONG KONG (Reuters) -BNP Paribas, the euro zone’s biggest bank..

Hungary to consider fuel price intervention, says economy minister

Hungary to consider fuel price intervention, says economy minister

Hungary to consider fuel price intervention, says economy minister BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s government will consider..

Recruiter PageGroup’s quarterly profit slumps 13% as hiring remains subdued

Recruiter PageGroup’s quarterly profit slumps 13% as hiring remains subdued

Recruiter PageGroup’s quarterly profit slumps 13% as hiring remains subdued (Reuters) – UK’s PageGroup reported on M..

Home improvement retailer Kingfisher names Claudia Arney as new chair

Home improvement retailer Kingfisher names Claudia Arney as new chair

Home improvement retailer Kingfisher names Claudia Arney as new chair LONDON (Reuters) – European home improvement retailer King..

Analysis-Europe stands firm against US-driven ESG backlash

Analysis-Europe stands firm against US-driven ESG backlash

Analysis-Europe stands firm against US-driven ESG backlash By Simon Jessop, Ross Kerber and Isla Binnie (Reuters) – Steady inve..

ECB holds rates, signals rate cut on horizon

ECB holds rates, signals rate cut on horizon

LONDON (Reuters) -The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged on Thursday, but signalled that it may be preparing to eas..

Paris Olympics on track to hit NBC ad sales record after pandemic

Paris Olympics on track to hit NBC ad sales record after pandemic

Paris Olympics on track to hit NBC ad sales record after pandemic By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – As the July opening ceremony for ..

U.N. climate chief says two years to save the planet

U.N. climate chief says two years to save the planet

U.N. climate chief says two years to save the planet By Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Governments, business ..

Companies get green light to use offsets for supply chain emissions

Companies get green light to use offsets for supply chain emissions

Companies get green light to use offsets for supply chain emissions By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) -A leading judge of corporate cli..

UK equities end volatile session higher as investors ponder rate outlook

UK equities end volatile session higher as investors ponder rate outlook

UK equities end volatile session higher as investors ponder rate outlook By Sruthi Shankar, Khushi Singh and Pranav Kashyap (Reuters) ..

European shares rebound from one-month low; ECB rate verdict up next

European shares rebound from one-month low; ECB rate verdict up next

European shares rebound from one-month low; ECB rate verdict up next By Ankika Biswas, Johann M Cherian and Ozan Ergenay (Reuters) -Eu..

US dollar surges vs yen to highest since mid-1990 after hotter-than-expected inflation data

US dollar surges vs yen to highest since mid-1990 after hotter-than-expected inflation data

US dollar surges vs yen to highest since mid-1990 after hotter-than-expected inflation data By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Re..

EU extends trade guide on Chinese distortions to new sectors

EU extends trade guide on Chinese distortions to new sectors

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission has updated its report on state-led distortions in the Chinese..

UK’s Tesco forecasts profit rise as consumer sentiment improves

UK’s Tesco forecasts profit rise as consumer sentiment improves

UK’s Tesco forecasts profit rise as consumer sentiment improves By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s biggest retaile..

Factbox-European companies cut jobs as economy sputters

Factbox-European companies cut jobs as economy sputters

Factbox-European companies cut jobs as economy sputters (Reuters) – The highest inflation for decades and the impact of the war ..

M&C Saatchi expects 2024 profit to meet forecasts

M&C Saatchi expects 2024 profit to meet forecasts

M&C Saatchi expects 2024 profit to meet forecasts (Reuters) – M&C Saatchi said on Wednesday it expected to meet profit e..

UK’s THG returns to revenue growth in Q4 on demand for beauty products

UK’s THG returns to revenue growth in Q4 on demand for beauty products

UK’s THG returns to revenue growth in Q4 on demand for beauty products (Reuters) – British e-commerce firm THG said on Wed..

Puma hones focus on speed in Olympic battle with Adidas and Nike

Puma hones focus on speed in Olympic battle with Adidas and Nike

Puma hones focus on speed in Olympic battle with Adidas and Nike By Helen Reid PARIS (Reuters) – German sportswear brand Puma is..

Barry Callebaut operating profit falls 40% on transformation costs

Barry Callebaut operating profit falls 40% on transformation costs

(Reuters) -Barry Callebaut, the world’s biggest chocolate maker, reported lower than expected half-year operating profit on Wedn..

Shocks in G20 emerging economies hit rich-world growth, IMF says

Shocks in G20 emerging economies hit rich-world growth, IMF says

Shocks in G20 emerging economies hit rich-world growth, IMF says By Libby George LONDON (Reuters) – Domestic shocks in emergin..

World stocks mixed ahead of US inflation, metals soar

World stocks mixed ahead of US inflation, metals soar

World stocks mixed ahead of US inflation, metals soar By Tom Westbrook and Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) -Global shares were mixed on ..

US dollar struggles for direction ahead of data despite rise in yields

US dollar struggles for direction ahead of data despite rise in yields

US dollar struggles for direction ahead of data despite rise in yields By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) -The dollar struggled for directio..

Flooding spreads in Russia, putting thousands more at risk

Flooding spreads in Russia, putting thousands more at risk

Flooding spreads in Russia, putting thousands more at risk ORSK, Russia (Reuters) -Flood sirens blared out in two Russian cities on Tu..

Italy cuts growth forecasts and says debt set to rise

Italy cuts growth forecasts and says debt set to rise

Italy cuts growth forecasts and says debt set to rise By Giuseppe Fonte and Matteo Negri ROME (Reuters) -The Italian government on Tue..

Daimler Truck Q1 sales drop 13% as markets normalize

Daimler Truck Q1 sales drop 13% as markets normalize

Daimler Truck Q1 sales drop 13% as markets normalize BERLIN (Reuters) – Daimler Truck Group reported a 13% drop in first-quarter..

Italian hearing aid market lacks transparency, regulator says

Italian hearing aid market lacks transparency, regulator says

ROME (Reuters) – The retail market for hearing aids in Italy – dominated by domestic player Amplifon – lacks transpa..

Oil prices turn higher as Middle East ceasefire hopes wane

Oil prices turn higher as Middle East ceasefire hopes wane

Oil prices turn higher as Middle East ceasefire hopes wane By Colleen Howe and Andrew Hayley BEIJING (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Tue..

Crypto survey shows less consumer scepticism, but a third expect bitcoin price fall

Crypto survey shows less consumer scepticism, but a third expect bitcoin price fall

Crypto survey shows less consumer scepticism, but a third expect bitcoin price fall (This April 8 story has been corrected to fix the ..

Stocks rise slightly as oil cools; Treasury yields touch 4-month high

Stocks rise slightly as oil cools; Treasury yields touch 4-month high

By Sinéad Carew and Harry Robertson NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Equity indexes rose slightly on Monday as U.S. bond yields hit their hi..

Norwegian Cruise orders eight new ships, biggest order in its history

Norwegian Cruise orders eight new ships, biggest order in its history

Norwegian Cruise orders eight new ships, biggest order in its history By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) -Norwegian Cruise Line H..

Big companies’ emissions goals are too weak, report says

Big companies’ emissions goals are too weak, report says

By Simon Jessop (Reuters) – The carbon emissions reduction targets of a group of the biggest listed companies are too weak colle..