Varo Energy buys 80% of Dutch biogas firm; aims to double capacity by 2026
LONDON (Reuters) – Fuel trader and refiner Varo Energy, owned by Carlyle and energy trader Vitol, told Reuters on Thursday it ha..
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KFC franchisees in Russia ask govt to halt sale of stores to local operator – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A number of KFC franchisees in Russia have asked the government to stop the sale of the Yum! Brands restauran..
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Chinese fret over elderly as WHO warns of holiday COVID surge
By Bernard Orr and Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) -People in China worried on Thursday about spreading COVID-19 to aged relatives as they p..
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Stocks becalmed before potential CPI storm
Stocks becalmed before potential CPI storm
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks hovered below seven-month highs on Thursday, as investors waited to see whether U.S. data wi..
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Apple may add touch screens to Mac computers – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -Apple Inc is actively working on adding touch screens to its Mac computers, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing pe..
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JD Sports sees bills-free young shoppers boosting profits
By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – JD Sports expects young shoppers not yet saddled with household bills to defy the economic glo..
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Bayer shares gain on prospect of second activist pushing for change
By Ludwig Burger and Patricia Weiss FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Bayer is facing demands from activist investor Bluebell Capital Partners to b..
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Cellnex’s CEO Tobias Martinez steps down amid strategy shift
MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish phone tower operator Cellnex said on Wednesday its chief executive Tobias Martinez Gimeno has resigned after..
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StanChart weighing options, including sale, of aircraft lessor unit
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Standard Chartered said it is looking to explore alternative options, including a sale, for its aviation finance ..
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Low use of shortened work hours points to mild German recession – Ifo
BERLIN (Reuters) – Low take up of a government-backed ‘Kurzarbeit’ shortened hours facility points to a “very ..
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Move over TINA, it’s time for TARA
By Naomi Rovnick (Reuters) – A shakeout in financial markets triggered by central banks’ sudden move to abandon ultra-low ..
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Dollar stands firm while traders await CPI
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar mostly held its ground on Wednesday in spite of downward pressure from lower b..
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Germany’s BioNTech buys British AI startup InstaDeep
(Reuters) -BioNTech SE has agreed to acquire British artificial intelligence (AI) startup InstaDeep for up to 562 million pounds ($682..
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German chancellor meets auto, battery bosses in ‘mobility’ summit
By Victoria Waldersee and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) – German carmakers, Tesla, chip producers and battery maker Northvolt m..
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Uniper CEO to resign due to government takeover
BERLIN (Reuters) – Uniper Chief Executive Klaus-Dieter Maubach plans to resign this year due to the nationalisation of the embat..
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Festive cheer boosts profit outlook for UK’s Card Factory
By Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) – UK greeting cards retailer Card Factory lifted its full-year earnings forecast on Tuesday a..
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UK’s Morgan Advanced Materials reports cyber security incident on its network
(Reuters) – British industrial firm Morgan Advanced Materials Plc said on Tuesday it was assessing a cyber security incident aft..
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French PM to unveil pension reform in big test for Macron
By Caroline Pailliez and Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Tuesday will unveil the details..
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Bentley cruises to record sales in 2022 despite China drop
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – British luxury carmaker Bentley on Tuesday reported record vehicle sales for 2022, with strong ..
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UK becoming less attractive for investment, manufacturers warn
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has become less competitive and less attractive to foreign investors as a result of soa..
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Global stocks close in on 4-week highs, oil rises on hopes of ‘soft landing’
xBy David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) -World stocks rallied on Monday to their highest levels since mid-December after China reopened i..
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Fineco CEO expects fixed income demand to help managed assets
By Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s FinecoBank is seeing strong demand for fixed income products as rates rise, whic..
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Around 40% of German companies expect output decline in 2023 – IW institute
BERLIN (Reuters) – Four out of ten German companies expect business to shrink in 2023, a survey by the German Economic Institute..
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British PM Sunak revives talks for Arm’s London IPO -FT
(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has revived talks with Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp regarding a London listi..
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‘Life is moving forward’: China declares new COVID phase
By Liz Lee and Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) -China braced for a “new phase” in its battle against COVID-19 on Monday..
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Dollar tentative as investors assess rate-hike path
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar was steady on Monday as investors digested a clutch of economic data released last week th..
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Renault considers making mass-market EVs in India -sources
By Aditi Shah and Gilles Guillaume NEW DELHI/PARIS (Reuters) -Renault is considering building a mass-market electric vehicle in India,..
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Macron warns of more healthcare woes as he flags reforms
PARIS (Reuters) – The struggles of France’s health system will probably get worse before things improve, President Emmanue..
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EU commission approves delay in medical devices law to avert shortages
LONDON (Reuters) – The European Commission said on Friday it approved delaying the deadline for companies to comply with a new l..
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Soccer-Former star Italy striker Vialli dies aged 58
By Keith Weir and Alvise Armellini MILAN (Reuters) -Former Italy striker Gianluca Vialli, who earned 59 caps for his country and enjoy..
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Biggest UK house price fall recorded since financial crisis
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices slid in December, capping the largest quarterly drop since the financial c..
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World food prices hit record high in 2022
By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) -A surge in the cost of most food commodities last year, as the disruption caused by Russia&#..
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Samsung’s quarterly profit plunges to 8-year low on demand slump
By Joyce Lee and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd flagged on Friday its quarterly profit tumbled by tw..
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Frasers’ Hugo Boss exposure falls to $691 million
LONDON (Reuters) – British sportswear retailer Frasers Group said on Friday its maximum exposure to German fashion house Hugo Bo..
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Sodexo tops Q1 sales estimates as people return to offices
(Reuters) -French caterer Sodexo on Friday beat market estimates for first-quarter sales, as a return to the workplace and other venue..
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Japan, UK to sign reciprocal access agreement for military officers -Yomiuri
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will sign a reciprocal access agreement for military officers with ..
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Mercedez-Benz to deploy advanced automated driving system in Nevada
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) said on Thursday that German carmaker Mercedes-Benz can d..
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