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Ahold turns to solar panels, lowers thermostats to save energy

Ahold turns to solar panels, lowers thermostats to save energy

By Richa Naidu and Toby Sterling LONDON (Reuters) – Supermarket group Ahold Delhaize is turning to renewable energy and lowering..

Britain’s Next buys failed furniture retailer Made.com, 400 jobs axed

Britain’s Next buys failed furniture retailer Made.com, 400 jobs axed

By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) -British fashion retailer Next will buy the Made.com brand for 3.4 million pounds ($3.8 million) ..

Britain’s M&S warns of ‘gathering storm’ of higher costs and weak consumer

Britain’s M&S warns of ‘gathering storm’ of higher costs and weak consumer

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -British retailer Marks & Spencer warned on Wednesday of a “gathering storm” of higher..

Citigroup to buy Deutsche Bank license in Mexico for wholesale unit

Citigroup to buy Deutsche Bank license in Mexico for wholesale unit

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Citigroup Inc said on Tuesday it would purchase Deutsche Bank’s Mexican license in order to continue its cor..

Adidas slashes 2022 outlook after Kanye West split

Adidas slashes 2022 outlook after Kanye West split

By Rachel More BERLIN (Reuters) -Adidas further slashed its outlook for 2022 on Wednesday as it weighed the impact of its split from Y..

Commerzbank keeps outlook as lower Q3 profit still beats expectations

Commerzbank keeps outlook as lower Q3 profit still beats expectations

By Tom Sims and Unknown 9629b5b2-3983-43b7-ac6e-49eba7f61a04 FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Germany’s Commerzbank said on Wednesday its ne..

ABN Amro’s Q3 profit jumps as interest income recovers

ABN Amro’s Q3 profit jumps as interest income recovers

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch bank ABN Amro beat analysts’ expectations on Wednesday, saying its net profit had more than doubled t..

InPost sees stronger 2022 but warns of slowing demand

InPost sees stronger 2022 but warns of slowing demand

(Reuters) – Poland’s InPost on Wednesday said its full-year expectations were higher than previously anticipated thanks to..

Taiwan’s President looks forward to Britain supporting its CPTPP bid

Taiwan’s President looks forward to Britain supporting its CPTPP bid

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen told visiting British minister of state for trade Greg Hands on Wednesd..

Dollar catches breath while investors await midterms; cryptos skittish

Dollar catches breath while investors await midterms; cryptos skittish

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar steadied on Wednesday as traders waited on results from U.S. elections and on ..

Oil prices ease on U.S. inventory build, China COVID worries

Oil prices ease on U.S. inventory build, China COVID worries

By Sonali Paul and Isabel Kua SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices slid on Wednesday as industry data showed U.S. crude stockpiles rose mor..

Asia stocks advance as investors await U.S. midterm election results

Asia stocks advance as investors await U.S. midterm election results

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian shares rose and the dollar wobbled on Wednesday as investors awaited U.S. inflatio..

Twitter to introduce ‘Official’ label for some verified accounts

Twitter to introduce ‘Official’ label for some verified accounts

By Sheila Dang and Fanny Potkin (Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform Twitter will introduce an “Offici..

Binance plans to buy rival FTX in bailout as crypto market crumbles

Binance plans to buy rival FTX in bailout as crypto market crumbles

By Hannah Lang and Tom Wilson WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Crypto giant Binance signed a nonbinding agreement on Tuesday to buy..

Novavax cuts full-year revenue forecast again amid weak demand

Novavax cuts full-year revenue forecast again amid weak demand

(Reuters) – Novavax Inc cut its full-year revenue forecast on Tuesday for the second time in three months, hurt by a global supp..

Disney streaming beats Wall Street targets, earnings miss

Disney streaming beats Wall Street targets, earnings miss

By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co said on Tuesday its marquee streaming service, Disney+, gained ..

Factbox-Strikes, protests in Europe over cost of living and pay

Factbox-Strikes, protests in Europe over cost of living and pay

(Reuters) – European countries are facing strikes and protests due to high energy prices and mounting costs of living. Here are ..

At COP27, climate ‘loss and damage’ funding makes it on the table

At COP27, climate ‘loss and damage’ funding makes it on the table

By Laurie Goering SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Warned that mounting economic crises should not delay ac..

Negotiating our future’: Youth set to grab power roles at COP27

Negotiating our future’: Youth set to grab power roles at COP27

By Laurie Goering SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Fiji’s Sivendra Michael was just a year old when P..

How mixing farms with forests can help the UK reach net zero

How mixing farms with forests can help the UK reach net zero

By Rachel Parsons PETERBOROUGH, England (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Stephen Briggs popped open his pocket knife, carved a wed..

German industry calls for delay to global minimum tax – BDI

German industry calls for delay to global minimum tax – BDI

BERLIN (Reuters) – German industry has called for a delay to a global minimum corporate tax by at least a year to 2025 to give c..

British minister to meet Taiwan president, drawing China’s anger

British minister to meet Taiwan president, drawing China’s anger

TAIPEI (Reuters) – A British minister will visit Taiwan this week for trade talks and meet President Tsai Ing-wen, his office sa..

Russia’s Sberbank sues Glencore for $116 million over oil supplies

Russia’s Sberbank sues Glencore for $116 million over oil supplies

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s largest lender, Sberbank, is suing global commodities trader Glencore for around 117 million e..

Analysis-Runaway prices have central Europe on the ropes

Analysis-Runaway prices have central Europe on the ropes

By Gergely Szakacs and Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk BUDAPEST/WARSAW (Reuters) – While inflation in western Europe is largely expected..

China’s COVID resurgence spurs new curbs, Foxconn imposes restrictions

China’s COVID resurgence spurs new curbs, Foxconn imposes restrictions

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s escalating COVID-19 resurgence has spurred authorities and companies, including key iPhone ma..

Oil prices slide as hopes for China demand rebound fade

Oil prices slide as hopes for China demand rebound fade

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices fell more than $1 a barrel on Monday after Chinese officials on the weekend reiterated..

Six in ten Britons will spend less at Christmas -Deloitte survey

Six in ten Britons will spend less at Christmas -Deloitte survey

LONDON (Reuters) – Six in ten Britons believe they will have less money to spend over the Christmas period than last year, accor..

“Live up to your climate promises,” UK PM will say

“Live up to your climate promises,” UK PM will say

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will on Monday use a speech at the United Nations climate ..

Facebook parent Meta is preparing large-scale layoffs this week – WSJ

Facebook parent Meta is preparing large-scale layoffs this week – WSJ

(Reuters) – Meta Platforms Inc is planning to begin large-scale layoffs this week that will affect thousands of employees, the W..

ECB, UniCredit clash over capital plans, Russia presence, FT says

ECB, UniCredit clash over capital plans, Russia presence, FT says

(Reuters) – The European Central Bank (ECB) has clashed with UniCredit over the Italian lender’s plans to return cash to s..

Twitter asks some laid off workers to come back, Bloomberg reports

Twitter asks some laid off workers to come back, Bloomberg reports

(Reuters) – After Twitter Inc laid off roughly half its staff on Friday following Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition, the..

Euro zone downturn deepened in Oct, winter recession likely -PMI

Euro zone downturn deepened in Oct, winter recession likely -PMI

LONDON (Reuters) – Euro zone business activity contracted last month at the fastest pace since late 2020 as high inflation and f..

Shares in Monte dei Paschi plunge 14% after capital raise

Shares in Monte dei Paschi plunge 14% after capital raise

MILAN (Reuters) – Shares in Monte dei Paschi di Siena plunged 14% on Friday, triggering an automatic trading suspension, after t..

Britain launches scheme to pay homes to curb electricity use

Britain launches scheme to pay homes to curb electricity use

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s National Grid on Friday launched a scheme to pay homeowners and businesses to curb their elec..

German industrial orders drop in Sept on foreign demand slump

German industrial orders drop in Sept on foreign demand slump

BERLIN (Reuters) – German industrial orders fell more than expected in September, weighed down by a sharp fall in foreign demand..

Nissan says talks with Renault focused on better competing in electric cars

Nissan says talks with Renault focused on better competing in electric cars

By Kevin Krolicki and David Dolan TOKYO (Reuters) -Nissan Motor Co’s talks with Renault SA are focused on optimising their inves..

UK new car sales up by nearly a quarter in October – SMMT

UK new car sales up by nearly a quarter in October – SMMT

(Reuters) – British new car registrations rose for the third consecutive month in October, up by around a quarter, according to ..