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Bayer sees Intacta2 Xtend GMO seed covering 30% of Brazil’s soybeans

Bayer sees Intacta2 Xtend GMO seed covering 30% of Brazil’s soybeans

  SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Germany’s Bayer forecasts that some 30% of ..

Telecom Italia board to meet Friday over bid for Sparkle unit, sources say

Telecom Italia board to meet Friday over bid for Sparkle unit, sources say

  MILAN (Reuters) – Telecom Italia (TIM) will hold a board meeting on Fri..

Exclusive-Germany to vote against EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, sources say

Exclusive-Germany to vote against EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, sources say

  By Andreas Rinke FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Germany on Friday will vote against the..

Sabadell CEO says 2024 full-year profit could top 1.6 billion euros

Sabadell CEO says 2024 full-year profit could top 1.6 billion euros

  MADRID (Reuters) – The CEO of Spain’s Sabadell, Cesar Gonzalez-Bu..

SWIFT to trial live digital currency transactions next year

SWIFT to trial live digital currency transactions next year

By Alun John LONDON (Reuters) – Global bank messaging network SWIFT will trial..

France to stick with wind power development targets

France to stick with wind power development targets

PARIS (Reuters) – France is aiming for a target growth rate of 1.5 gigawatts (..

ECB’s top conservative shifts tone with sanguine inflation message

ECB’s top conservative shifts tone with sanguine inflation message

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Euro zone inflation is increasingly likely to ease back to the ..

LME monitors tightness in aluminium market after spike in spread

LME monitors tightness in aluminium market after spike in spread

By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) – The London Metal Exchange (LME) is trackin..

Big oil’s big payouts under strain as energy prices fall

Big oil’s big payouts under strain as energy prices fall

By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) – Major energy companies are set to borrow bill..

CVS explores options including potential break-up, sources say

CVS explores options including potential break-up, sources say

By Anirban Sen NEW YORK (Reuters) – CVS Health is exploring options that could..

Thailand’s Central Group takes over Swiss department stores Globus

Thailand’s Central Group takes over Swiss department stores Globus

  BERLIN (Reuters) – Thai retail and property conglomerate Central Group ..

Labour’s move to tax private education leaves Britain divided

Labour’s move to tax private education leaves Britain divided

  By Sarah Young MALVERN, England (Reuters) – Mark Manwaring-White, 67, h..

Grifols plans to invest $402 million in new industrial centre, El Economista says

Grifols plans to invest $402 million in new industrial centre, El Economista says

  (Reuters) – Spanish drugmaker Grifols plans to invest 360 million euros..

Exclusive-ByteDance plans new AI model trained with Huawei chips, sources say

Exclusive-ByteDance plans new AI model trained with Huawei chips, sources say

  (Reuters) – TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance plans to develop an..

UK business confidence falls from eight-year high, Lloyds says

UK business confidence falls from eight-year high, Lloyds says

  By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British business confidence ebbed ..

Spotify back up after outage hits over 40,000 users

Spotify back up after outage hits over 40,000 users

  (Reuters) -Audio streaming platform Spotify was back up after an approximate ..

Oil steady but on track for weekly drop on firmer supply outlook

Oil steady but on track for weekly drop on firmer supply outlook

  By Paul Carsten LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices held on Friday but remained on t..

Moncler CEO strengthens grip on company with LVMH deal

Moncler CEO strengthens grip on company with LVMH deal

  By Elisa Anzolin and Mimosa Spencer MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) -Moncler’s Ch..

Aeffe sells ‘Moschino’ brand for perfumes to Euroitalia

Aeffe sells ‘Moschino’ brand for perfumes to Euroitalia

  MILAN (Reuters) – Italian fashion group Aeffe has agreed to transfer th..

Exclusive-African countries eye world’s first joint ‘debt-for-nature’ swap

Exclusive-African countries eye world’s first joint ‘debt-for-nature’ swap

  LONDON (Reuters) – At least five African countries are working on what ..

UK’s FTSE 100 closes slightly up as falling energy shares offset China-driven rally

UK’s FTSE 100 closes slightly up as falling energy shares offset China-driven rally

  By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100..

Exclusive-Ubisoft activist investor says it has support of 10% of shareholders in management tussle

Exclusive-Ubisoft activist investor says it has support of 10% of shareholders in management tussle

  By Zaheer Kachwala (Reuters) – An activist investor pushing for a sale ..

Dollar firm following sharp rebound as Fed speakers eyed

Dollar firm following sharp rebound as Fed speakers eyed

  By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar held firm on Thursday fo..

Polish fashion retailer LPP confirms annual revenue goal of up to $5.5 billion

Polish fashion retailer LPP confirms annual revenue goal of up to $5.5 billion

  GDANSK (Reuters) – Poland’s largest apparel retailer LPP confirme..

UniCredit starts process to bring life insurance business in house

UniCredit starts process to bring life insurance business in house

  MILAN (Reuters) – UniCredit has told Allianz and CNP Assurances that it..

European shares end marginally lower as energy stocks drop

European shares end marginally lower as energy stocks drop

  By Pranav Kashyap and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -Europe’s STOXX 600 cl..

Fonterra’s annual profit falls 25%; shares rise on dividend declaration

Fonterra’s annual profit falls 25%; shares rise on dividend declaration

  By Rajasik Mukherjee (Reuters) -New Zealand’s Fonterra posted a 25% dro..

Soccer-‘I thought it was AI,’ says Wimbledon director of flooding images at stadium

Soccer-‘I thought it was AI,’ says Wimbledon director of flooding images at stadium

  (Reuters) – AFC Wimbledon’s managing director thought he was look..

Solvay to cut 68 jobs in Salindres site throughout 2025

Solvay to cut 68 jobs in Salindres site throughout 2025

  (Reuters) – Belgian chemicals group Solvay announced on Tuesday plans t..

ECB started issuing fine notices to banks not meeting climate expectations

ECB started issuing fine notices to banks not meeting climate expectations

  NEW YORK (Reuters) – The European Central Bank has started issuing fine..

Spotify expands AI Playlist feature to new markets including US, Canada0

Spotify expands AI Playlist feature to new markets including US, Canada0

  (Reuters) – Spotify is expanding its tool that helps create playlists u..

UK employers give joint-lowest pay rises since June 2022, Brightmine says

UK employers give joint-lowest pay rises since June 2022, Brightmine says

  LONDON (Reuters) – British employers gave staff the joint-lowest pay ri..

Analysis-SocGen’s CEO Krupa tightens screws on costs as bank’s turnaround plan falls flat

Analysis-SocGen’s CEO Krupa tightens screws on costs as bank’s turnaround plan falls flat

By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) – Societe Generale’s CEO Slawomir ..

EU regulator backs use of Novo’s Wegovy for obesity-related heart condition

EU regulator backs use of Novo’s Wegovy for obesity-related heart condition

(Reuters) -The European Medicines Agency backed the use of Novo Nordisk’s popu..

Analysis-Extreme weather adds to fiscal strains in central Europe

Analysis-Extreme weather adds to fiscal strains in central Europe

By Jan Lopatka, Karol Badohal and Gergely Szakacs PRAGUE/WARSAW (Reuters) – ..

Yen slides as BOJ governor steers clear of rate hike talk

Yen slides as BOJ governor steers clear of rate hike talk

By Linda Pasquini and Wayne Cole LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) – The yen weakened on..

Oil prices set to end week higher after US rate cut

Oil prices set to end week higher after US rate cut

By Arunima Kumar (Reuters) -Oil prices eased on Friday, but were on track to registe..