UK and EU reach post-Brexit customs deal for N.Ireland-The Times
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain and the European Union have struck a customs deal that could help end post-Brexit wrangling over Northern Ir..
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Asia’s factory activity contracts despite China’s COVID reopening
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Asia’s factory activity contracted in January as the boost from China’s COVID reop..
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UK shop price inflation hits record 8% in January: BRC
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Prices in British shops in January were 8.0% higher than a year before, the biggest annual ..
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Wage data dents dollar recovery before Fed rate decision
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell on Tuesday, giving up earlier gains, after data showed U.S. labor costs i..
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Dutch telecom KPN locks in 2023 targets helped by cost controls
(Reuters) -Dutch telecoms company KPN NV aims to slightly improve its core profit this year, it confirmed on Tuesday, supported by cos..
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Athletics-Farah returns for London Marathon before likely 2023 retirement
(Reuters) -Britain’s four-times Olympic champion Mo Farah said on Tuesday he expects 2023 to be the final year of his career, af..
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Philips to cut 13% of jobs in safety and profitability drive
By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch health technology company Philips will scrap another 6,000 jobs worldwide as it tries to ..
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Nissan and Renault agree to overhaul alliance, this time as equals
By Maki Shiraki and Gilles Guillaume TOKYO/PARIS (Reuters) -Nissan Motor Co and Renault SA agreed on Monday to a sweeping remake of th..
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Euro zone economic sentiment rises in January to seven-month high
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Euro zone economic sentiment rose to a seven-month high in January on more optimism across all sectors except cons..
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Sterling steadies vs dollar ahead of BoE, ECB meetings
By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling edged lower against the U.S. dollar on Monday ahead of a number of central bank meeti..
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Hong Kong home prices drop 15.6% in 2022, snap 13 years of gain
(Reuters) – Private home prices in Hong Kong, one of the most unaffordable territories in the world, fell 15.6% in 2022 in the f..
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Visa revenue growth slows more as tough economy sobers spending
By Mehnaz Yasmin (Reuters) -Visa Inc’s revenue growth continued to wind back to pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter as the ..
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FDA advisers back the same COVID vaccine for initial shots, boosters
By Michael Erman and Leroy Leo (Reuters) -Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday unanimously voted in favor of ..
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Stocks, dollar gain on soft landing hopes
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global stock markets rallied and the dollar strengthened on Thursday after a slew of data showed a..
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Spain’s unemployment rate inches up to 12.87% in Q4 2022
(Reuters) -Spain’s unemployment rate rose to 12.87% in the fourth quarter of 2022 from 12.67% three months earlier, data from th..
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UK’s Wetherspoon posts 13.1% rise in sales for 25-wk period
(Reuters) – UK’s J D Wetherspoon reported a 13.1% rise in like-for-like sales for the 25 weeks to Jan. 22 on Wednesday, as..
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Asian stocks make 7-month highs, Australian dollar gains on hot inflation
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asian equities scaled their highest levels in seven months on Wednesday after some regional mark..
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Global economy seen facing a challenging year -Eurochambres
BERLIN (Reuters) – The international business community expects a challenging 2023 marked by geopolitical tensions, high inflati..
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Ford to make call on Europe job cuts by mid-Feb as buyers circle German site
By Victoria Waldersee and Christina Amann BERLIN (Reuters) -Ford will decide by mid-February how many jobs to cut in Europe a German u..
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Exclusive-Binance moved $346 million for seized crypto exchange Bitzlato, data show
By Tom Wilson and Angus Berwick LONDON (Reuters) -Crypto giant Binance processed almost $346 million in bitcoin for the Bitzlato digit..
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Prada’s Lorenzo Bertelli sets out ‘soft transition’ to new leadership
By Elisa Anzolin VENICE, Italy (Reuters) – Italian fashion group Prada is hiring former Luxottica chief Andrea Guerra to smooth ..
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Sweden to upgrade Berzelius supercomputer with Nvidia AI systems
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden will upgrade its Berzelius supercomputer using Nvidia’s latest artificial intelligence (AI) s..
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Bank funding for renewables stagnates vs oil and gas – report
LONDON (Reuters) – The share of bank finance going to renewable energy rather than fossil fuels has little changed in six years,..
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EU’s planned reforms aim to better protect power bills from market swings
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union proposals to overhaul its electricity market will attempt to better protect c..
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Activist investor Elliott Management takes stake in Salesforce -sources
x(Reuters) -Activist investor Elliott Management Corp has made a multi-billion dollar investment in cloud-based software firm Salesfor..
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Analysis-Frankfurt ‘STIRs’ up euro clearing battle with London
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Frankfurt expands derivatives clearing on Monday in an early test of how well European Union amb..
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European junk debt sales spring back to life as sentiment improves
By Chiara Elisei LONDON (Reuters) – Junk-rated companies in Europe have raised $1.4 billion from bond sales this month as invest..
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Frontline communications platform Yapster acquired by Sona with backing from Google’s Gradient Ventures
London, 17th January 2023 – Yapster, the leading mobile messaging app used by retailers to communicate with frontline employees,..
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ECB can cut carbon footprint by shedding bonds of biggest polluters
By Virginia Furness and Francesco Canepa LONDON (Reuters) -The European Central Bank could radically cut the carbon footprint of its c..
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Explainer-Why Malaysia is considering a ban on palm oil exports to the European Union
By Mei Mei Chu KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia, the world’s second-largest palm oil producer, on Thursday said it might ..
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EDPR brings Iberia’s first wind-solar power plant on-stream
By Sergio Goncalves and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) – EDP Renovaveis, the world’s fourth-largest renewable power produ..
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King Charles, Prince William make first appearances since Harry’s memoir
By Michael Holden ABOYNE, Scotland (Reuters) -Britain’s King Charles and Prince William made their first public appearances on T..
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German home solar power firm sees bright future as demand soars
By Vera Eckert and Tom Käckenhoff FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF (Reuters) – Soaring demand for home solar power systems in Germany could..
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Lighting maker Signify cuts 2022 outlook again on China, business lighting
(Reuters) -Signify NV, the world’s biggest maker of lights, on Thursday again cut its full-year 2022 profit margin and sales gui..
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Ubisoft shares slump 20% after French video game maker warns on revenue
By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) -Shares in Ubisoft fell 20% on Thursday after the French video game maker warned on revenue and p..
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Centrica names O’Brien as new CFO, raises earnings forecast
(Reuters) -British Gas owner Centrica on Thursday named Russell O’Brien as its chief financial officer, and raised its full-year..
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Suedzucker quarterly profits surge 73.5% despite cost rise
HAMBURG (Reuters) -Europe’s largest sugar producer, Suedzucker, on Thursday posted a rise of 73.5%% in quarterly earnings as hig..
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