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Energy crisis putting most German firms under duress -survey

Energy crisis putting most German firms under duress -survey

BERLIN (Reuters) -The energy crisis is impacting nearly every branch of the German economy, with the number of companies that see high..

Russian gold miner Polymetal’s Q3 revenue down 13% y/y

Russian gold miner Polymetal’s Q3 revenue down 13% y/y

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Polymetal’s third-quarter revenue fell by 13% year on year to $714 million due to accumulated inventory and lo..

Central banks ease off on rate hike push in October

Central banks ease off on rate hike push in October

By Karin Strohecker and Vincent Flasseur LONDON (Reuters) – The pace and scale of rate hikes delivered by central banks around t..

Britain’s Metro Bank returned to profit in September, sees no customer stress

Britain’s Metro Bank returned to profit in September, sees no customer stress

LONDON (Reuters) – Metro Bank said on Wednesday it returned to profit in September by keeping a tight rein on costs and has so f..

Britain’s Next sticks to outlook after quarterly sales rise

Britain’s Next sticks to outlook after quarterly sales rise

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -British clothing retailer Next reaffirmed full-year guidance that was cut in September as it reported..

Catering group Sodexo targets operating margin above 6% in 2025

Catering group Sodexo targets operating margin above 6% in 2025

(Reuters) -French catering and food services group Sodexo onWednesday forecast organic sales growth of between 6% and 8% for fiscal 20..

Big brands set to miss plastic sustainability targets

Big brands set to miss plastic sustainability targets

By Joe Brock SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Some of the world’s biggest consumer goods companies, including PepsiCo, Mars and Nestl..

Quebec’s elected officials must swear oath to King Charles to sit in National Assembly

Quebec’s elected officials must swear oath to King Charles to sit in National Assembly

(Reuters) – Quebec National Assembly speaker ruled on Tuesday that all elected members must swear an oath to Britain’s Kin..

Asian shares rise, dollar dips ahead of Fed policy decision

Asian shares rise, dollar dips ahead of Fed policy decision

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares climbed on Wednesday, led by Chinese stocks on reopening hopes, while the dollar s..

EA lowers bookings expectation on strong dollar, gaming slowdown

EA lowers bookings expectation on strong dollar, gaming slowdown

By Tiyashi Datta and Aditya Soni (Reuters) -Electronic Arts Inc lowered its annual bookings forecast on Tuesday as the publisher of &#..

France’s Thales says hackers claim to have stolen data

France’s Thales says hackers claim to have stolen data

PARIS (Reuters) -French defence and technology group Thales said on Tuesday the hacker group LockBit 3.0 claimed to have stolen some o..

Robinhood, Coinbase find sanctuary in interest income amid market rout

Robinhood, Coinbase find sanctuary in interest income amid market rout

By Niket Nishant and Manya Saini (Reuters) – For U.S. online trading companies an often-overlooked financial metric could act as..

European shares kick off November on bright note

European shares kick off November on bright note

By Shreyashi Sanyal and Ankika Biswas (Reuters) -European shares gained on Tuesday, starting November on an upbeat note amid growing h..

Elon Musk, who runs four other companies, will now be Twitter CEO

Elon Musk, who runs four other companies, will now be Twitter CEO

(Reuters) -Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk said on Monday he will serve as chief executive of Twitter, the social media company he just bough..

Thomson Reuters keeps outlook, but wary of slowing economy

Thomson Reuters keeps outlook, but wary of slowing economy

By Nick Zieminski and Kenneth Li NEW YORK (Reuters) -Thomson Reuters Corp kept its financial guidance for this year and next after a f..

Scientists in Germany turn up heat on seagrass in climate change fight

Scientists in Germany turn up heat on seagrass in climate change fight

BERLIN (Reuters) – Scientists in Germany are working on ways to restore seagrass fields in the Baltic Sea, vast natural sinks th..

Chinese fashion retailer Shein to open permanent ‘event space’ in Tokyo

Chinese fashion retailer Shein to open permanent ‘event space’ in Tokyo

TOKYO (Reuters) – Chinese fashion retailer Shein is to open its first permanent premises in Tokyo this month, the company said o..

Frankfurt steps up efforts to shift euro clearing from London

Frankfurt steps up efforts to shift euro clearing from London

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Deutsche Boerse’s derivatives division stepped up efforts on Tuesday to attract a bigger s..

Prosus and Naspers deny report they are in talks to sell Tencent stake

Prosus and Naspers deny report they are in talks to sell Tencent stake

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Technology investment firm Prosus NV and its South African parent Naspers on Tuesday rejected as “untrue..

Exclusive-Tesla plans mass production start for Cybertruck at end of 2023-sources

Exclusive-Tesla plans mass production start for Cybertruck at end of 2023-sources

(Reuters) – Tesla aims to start mass production of its Cybertruck at the end of 2023, two years after the initial target for the..

UK’s National Grid launches 50 million pound energy support fund

UK’s National Grid launches 50 million pound energy support fund

By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s National Grid said on Tuesday it has launched a 50 million pound ($58 millio..

BP sees $2.5 billion UK tax bill this year including windfall levy

BP sees $2.5 billion UK tax bill this year including windfall levy

LONDON (Reuters) – BP expects to pay around $2.5 billion in taxes for its British North Sea business this year, including $800 m..

Dutch chemicals group DSM cuts profit target as costs soar

Dutch chemicals group DSM cuts profit target as costs soar

By Tristan Chabba (Reuters) -Dutch specialty chemicals maker DSM on Tuesday lowered its 2022 outlook after it saw energy and raw mater..

Musk’s lenders prepare to hold $12.7 billion Twitter debt on books until early 2023 – FT

Musk’s lenders prepare to hold $12.7 billion Twitter debt on books until early 2023 – FT

(Reuters) – Banks that lent $12.7 billion to Elon Musk for his $44 billion Twitter takeover will hold the debt until early next ..

Toyota cuts output target amid chip crunch as profit tumbles 25%

Toyota cuts output target amid chip crunch as profit tumbles 25%

TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota Motor Corp on Tuesday posted a worse-than-expected 25% drop in quarterly profit and cut its annual output targ..

Oil prices rise as weaker dollar offsets China COVID-19 concerns

Oil prices rise as weaker dollar offsets China COVID-19 concerns

By Isabel Kua SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday, paring losses from the previous session, as a weaker U.S. dollar..

UK government under pressure over conditions at migrant centre

UK government under pressure over conditions at migrant centre

By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – The British government came under increasing pressure on Monday to tackle deteriorating co..

Instagram fixes bug that triggered hours-long outage

Instagram fixes bug that triggered hours-long outage

(Reuters) -Instagram said on Monday it had fixed a software bug that prevented thousands of users from accessing the photo-sharing pla..

Stocks fall, bond yields rise as focus shifts to Fed, rate outlook

Stocks fall, bond yields rise as focus shifts to Fed, rate outlook

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – A global stock index fell and U.S. Treasury yields edged up on Monday as investors..

Tickitto partners with Careem to give customers easy access to global events via its Super App

Tickitto partners with Careem to give customers easy access to global events via its Super App

London, UK – 31st October 2022, 7AM: Tickitto, has announced its partnership with the UAE’s leading multi-service app, Careem, to crea..

Baillie Gifford funds bought more shares of China’s Pinduoduo, NIO in Q3

Baillie Gifford funds bought more shares of China’s Pinduoduo, NIO in Q3

By Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) – Baillie Gifford, one of the largest asset managers in Europe and a China bull in recent yea..

U.S. climate envoy Kerry: King Charles at COP27 would be ‘very powerful’

U.S. climate envoy Kerry: King Charles at COP27 would be ‘very powerful’

LONDON (Reuters) – It would be “very powerful” if King Charles attended the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, U.S. spec..

French asset manager Amundi posts Q3 outflows of $13 billion

French asset manager Amundi posts Q3 outflows of $13 billion

By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) -Amundi posted net outflows of 12.9 billion euros ($12.86 billion) in the third quarter, the French a..

Swedish Match continues to see strong smoke-free sales growth

Swedish Match continues to see strong smoke-free sales growth

(Reuters) -Nicotine and tobacco products group Swedish Match on Friday reported third-quarter operating profit in line with forecasts ..

Porsche posts 40% jump in nine-month operating profit

Porsche posts 40% jump in nine-month operating profit

BERLIN (Reuters) -Porsche reported a 40.6% leap in operating profit to more than 5 billion euros ($4.99 billion) on revenue up 15.7% i..

Analysis-European retailers are on investors’ naughty lists this Christmas

Analysis-European retailers are on investors’ naughty lists this Christmas

By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – The Christmas shopping period is unlikely to bring relief to European retailers that sell anyt..

Lights maker Signify cuts annual outlook on lower consumer demand, China woes

Lights maker Signify cuts annual outlook on lower consumer demand, China woes

(Reuters) -Signify, the world’s biggest maker of lights, cut its full-year profit margin and sales guidance on Friday, hit by lo..