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Daimler Truck Q1 sales drop 13% as markets normalize

Daimler Truck Q1 sales drop 13% as markets normalize

BERLIN (Reuters) – Daimler Truck Group reported a 13% drop in first-quarter sales on Tuesday, as the markets normalize as expec..

Italian hearing aid market lacks transparency, regulator says

Italian hearing aid market lacks transparency, regulator says

ROME (Reuters) – The retail market for hearing aids in Italy – dominated by domestic player Amplifon – lacks transp..

Oil prices turn higher as Middle East ceasefire hopes wane

Oil prices turn higher as Middle East ceasefire hopes wane

By Colleen Howe and Andrew Hayley BEIJING (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Tuesday after hopes diminished that negotiations between Isra..

Crypto survey shows less consumer scepticism, but a third expect bitcoin price fall

Crypto survey shows less consumer scepticism, but a third expect bitcoin price fall

(This April 8 story has been corrected to fix the bitcoin record high in paragraph 7) LONDON (Reuters) – Consumers are becoming..

Stocks rise slightly as oil cools; Treasury yields touch 4-month high

Stocks rise slightly as oil cools; Treasury yields touch 4-month high

By Sinéad Carew and Harry Robertson NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Equity indexes rose slightly on Monday as U.S. bond yields hit their h..

Norwegian Cruise orders eight new ships, biggest order in its history

Norwegian Cruise orders eight new ships, biggest order in its history

By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) -Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has placed the largest ship order in its history to meet the ..

Big companies’ emissions goals are too weak, report says

Big companies’ emissions goals are too weak, report says

By Simon Jessop (Reuters) – The carbon emissions reduction targets of a group of the biggest listed companies are too weak coll..

US dollar skids ahead of inflation data; yen not far from 1990 lows

US dollar skids ahead of inflation data; yen not far from 1990 lows

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar slid on Monday as investors focused on U.S. inflation data due later this ..

North America experiences total solar eclipse, starting at Mexican resort

North America experiences total solar eclipse, starting at Mexican resort

By Henry Romero, Joseph Ax and Brad Brooks MAZATLAN, Mexico (Reuters) -The first total solar eclipse to grace North America in seven ..

Eclipse boosts travel as Americans chase rare celestial event

Eclipse boosts travel as Americans chase rare celestial event

By Nathan Gomes, Deborah Mary Sophia and Akash Sriram (Reuters) -The upcoming solar eclipse is proving to be a good omen for travel f..

Euro zone investor morale hits two-year high in April

Euro zone investor morale hits two-year high in April

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Investor morale in the euro zone improved for the sixth consecutive month in April to its highest level i..

Vivendi’s Canal+ makes mandatory buyout offer for South Africa’s MultiChoice

Vivendi’s Canal+ makes mandatory buyout offer for South Africa’s MultiChoice

By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -French media group Vivendi’s Canal+ made an all-cash mandatory offer on Monday to bu..

HSBC targets wealthy expats, bullish Asian firms to drive Europe unit, exec says

HSBC targets wealthy expats, bullish Asian firms to drive Europe unit, exec says

By Sinead Cruise and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) – HSBC’s European chief is betting on rising regional wealth and ove..

Large UK companies see lowest uncertainty in nearly 3 years

Large UK companies see lowest uncertainty in nearly 3 years

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Concern among large British companies about economic uncertainty has fallen to its lowest ..

Butler Industries joins Onepoint in Atos rescue consortium

Butler Industries joins Onepoint in Atos rescue consortium

PARIS (Reuters) – Paris-based Butler Industries is joining a consortium to rescue distressed IT consulting firm Atos, the compa..

Analysis-Dutch set to comply with U.S. demands on China exports

Analysis-Dutch set to comply with U.S. demands on China exports

By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – U.S. demands that chipmaking giant ASML stop servicing some equipment it has sold to Chi..

Analysis-Women in UK finance earn a third less than male colleagues, data shows

Analysis-Women in UK finance earn a third less than male colleagues, data shows

By Sinead Cruise and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – Some of Britain’s top financial firms pay women 28.8% less on averag..

Red hot U.S. payrolls pull rug under June Fed rate cut bet

Red hot U.S. payrolls pull rug under June Fed rate cut bet

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar and bond yields rose on Friday after much stronger than expected growth in March U.S. payro..

Oil heads for second weekly gain on tighter supply outlook

Oil heads for second weekly gain on tighter supply outlook

By Ahmad Ghaddar and Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices extended gains on Friday and were on course for a second weekly gain,..

European shares slide to two-week low on hawkish Fed comments, geopolitical worries

European shares slide to two-week low on hawkish Fed comments, geopolitical worries

By Johann M Cherian and Ozan Ergenay (Reuters) – European stocks fell to a more than two-week low on Friday, tracking a global ..

Dollar boosted after job growth in March exceeds expectations

Dollar boosted after job growth in March exceeds expectations

By Hannah Lang and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar was up on Friday after data showed that U.S. job growth in Mar..

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Senior doctors in England accept new pay offer and end strikes

Senior doctors in England accept new pay offer and end strikes

LONDON (Reuters) -Senior doctors in England have voted to accept an improved offer from the government on pay and conditions, easing some of the pres..

Tencent’s next level up: fewer big foreign franchise games, more in-house

Tencent’s next level up: fewer big foreign franchise games, more in-house

By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) – (This March 21 story has been corrected to rectify the time period from ‘last month̵..

UK house prices fall for first time in 6 months as rates stay high

UK house prices fall for first time in 6 months as rates stay high

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices fell 1.0% in March, their first drop since September 2023, figures fr..

Holcim to acquire South American concrete products firm Tensolite

Holcim to acquire South American concrete products firm Tensolite

ZURICH (Reuters) – Holcim on Friday said it will buy Tensolite, a maker and distributor of pre-cast concrete systems in South A..

The Advantages of Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) Chips in Supply Chains

The Advantages of Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) Chips in Supply Chains

By Joseph Schlossberg, Vice President of Global Sales – Sourcing Solutions International  Imagine a cutting-edge technology that turn..

UK on track to exit recession despite slower services growth, PMI data shows

UK on track to exit recession despite slower services growth, PMI data shows

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s economy looks on track to exit recession when official first-quarter growth data ..

Tame Swiss inflation opens door for more SNB rate cuts, weighs on franc

Tame Swiss inflation opens door for more SNB rate cuts, weighs on franc

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss inflation eased to its lowest level in two-and-a-half years in March, pushing the Swiss franc ..

Former Gucci CEO to take minority stake in Elisabetta Franchi

Former Gucci CEO to take minority stake in Elisabetta Franchi

MILAN (Reuters) – Former Gucci chief executive Marco Bizzarri said on Thursday he would invest in Italian fashion brand Elisabe..

Britain’s Co-op profit slides after petrol forecourt sale

Britain’s Co-op profit slides after petrol forecourt sale

(Reuters) -Co-op, which runs Britain’s seventh-biggest supermarket chain, posted a steep drop in annual pretax profit on Thursd..

UK watchdog refers Vodafone, Three deal to in-depth probe

UK watchdog refers Vodafone, Three deal to in-depth probe

(Reuters) -Britain’s competition regulator said on Thursday it would need to open an in-depth investigation into the merger bet..

Japan’s Konica Minolta to cut 2,400 jobs, book $132 million in expenses

Japan’s Konica Minolta to cut 2,400 jobs, book $132 million in expenses

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Konica Minolta said on Thursday it will trim 2,400 jobs worldwide during the current fiscal yea..

Novo says Ozempic starter kits still not available in Germany in Q2

Novo says Ozempic starter kits still not available in Germany in Q2

By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk has warned that starter kits of its popular diabetes drug Ozempic will stil..

Euro zone inflation unexpectedly eases, boosting rate cut case

Euro zone inflation unexpectedly eases, boosting rate cut case

By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation fell unexpectedly last month, solidifying the case for the European..

UK supermarket sales rise 5.4%, NIQ market researcher says

UK supermarket sales rise 5.4%, NIQ market researcher says

LONDON (Reuters) – British supermarket total sales rose by 5.4% year-over-year in the four weeks to March 23 as slowing inflati..

Diversifying companies delivered 53% higher annual shareholder returns during and after COVID

Diversifying companies delivered 53% higher annual shareholder returns during and after COVID

Study from Stryber of 738 listed businesses in Europe showed that companies which diversified their revenue streams deliver 53% high..

Swiss Re appoints Andreas Berger as new CEO from July

Swiss Re appoints Andreas Berger as new CEO from July

ZURICH (Reuters) -Reinsurance company Swiss Re said on Wednesday Andreas Berger would become group chief executive officer from July,..