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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,..

CMA CGM acquires 10% in stake in Volvo-Renault EV joint venture, Renault says

CMA CGM acquires 10% in stake in Volvo-Renault EV joint venture, Renault says

(Reuters) – French car manufacturer Renault on Wednesday announced that shipping group CMA CGM officially joined Flexis, its pa..

AI revolution: bridging the skills gap and strengthening employers

AI revolution: bridging the skills gap and strengthening employers

Taking advantage of assessments for effective reskilling and upskilling Joe Udwin, Chief Technology Officer at Learnosity, looks at w..

Card payments no longer the default choice for consumers – local payments are the new hero

Card payments no longer the default choice for consumers – local payments are the new hero

A new global study of 10,500 consumers across 37 markets reveals a mainstream shift in the way people around the world pay online Fi..

IKEA Foundation backs emerging market EV push with $100 million grant

IKEA Foundation backs emerging market EV push with $100 million grant

By Simon Jessop and Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) – A global initiative to accelerate electric vehicle uptake has received ..

UK shop prices rise at slowest pace since December 2021

UK shop prices rise at slowest pace since December 2021

LONDON (Reuters) – Prices in British shops rose at the slowest pace in more than two years in March, the British Retail Consort..

Disney edges ahead in battle for board seats with activist investors

Disney edges ahead in battle for board seats with activist investors

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Dawn Chmielewski NEW YORK (Reuters) – Walt Disney appeared to pull ahead of activist investors in th..

UBS launches new $2bn share buyback

UBS launches new $2bn share buyback

ZURICH (Reuters) -UBS on Tuesday announced it was launching a new share buyback programme of up to $2 billion, with up to half being ..

BMW and India’s Tata Technologies to form JV for developing software

BMW and India’s Tata Technologies to form JV for developing software

BENGALURU (Reuters) -BMW Group and Tata Technologies will form a joint venture for the development of software for the German luxury ..

King Charles greets well-wishers after Easter Sunday service

King Charles greets well-wishers after Easter Sunday service

By Hollie Adams WINDSOR, England (Reuters) -Britain’s King Charles greeted well-wishers in an impromptu walkabout after an East..

China believes France will provide fair business environment for Chinese firms, foreign ministry says

China believes France will provide fair business environment for Chinese firms, foreign ministry says

BEIJING (Reuters) – China will import even more high-quality products and services from France and believes the European countr..

Exclusive-Microsoft to separate Teams and Office globally amid antitrust scrutiny

Exclusive-Microsoft to separate Teams and Office globally amid antitrust scrutiny

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Microsoft will sell its chat and video app Teams separately from its Office product global..

Xiaomi’s EV buyers face up to seven-month wait for car, app shows

Xiaomi’s EV buyers face up to seven-month wait for car, app shows

By Yelin Mo and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) -Xiaomi is advising would-be buyers of its new SU7 electric sedan that they could face a..

Stocks subdued, yen in focus, with inflation data on tap

Stocks subdued, yen in focus, with inflation data on tap

By Lewis Krauskopf and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -A gauge of global share markets was barely changed on Thursday as it ..

Hershey, Mondelez bet big on Easter as cocoa price crisis looms

Hershey, Mondelez bet big on Easter as cocoa price crisis looms

(This March 26 story has been refiled to correct the data source to ‘NielsenIQ’ from ‘Nielsen’ in paragraph 2..

Greece to raise monthly minimum wage by 6.4% to 830 euros

Greece to raise monthly minimum wage by 6.4% to 830 euros

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece will raise its monthly minimum gross wage by 6.4% to 830 euros, the conservative government said on F..

Syngenta ditches multi-billion dollar China IPO bid

Syngenta ditches multi-billion dollar China IPO bid

BEIJING (Reuters) -Swiss agrichemicals and seeds group Syngenta on Friday withdrew its bid for a multi-billion dollar listing on the ..

India keen on trade deals with Britain, Oman early in Modi’s probable third term, sources say

India keen on trade deals with Britain, Oman early in Modi’s probable third term, sources say

By Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to prioritise completion of free trade ..

UK’s Thames Water in crisis after shareholders refuse to pay up

UK’s Thames Water in crisis after shareholders refuse to pay up

By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -Thames Water, Britain’s biggest water utility, said on Thursday its shareholders had refused t..