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Roche flags 2023 earnings decline on slump in COVID products

Roche flags 2023 earnings decline on slump in COVID products

By Ludwig Burger BASEL (Reuters) – Roche warned of a decline in 2023 earnings,..

Exclusive: Volvo readies EV blitz in biggest product revamp under Geely

Exclusive: Volvo readies EV blitz in biggest product revamp under Geely

By Norihiko Shirouzu (Reuters) – Volvo Cars is gearing up for an electric blit..

UK and EU reach post-Brexit customs deal for N.Ireland-The Times

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 cou..

Asia’s factory activity contracts despite China’s COVID reopening

Asia’s factory activity contracts despite China’s COVID reopening

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Asia’s factory activity contracted in ..

UK shop price inflation hits record 8% in January: BRC

UK shop price inflation hits record 8% in January: BRC

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Prices in British shops in January were 8..

Wage data dents dollar recovery before Fed rate decision

Wage data dents dollar recovery before Fed rate decision

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell on Tuesday, giving up e..

Dutch telecom KPN locks in 2023 targets helped by cost controls

Dutch telecom KPN locks in 2023 targets helped by cost controls

(Reuters) -Dutch telecoms company KPN NV aims to slightly improve its core profit th..

Athletics-Farah returns for London Marathon before likely 2023 retirement

Athletics-Farah returns for London Marathon before likely 2023 retirement

(Reuters) -Britain’s four-times Olympic champion Mo Farah said on Tuesday he e..

Philips to cut 13% of jobs in safety and profitability drive

Philips to cut 13% of jobs in safety and profitability drive

By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch health technology company Philips will ..

Nissan and Renault agree to overhaul alliance, this time as equals

Nissan and Renault agree to overhaul alliance, this time as equals

By Maki Shiraki and Gilles Guillaume TOKYO/PARIS (Reuters) -Nissan Motor Co and Rena..

UK’s Wetherspoon posts 13.1% rise in sales for 25-wk period

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 ..

Asian stocks make 7-month highs, Australian dollar gains on hot inflation

Asian stocks make 7-month highs, Australian dollar gains on hot inflation

By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asian equities scaled their highest levels in ..

Global economy seen facing a challenging year -Eurochambres

Global economy seen facing a challenging year -Eurochambres

BERLIN (Reuters) – The international business community expects a challenging ..

Ford to make call on Europe job cuts by mid-Feb as buyers circle German site

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-..

Exclusive-Binance moved $346 million for seized crypto exchange Bitzlato, data show

Exclusive-Binance moved $346 million for seized crypto exchange Bitzlato, data show

By Tom Wilson and Angus Berwick LONDON (Reuters) -Crypto giant Binance processed alm..

Prada’s Lorenzo Bertelli sets out ‘soft transition’ to new leadership

Prada’s Lorenzo Bertelli sets out ‘soft transition’ to new leadership

By Elisa Anzolin VENICE, Italy (Reuters) – Italian fashion group Prada is hiri..

Sweden to upgrade Berzelius supercomputer with Nvidia AI systems

Sweden to upgrade Berzelius supercomputer with Nvidia AI systems

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden will upgrade its Berzelius supercomputer using Nv..

Bank funding for renewables stagnates vs oil and gas – report

Bank funding for renewables stagnates vs oil and gas – report

LONDON (Reuters) – The share of bank finance going to renewable energy rather ..

EU’s planned reforms aim to better protect power bills from market swings

EU’s planned reforms aim to better protect power bills from market swings

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union proposals to overhaul its e..

Activist investor Elliott Management takes stake in Salesforce -sources

Activist investor Elliott Management takes stake in Salesforce -sources

(Reuters) -Activist investor Elliott Management Corp has made a multi-billion dollar..

New suppliers race to plug in to electric car market

New suppliers race to plug in to electric car market

By Nick Carey and Paul Lienert WOKING, England (Reuters) – The global auto ind..

Analysis-Frankfurt ‘STIRs’ up euro clearing battle with London

Analysis-Frankfurt ‘STIRs’ up euro clearing battle with London

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Frankfurt expands derivatives clearing on Mond..

European junk debt sales spring back to life as sentiment improves

European junk debt sales spring back to life as sentiment improves

By Chiara Elisei LONDON (Reuters) – Junk-rated companies in Europe have raised..

ECB can cut carbon footprint by shedding bonds of biggest polluters

ECB can cut carbon footprint by shedding bonds of biggest polluters

By Virginia Furness and Francesco Canepa LONDON (Reuters) -The European Central Bank..

Explainer-Why Malaysia is considering a ban on palm oil exports to the European Union

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-lar..

EDPR brings Iberia’s first wind-solar power plant on-stream

EDPR brings Iberia’s first wind-solar power plant on-stream

By Sergio Goncalves and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) – EDP Renovaveis, the ..

German home solar power firm sees bright future as demand soars

German home solar power firm sees bright future as demand soars

By Vera Eckert and Tom Käckenhoff FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF (Reuters) – Soaring de..

Lighting maker Signify cuts 2022 outlook again on China, business lighting

Lighting maker Signify cuts 2022 outlook again on China, business lighting

(Reuters) -Signify NV, the world’s biggest maker of lights, on Thursday again ..

Centrica names O’Brien as new CFO, raises earnings forecast

Centrica names O’Brien as new CFO, raises earnings forecast

(Reuters) -British Gas owner Centrica on Thursday named Russell O’Brien as its..

Suedzucker quarterly profits surge 73.5% despite cost rise

Suedzucker quarterly profits surge 73.5% despite cost rise

HAMBURG (Reuters) -Europe’s largest sugar producer, Suedzucker, on Thursday po..

Varo Energy buys 80% of Dutch biogas firm; aims to double capacity by 2026

Varo Energy buys 80% of Dutch biogas firm; aims to double capacity by 2026

LONDON (Reuters) – Fuel trader and refiner Varo Energy, owned by Carlyle and e..

KFC franchisees in Russia ask govt to halt sale of stores to local operator – RIA

KFC franchisees in Russia ask govt to halt sale of stores to local operator – RIA

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A number of KFC franchisees in Russia have asked the govern..

Chinese fret over elderly as WHO warns of holiday COVID surge

Chinese fret over elderly as WHO warns of holiday COVID surge

By Bernard Orr and Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) -People in China worried on Thursday ab..

Stocks becalmed before potential CPI storm

Stocks becalmed before potential CPI storm

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks hovered below seven-month ..

Apple may add touch screens to Mac computers – Bloomberg News

Apple may add touch screens to Mac computers – Bloomberg News

(Reuters) -Apple Inc is actively working on adding touch screens to its Mac computer..

JD Sports sees bills-free young shoppers boosting profits

JD Sports sees bills-free young shoppers boosting profits

By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – JD Sports expects young shoppers not yet sad..

Bayer shares gain on prospect of second activist pushing for change

Bayer shares gain on prospect of second activist pushing for change

By Ludwig Burger and Patricia Weiss FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Bayer is facing demands fro..