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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Shares and bonds nervy as rate-hike week looms
By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) – Stock markets worldwide halted their January rally on Monday, pausing for breath at the sta..
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Euro rises after Spanish CPI, dollar slips towards 8-mth low
By Samuel Indyk and Rae Wee LONDON (Reuters) – The euro rose on Monday after unexpectedly high Spanish inflation data raised exp..
Investment
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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The mouse that roared: New Zealand and the world’s 2% inflation target
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Reuters) – More than 30 years ago, some relatively youthful central bank and Treasury e..
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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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Stocks, dollar gain on resilient U.S. economy
By Herbert Lash and Huw Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – A gauge of global stock performance rose and the dollar strengthened o..
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Bank of England set to hike to 4% as rate peak looms
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England looks on course to raise its main interest rate by half a percentage po..
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Dollar skulks at eight-month low, central bank meetings in focus
By Rae Wee and Alun John SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar fell to an eight-month low against its peers on Thursday, as a ..
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Public Power Corp, RWE to build five solar farms in Greece
(Reuters) – Greece’s biggest power utility Public Power Corp. (PPC) and Germany’s RWE have taken a final investment ..
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German inflation rate to ease over course of 2023 – econ minister
BERLIN (Reuters) – German inflation will remain high at the beginning of 2023 before easing over the course of the year, Economy..
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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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SAP to cut 3,000 jobs, explore Qualtrics stake sale
By Kirsti Knolle and Supantha Mukherjee BERLIN/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -SAP said on Thursday it planned to cut 3,000 jobs, or 2.5% of its ..
Business
Musk says Tesla price cuts triggered demand, 2023 sales could hit 2 million vehicles
By Hyunjoo Jin and Akash Sriram (Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s aggressive price cuts have ignited demand for its electric vehicle..
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UK income inequality widens after pandemic dip
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British income inequality rose to a three-year high in the 2021/22 financial year after a d..
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Global 2023 economic view downgraded, at odds with market optimism: Reuters poll
By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) – Global economic growth is forecast to barely clear 2% this year, according to a Reuters pol..
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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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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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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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Weduc makes key strategic appointments to drive growth strategy
Rob Pointen appointed as CEO and ParentMail founder, Paul Hughes, appointed as Non-Executive Chairman to grow the next-generati..
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The changing media landscape: 2023 predictions
By Naomi Owusu, CEO at Tickaroo 2022 has seen a major shift in how the media is consumed, and journalists have had to a..
Opinion
Significant rise in UK SMEs borrowing money expected in 2023
88% of small and medium sized businesses plan to lean on business finance and credit in the year ahead Seizing growth opportun..
Business
Dollar stuck near nine-month low vs euro as yen bounces
By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar hovered near a nine-month low against the euro and surrendered recent gains against the ..
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UK business activity falls at fastest rate in two years -flash PMI
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British private-sector economic activity fell at its fastest rate in two years in January, ..
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Swatch positive on recovery in luxury demand from China
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) – Swatch Group shares hit their highest level in nearly two-and-a-half years on Tuesday after th..
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Euro zone January business activity returns to growth -PMI
LONDON (Reuters) – Euro zone business activity made a surprise return to modest growth in January, adding to signs the downturn ..
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UK’s FTSE 100 slips ahead of business activity data
(Reuters) – UK’s FTSE 100 slipped on Tuesday, as losses in pharmaceutical companies’ stocks weighed on the index, wh..
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Pressures ease though German economy still shy of growth -flash PMI
BERLIN (Reuters) – Pressure on the German economy eased further in January as inflation slowed and businesses looked to the new ..
Finance
European shares steady ahead of PMI data
(Reuters) – European stocks edged higher on Tuesday, boosted by a fresh run of gains for technology stocks, while investors awai..
Investment
German consumer sentiment consolidates upward trajectory -GfK
BERLIN (Reuters) – German consumer sentiment is set to improve for a fourth consecutive month in February as energy prices fall,..
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