Italgas sees double-digit income growth to 2030, ups minimum dividend rise
By Francesca Landini and Cristina Carlevaro MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s biggest gas distributor Italgas expects double-digit..
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Adani Group in talks to buy Heidelberg’s Indian cement operations, paper says
BENGALURU (Reuters) -The Adani Group is in talks to buy the Indian cement operations of Germany’s Heidelberg Materials in..
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Japan leads Asia stock rally, dollar firms after blowout US payrolls
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks rallied and the dollar reached a fresh seven-week peak on the yen on Mon..
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England’s NHS to offer Lilly’s weight-loss drug to some patients
(Reuters) – England’s National Health Services will offer Eli Lilly’s weight-loss drug to nearly a quarter mi..
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Exclusive-Online retailer Shein to hold roadshows soon ahead of London IPO, sources say
By Julie Zhu, Amy-Jo Crowley and Hadeel Al Sayegh HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) – Shein is set to hold informal investor meetings i..
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Levi Strauss shares fall on weak holiday-quarter forecast
(Reuters) – Levi Strauss’ shares fell about 7% on Thursday after a tepid forecast for holiday-quarter revenue underscored ..
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Britain’s Tesco lifts profit outlook after strong first half
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Tesco, Britain’s biggest supermarket group, lifted its annual profit forecast on Thursday after..
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Britain’s Tesco lifts annual profit forecast after strong first half
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Tesco, Britain’s biggest supermarket group, lifted its annual profit forecast on Thursda..
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Euro area long-dated yields rise after sharp drop, geopolitics in focus
By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) – Euro area government bond yields rose on Wednesday, a day after long-dated yields posted their ..
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Sainsbury’s boss looks to UK budget to lift spending gloom
By James Davey COBHAM, England (Reuters) – Britons bruised by a cost of living crisis will not start spending strongly again unt..
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SoftBank to invest $500 million in OpenAI, The Information reports
(Reuters) – Japanese telecom company SoftBank’s Vision Fund will invest $500 million in OpenAI’s latest fundi..
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How to organize videoconferencing within one office effectively?
Modern technology has raised the bar for communication, and so many businesses are attempting to enhance internal collaboration throug..
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Exclusive-Ubisoft activist investor says it has support of 10% of shareholders in management tussle
By Zaheer Kachwala (Reuters) – An activist investor pushing for a sale of “Assassin’s Creed” maker Ubis..
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European shares end marginally lower as energy stocks drop
By Pranav Kashyap and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -Europe’s STOXX 600 closed slightly lower on Wednesday as energy stocks ..
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Switching off is hard to do – 29% hatch work plans on holiday
YouGov survey for Purbeck Insurance Services September 2024: As the summer holidays come to an end, a new survey of work-age adults a..
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Miniso shares slump on plans to buy stake in Yonghui Superstores
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Shares of Miniso Group Holding plunged as much as 39.2% to HK$20 ($2.57) on Tuesday after the company said..
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Almost 30,000 suspected mpox cases in Africa this year, WHO says
LONDON (Reuters) – Nearly 30,000 suspected mpox cases have been reported in Africa so far this year, most of them in Demo..
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Asia stocks, Wall St futures edge up; China trims repo rate
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Asian stocks firmed on Monday ahead of central bank meetings that are widely expected to delive..
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Nike veteran Hill to replace Donahoe as CEO; shares jump
By Juveria Tabassum, Nicholas P. Brown (Reuters) -Nike said on Thursday that former senior executive Elliott Hill will rejoin the comp..
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Nike’s next CEO Hill brings a bootstraps mentality
By Nicholas P. Brown (Reuters) – Elliott Hill started at Nike as an intern in 1988 but steadily scaled its ranks, banking on v..
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Analysis-Investors shun European car stocks despite rock bottom valuations
By Sruthi Shankar and Danilo Masoni (Reuters) – European auto stocks are so unpopular right now that investors keep reduc..
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UK supermarket sales growth slows after summer holidays
LONDON (Reuters) – British supermarket sales growth slowed over the last month as consumers trimmed spending after their summer ..
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French millers face long grind as rain-hit wheat harvest comes in
PARIS (Reuters) – Flour mills in France are facing higher costs and a long search for grain as they feel the effects of a dire w..
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UK’s Asda says retail veteran Stuart Rose to lead business
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarket group Asda, which has been losing market share, said its chairman, veteran..
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BP to sell its US onshore wind business
(Reuters) -BP plans to sell its U.S. onshore wind energy business, it announced on Monday, saying the assets were not aligned with its..
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Central Europe factories and retailers shut in flood-hit areas
By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) -Factories and stores across central Europe shut down production lines and closed their doors on Monda..
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UK’s embattled manufacturers see brighter days, Make UK/BDO survey shows
By Andy Bruce (Reuters) – British manufacturers grappling with falling output and fading growth in new orders see better ..
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British ministers head to Gulf for talks on new trade deal
(Reuters) – Britain’s new trade ministers visited the Gulf region on Monday in a first joint visit for talks on a possible..
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UK’s Domino’s Pizza plans to hire 5,000 staff ahead of peak holiday season
(Reuters) – Britain’s Domino’s Pizza Group said on Monday that it plans to hire 5,000 staff across the UK and..
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Saipem wins $4 billion contract from QatarEnergy
(Reuters) – Italian energy engineering group Saipem said on Sunday it had won an offshore contract worth $4 billion from ..
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US locks in steep China tariff hikes, many to start Sept. 27
By David Lawder (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Friday locked in steep tariff hikes on Chinese imports, including a 100% duty o..
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Zara to offer its secondhand clothes service in US by October
MADRID (Reuters) – Zara will offer its service for selling, repairing or donating secondhand clothes in the United States by the..
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Scotland’s only oil refinery to close next year, 400 jobs to go
By Ron Bousso and Robert Harvey LONDON (Reuters) -Grangemouth, Scotland’s only oil refinery, is to close in 2025 with the loss o..
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Zara owner Inditex sees early autumn sales perk up after summer slowdown
By Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) -Zara owner Inditex reported a jump in sales of its autumn/winter collection on Wednesday, boosting it..
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Services’ grip on UK economy tightens as manufacturing share ebbs further
By Andy Bruce (Reuters) – Britain’s shift towards a services-dominated economy is accelerating, pushing manufacturing̵..
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Etihad Airways plans IPO no earlier than 2025, sources say
By Hadeel Al Sayegh, Andres Gonzalez and Federico Maccioni DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) -Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways plans to make its ..
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Key events at Nike under CEO John Donahoe
(Reuters) – Nike will hold its annual meeting virtually on Tuesday and a key issue to be voted on will be a workers’ right..
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