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Oil steady but on track for weekly drop on firmer supply outlook

Oil steady but on track for weekly drop on firmer supply outlook

  By Paul Carsten LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices held on Friday but remained on track for a weekly fall as investors weighed expect..

Moncler CEO strengthens grip on company with LVMH deal

Moncler CEO strengthens grip on company with LVMH deal

  By Elisa Anzolin and Mimosa Spencer MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) -Moncler’s Chairman and CEO Remo Ruffini is tightening his cont..

Aeffe sells ‘Moschino’ brand for perfumes to Euroitalia

Aeffe sells ‘Moschino’ brand for perfumes to Euroitalia

  MILAN (Reuters) – Italian fashion group Aeffe has agreed to transfer the ownership of its ‘Moschino’ brand in..

Exclusive-African countries eye world’s first joint ‘debt-for-nature’ swap

Exclusive-African countries eye world’s first joint ‘debt-for-nature’ swap

  LONDON (Reuters) – At least five African countries are working on what could be the world’s first joint “debt..

UK’s FTSE 100 closes slightly up as falling energy shares offset China-driven rally

UK’s FTSE 100 closes slightly up as falling energy shares offset China-driven rally

  By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 closed up on Thursday, though lagging its Europea..

Discounter Pepco’s sales hurt by supply chain disruption

Discounter Pepco’s sales hurt by supply chain disruption

  By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -European discount retailer Pepco Group said its fourth-quarter underlying revenue was lower th..

Dollar firm following sharp rebound as Fed speakers eyed

Dollar firm following sharp rebound as Fed speakers eyed

  By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar held firm on Thursday following its sharpest rally since early June as tra..

Polish fashion retailer LPP confirms annual revenue goal of up to $5.5 billion

Polish fashion retailer LPP confirms annual revenue goal of up to $5.5 billion

  GDANSK (Reuters) – Poland’s largest apparel retailer LPP confirmed its full-year revenue target of 20-21 billion zl..

UniCredit starts process to bring life insurance business in house

UniCredit starts process to bring life insurance business in house

  MILAN (Reuters) – UniCredit has told Allianz and CNP Assurances that it will buy their stakes in the life insurance joint..

Fonterra’s annual profit falls 25%; shares rise on dividend declaration

Fonterra’s annual profit falls 25%; shares rise on dividend declaration

  By Rajasik Mukherjee (Reuters) -New Zealand’s Fonterra posted a 25% drop in its fiscal 2024 profit on Wednesday, hurt by ..

Soccer-‘I thought it was AI,’ says Wimbledon director of flooding images at stadium

Soccer-‘I thought it was AI,’ says Wimbledon director of flooding images at stadium

  (Reuters) – AFC Wimbledon’s managing director thought he was looking at AI-created images when he saw pictures of f..

Solvay to cut 68 jobs in Salindres site throughout 2025

Solvay to cut 68 jobs in Salindres site throughout 2025

  (Reuters) – Belgian chemicals group Solvay announced on Tuesday plans to enter into talks with labour unions to cease pro..

ECB started issuing fine notices to banks not meeting climate expectations

ECB started issuing fine notices to banks not meeting climate expectations

  NEW YORK (Reuters) – The European Central Bank has started issuing fine notices to lenders not meeting its long-defined e..

Spotify expands AI Playlist feature to new markets including US, Canada

Spotify expands AI Playlist feature to new markets including US, Canada

  (Reuters) – Spotify is expanding its tool that helps create playlists using generative artificial intelligence for premiu..

UK employers give joint-lowest pay rises since June 2022, Brightmine says

UK employers give joint-lowest pay rises since June 2022, Brightmine says

  LONDON (Reuters) – British employers gave staff the joint-lowest pay rises since June 2022 in the three months to the end..

TUI confirms guidance after strong summer season, shares rise

TUI confirms guidance after strong summer season, shares rise

  By Andrey Sychev (Reuters) -Europe’s biggest tour operator TUI on Tuesday confirmed its annual guidance and mid-term targ..

China stimulus pushes global shares to new peak, boosts commodities

China stimulus pushes global shares to new peak, boosts commodities

  By Ankur Banerjee and Sruthi Shankar SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks hit a record high on Tuesday after China u..

Unilever CEO looking for first-ever global plastics treaty with “teeth”

Unilever CEO looking for first-ever global plastics treaty with “teeth”

  By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) – Unilever CEO Hein Schumacher hopes to see a global plastics treaty that “h..

Qualcomm’s potential Intel buyout could raise antitrust, foundry concerns

Qualcomm’s potential Intel buyout could raise antitrust, foundry concerns

  By Aditya Soni and Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) -A potential deal to buy Intel could accelerate Qualcomm’s diversification but ..

Sterling at two-year peak versus euro after PMI data

Sterling at two-year peak versus euro after PMI data

  (Reuters) – Sterling dipped against the dollar on Monday but touched a new two-year high versus the euro as business acti..

Siemens to carve out EV charging business

Siemens to carve out EV charging business

  BERLIN (Reuters) – Siemens plans to carve out its electric vehicle (EV) charging business, Siemens eMobility, to open opp..

Oil climbs on Middle East escalation fears, US Fed rate cut

Oil climbs on Middle East escalation fears, US Fed rate cut

  By Gabrielle Ng and Emily Chow SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Monday, buoyed by concerns that heightened conflict in t..

BNP Paribas signs deal to buy HSBC private banking unit in Germany

BNP Paribas signs deal to buy HSBC private banking unit in Germany

  PARIS (Reuters) -BNP Paribas <BNPP.PA> has signed a deal to buy HSBC’s private banking unit in Germany as it contin..

Novo Nordisk faces US congressional grilling over price of weight loss drugs, FT reports

Novo Nordisk faces US congressional grilling over price of weight loss drugs, FT reports

  (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk’s chief executive is preparing for a showdown next week with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders o..

CMA CGM agrees to buy 48% of Santos Brasil for $1.2 billion, will launch takeover bid

CMA CGM agrees to buy 48% of Santos Brasil for $1.2 billion, will launch takeover bid

  SAO PAULO (Reuters) – French shipping giant CMA CGM agreed to buy 47.6% of port terminal operator Santos Brasil for 6.3 b..

Analysis-SocGen&#8217;s CEO Krupa tightens screws on costs as bank&#8217;s turnaround plan falls flat

Analysis-SocGen’s CEO Krupa tightens screws on costs as bank’s turnaround plan falls flat

By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) – Societe Generale’s CEO Slawomir Krupa is set to turn the screws further on costs a..

EU regulator backs use of Novo&#8217;s Wegovy for obesity-related heart condition

EU regulator backs use of Novo’s Wegovy for obesity-related heart condition

(Reuters) -The European Medicines Agency backed the use of Novo Nordisk’s popular drug Wegovy to help ease heart failure in peop..

Analysis-Extreme weather adds to fiscal strains in central Europe

Analysis-Extreme weather adds to fiscal strains in central Europe

By Jan Lopatka, Karol Badohal and Gergely Szakacs PRAGUE/WARSAW (Reuters) – Just a week ago, before deadly floods swept throug..

Yen slides as BOJ governor steers clear of rate hike talk

Yen slides as BOJ governor steers clear of rate hike talk

By Linda Pasquini and Wayne Cole LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) – The yen weakened on Friday after the Bank of Japan signalled it was i..

Oil prices set to end week higher after US rate cut

Oil prices set to end week higher after US rate cut

By Arunima Kumar (Reuters) -Oil prices eased on Friday, but were on track to register gains for a second straight week following a lar..

Global investors brace for turmoil as big Fed cut sows confusion

Global investors brace for turmoil as big Fed cut sows confusion

By Naomi Rovnick and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) -Big global investors are on alert for wild market swings after a jumbo U.S. rate ..

Morning Bid: BOJ brings yen into sharper focus

Morning Bid: BOJ brings yen into sharper focus

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It was left to the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to end “central b..

BOJ keeps interest rates steady, sticks to upbeat economic view

BOJ keeps interest rates steady, sticks to upbeat economic view

  TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Friday and maintained its view the economy remained on ..

German tax revenue rose by 5.3% in August

German tax revenue rose by 5.3% in August

  By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s federal and state governments’ tax revenue rose 5.3% in August..

Germany considering ways to support VW, economy minister says

Germany considering ways to support VW, economy minister says

  FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s government is considering ways to support Volkswagen, German economy minister and v..

Bavarian says mpox vaccine approved by EU regulator for adolescents

Bavarian says mpox vaccine approved by EU regulator for adolescents

LONDON (Reuters) -Bavarian Nordic said on Thursday its mpox vaccine was approved by the EU’s drug regulator for use in adolescen..

Analysis-After jumbo Fed rate cut, market hopes ride on US soft landing

Analysis-After jumbo Fed rate cut, market hopes ride on US soft landing

  By Lewis Krauskopf and Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – One of the most consequential Federal Reserve meetings in re..