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BlackRock fund targets greening of materials sector

BlackRock fund targets greening of materials sector

By Clara Denina and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – BlackRock on Tuesday launched the “Brown to Green Materials Fund̶..

IKEA bets on remote interior design as AI changes sales strategy

IKEA bets on remote interior design as AI changes sales strategy

By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) – IKEA is training call centre workers to become interior design advisers as the Swedish furnitu..

Domino’s Pizza to shut 27 stores in Denmark, Australian construction and supply arm

Domino’s Pizza to shut 27 stores in Denmark, Australian construction and supply arm

By Navya Mittal (Reuters) – Australia’s Domino’s Pizza Enterprises said on Tuesday it would shut 27 stores in Denma..

Rio Tinto inks deal to bring iron ore rail car manufacturing to Pilbara

Rio Tinto inks deal to bring iron ore rail car manufacturing to Pilbara

(Reuters) – Mining giant Rio Tinto said on Tuesday it will partner with Western Australia-based Gemco Rail to bring local iron ..

Oracle beats quarterly revenue estimates on cloud services demand

Oracle beats quarterly revenue estimates on cloud services demand

(Reuters) -Oracle on Monday topped fourth-quarter revenue estimates and forecast an upbeat first quarter, driven by growing demand fo..

UN chief backs idea of global AI watchdog like nuclear agency

UN chief backs idea of global AI watchdog like nuclear agency

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday backed a proposal by some arti..

Georg Fischer makes rival bid for Finland’s Uponor, driving up shares

Georg Fischer makes rival bid for Finland’s Uponor, driving up shares

By Louise Rasmussen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Swiss industrial group Georg Fischer (GF) on Monday made a rival offer for plumbing ..

Singapore Airlines appoints first female CFO

Singapore Airlines appoints first female CFO

(Reuters) -Singapore Airlines said on Monday it appointed insider JoAnn Tan as its first female chief financial officer to replace Ta..

Odey Asset Management says not gating funds in Crispin Odey succession

Odey Asset Management says not gating funds in Crispin Odey succession

By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Odey Asset Management is not considering imposing exit restrictions on investors in any of..

Exclusive-Broadcom set to win EU nod for $61 billion VMware deal, sources say

Exclusive-Broadcom set to win EU nod for $61 billion VMware deal, sources say

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. chipmaker Broadcom is set to gain conditional EU antitrust approval for its $61 billi..

Westpac to layoff 300 workers in business and retail unit, says trade union

Westpac to layoff 300 workers in business and retail unit, says trade union

(Reuters) – Australian lender Westpac Banking Corp will cut around 300 jobs in its consumer and business banking segments at a ..

British supermarket Waitrose cuts prices on 200 products

British supermarket Waitrose cuts prices on 200 products

LONDON (Reuters) – British supermarket group Waitrose said on Monday it had reduced the price of more than 200 products as part..

German media group Axel Springer eyes AI acquisitions

German media group Axel Springer eyes AI acquisitions

BERLIN (Reuters) – German media giant Axel Springer will establish a dedicated mergers-and-acquisitions team to look at firms sp..

Two-speed economy in Sweden, central bank business survey shows

Two-speed economy in Sweden, central bank business survey shows

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s economy is split between export and manufacturing businesses which are doing well and reta..

Tesco reported to competition watchdog by consumer group over pricing concerns

Tesco reported to competition watchdog by consumer group over pricing concerns

LONDON (Reuters) -Tesco, Britain’s biggest retailer, has been reported to the competition regulator by consumer group Which? ov..

AstraZeneca signs $2 billion agreement with Quell to develop cell therapies

AstraZeneca signs $2 billion agreement with Quell to develop cell therapies

(Reuters) – AstraZeneca said on Friday it had signed an agreement with Quell Therapeutics potentially worth more than $2 billion..

Nomura’s India head of investment banking steps down -sources

Nomura’s India head of investment banking steps down -sources

NEW DELHI/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Nomura Holdings’ India Head of Investment Banking Utpal Oza has stepped down from the firm, sourc..

Dassault Systemes targets doubling of earnings per share by 2028, announces new CEO

Dassault Systemes targets doubling of earnings per share by 2028, announces new CEO

(Reuters) -French software provider Dassault Systemes on Friday forecast a doubling of its earnings per share (EPS) by 2028, and annou..

Japanese investors plan to sue MUFG unit over Credit Suisse bonds – Nikkei

Japanese investors plan to sue MUFG unit over Credit Suisse bonds – Nikkei

(Reuters) – A group of Japanese investors are planning to file lawsuits against some brokerages based in the country, including ..

FTX U.S. judge expresses doubts about parallel Bahamian bankruptcy

FTX U.S. judge expresses doubts about parallel Bahamian bankruptcy

By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – The judge overseeing FTX’s U.S. bankruptcy said Thursday that he would not defer t..

COP28 president says fossil fuels phasedown is inevitable

COP28 president says fossil fuels phasedown is inevitable

By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) – The phasedown of fossil fuels is inevitable, the United Arab Emirates’ incoming COP28..

CRH shareholders back primary listing switch to New York from London

CRH shareholders back primary listing switch to New York from London

By Graham Fahy DUBLIN (Reuters) – CRH shareholders on Thursday approved a plan to move the building materials company’s p..

Meta introduces broadcast tool Channels on WhatsApp

Meta introduces broadcast tool Channels on WhatsApp

(Reuters) – Meta Platforms on Thursday introduced WhatsApp Channels, a feature that the social media giant said would help make..

Kremlin again points to ‘Anglo-Saxons’ over Nord Stream pipeline blasts

Kremlin again points to ‘Anglo-Saxons’ over Nord Stream pipeline blasts

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin, commenting on a report that the United States had known last year of a Ukrainian plan to attack the No..

End of ‘Zero Covid’ fails to boost German investment in China – survey

End of ‘Zero Covid’ fails to boost German investment in China – survey

By Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) – China’s decision to abandon its strict “zero-COVID” policy has not sparked ..

UK regulator expresses concern over Hitachi-Thales rail signal deal

UK regulator expresses concern over Hitachi-Thales rail signal deal

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s competition regulator said Hitachi’s 1.7 billion euro ($1.8 billion) acquisition of Th..

M&G posts net asset management inflows in Q1

M&G posts net asset management inflows in Q1

LONDON (Reuters) – M&G recorded 1 billion pounds ($1.25 billion) of net inflows into its wholesale asset management busines..

Marketmind: O Canada! Markets wary of Fed hawkish surprise

Marketmind: O Canada! Markets wary of Fed hawkish surprise

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Another day, another surprise hike. After the Reserve Bank..

UK self-driving car dreams could break down at the starting line

UK self-driving car dreams could break down at the starting line

By Nick Carey and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – Britain could lose out on investments in autonomous vehicles (AVs) and see ..

Oil rises on Saudi plan to deepen output cuts from July

Oil rises on Saudi plan to deepen output cuts from July

By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices rose by more than $1 a barrel on Monday after top crude exporter Saudi Arabia ple..

Richard Teng seen as potential successor to Binance’s Changpeng Zhao -reports

Richard Teng seen as potential successor to Binance’s Changpeng Zhao -reports

(Reuters) – Richard Teng, Binance’s head of regional markets outside the United States, is seen as the most likely candida..

Euro zone business growth slowed in May as factories struggled-PMI

Euro zone business growth slowed in May as factories struggled-PMI

LONDON (Reuters) – Euro zone business activity was shored up last month by the bloc’s dominant services industry offsettin..

Volvo Cars sales up 31% in May

Volvo Cars sales up 31% in May

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Sweden-based Volvo Cars on Monday posted a 31% rise in monthly sales figures year-on-year, saying it had so..

Novo Nordisk in talks buy controlling stake in Biocorp

Novo Nordisk in talks buy controlling stake in Biocorp

(Reuters) – Danish drug developer Novo Nordisk said on Monday it had started talks to buy a controlling stake in French medical ..

UK auto industry body says new car sales rise in May, but below pre-COVID level

UK auto industry body says new car sales rise in May, but below pre-COVID level

(Reuters) – Britain’s new car sales still below pre-pandemic level despite a rise it witnessed in May from a year earlier,..

Barclays Private Bank makes senior appointments in Singapore – statement

Barclays Private Bank makes senior appointments in Singapore – statement

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Barclays Private Bank said on Monday it has made two senior appointments in its Singapore office in a move..

Bourse operator ASX takes action for trading software’s operational reliability

Bourse operator ASX takes action for trading software’s operational reliability

(Reuters) – Australia’s bourse operator ASX Ltd said on Monday it had submitted a special report for its Clearing House El..