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Oil slips as economic worries take focus off tighter supplies

Oil slips as economic worries take focus off tighter supplies

By Florence Tan and Mohi Narayan (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Monday as concerns about fuel demand in the top global oil consumers, the United State..

France’s AXA Q1 sales rise 2% as property policy demand grows

France’s AXA Q1 sales rise 2% as property policy demand grows

PARIS (Reuters) -AXA, Europe’s second-biggest insurance company, said first quarter sales rose 2% from the same period a year e..

Analysis-Jet orders boom as airlines fear shortage

Analysis-Jet orders boom as airlines fear shortage

By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – Planemakers can’t build them but airlines can’t stop buying them. Even as they wres..

Oil prices head for fourth weekly drop as demand fears weigh

Oil prices head for fourth weekly drop as demand fears weigh

By Rowena Edwards LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices slipped on Friday, heading for a fourth weekly decline, as renewed economic concerns i..

G7 finance heads face tricky trade-off in debating steps to counter China

G7 finance heads face tricky trade-off in debating steps to counter China

By Andrea Shalal and Christian Kraemer NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) -Finance leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies will d..

Orpea slides to annual loss of 4 billion euros on asset depreciation

Orpea slides to annual loss of 4 billion euros on asset depreciation

By Diana Mandia and Federica Mileo (Reuters) -French nursing care provider Orpea, hit by multiple scandals including allegations of m..

UK finance minister Hunt: Good news the economy is growing

UK finance minister Hunt: Good news the economy is growing

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Jeremy Hunt on Friday welcomed the latest GDP data which showed the economy..

With UK food price inflation at 46-year high, lawmakers launch probe

With UK food price inflation at 46-year high, lawmakers launch probe

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmakers launched an investigation on Friday into the fairness of the country’..

Carrefour Brasil in talks with Barzel Properties over $260 million deal

Carrefour Brasil in talks with Barzel Properties over $260 million deal

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Carrefour Brasil said on Thursday it has entered into exclusive talks with Barzel Properties for the sale..

Nexi open to options as Banco BPM seeks partner

Nexi open to options as Banco BPM seeks partner

By Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) -Italian payments giant Nexi is keen to enter partnerships with lenders and will adjust to their pref..

Swiss prepare to evacuate village threatened by vast landslide

Swiss prepare to evacuate village threatened by vast landslide

BRIENZ, Switzerland (Reuters) – Swiss authorities have ordered residents to abandon a tiny mountain village in the eastern cant..

France could tax food industry over high prices – finance minister

France could tax food industry over high prices – finance minister

PARIS (Reuters) – The French government could use tax measures to claw back profits from the food industry if it does not accep..

UK brings train operator TransPennine under temporary state control

UK brings train operator TransPennine under temporary state control

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said it will bring TransPennine Express under temporary government control as it cancelled its contract to o..

Snam confirms guidance after rise in first quarter sales

Snam confirms guidance after rise in first quarter sales

MILAN (Reuters) – Italian gas grid operator Snam on Thursday confirmed its targets for this year after reporting a 13% year-on-y..

Man Group picks all-female top team as CEO Ellis retires

Man Group picks all-female top team as CEO Ellis retires

By Iain Withers and Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) – Man Group will be led by two women for the first time in its history by the..

Italy’s Iveco ups 2023 guidance after operating profit jump

Italy’s Iveco ups 2023 guidance after operating profit jump

(Reuters) – Italian truckmaker Iveco on Thursday raised its guidance for this year, after posting a 63.4% rise in adjusted opera..

Bank of America opens Luxembourg branch in Europe funds push

Bank of America opens Luxembourg branch in Europe funds push

LONDON (Reuters) – Bank of America has hired former BNP Paribas banker Benoit Nevouet to be the manager of a newly created Luxe..

Canada unveils new passport design with more security features, nod to King Charles

Canada unveils new passport design with more security features, nod to King Charles

By Jenna Zucker (Reuters) – Canada on Wednesday unveiled a new design for passports with advanced security features including a..

Panasonic delays production of new Tesla battery to improve performance

Panasonic delays production of new Tesla battery to improve performance

By Hyunjoo Jin and Kiyoshi Takenaka SAN FRANCISCO/TOKYO (Reuters) – Panasonic said on Wednesday that it will delay the commerci..

UK firms cut hiring of permanent staff, recruiters’ survey shows

UK firms cut hiring of permanent staff, recruiters’ survey shows

LONDON (Reuters) – British firms reduced hiring of permanent staff via recruitment agencies at the fastest pace in more than tw..

TUI sees summer travel demand ‘significantly’ lifting 2023 profit

TUI sees summer travel demand ‘significantly’ lifting 2023 profit

By Joanna Plucinska LONDON (Reuters) -German travel firm TUI said it expects strong revenue and higher profit in 2023 on the back of ..

French retailer Casino’s shares slump 6% after S&P downgrade

French retailer Casino’s shares slump 6% after S&P downgrade

PARIS (Reuters) -Shares in French retailer Casino fell more than 6% on Wednesday after Standard & Poor’s cut its long-term ..

Grocery retailer Ahold Delhaize sees Europe’s food inflation slowing

Grocery retailer Ahold Delhaize sees Europe’s food inflation slowing

(Reuters) -Supermarket group Ahold Delhaize expects food inflation in Europe to slow in the second half of this year, CEO Frans Mulle..

ASOS reports first-half loss as shoppers cut back

ASOS reports first-half loss as shoppers cut back

LONDON (Reuters) -ASOS, Britain’s one-time poster child for the shift to online fashion retailing, swung to a first-half loss, ..

Dufry sales more than double on travel rebound, Autogrill acquisitionv

Dufry sales more than double on travel rebound, Autogrill acquisitionv

(Reuters) – Swiss duty-free retailer Dufry on Wednesday reported a 113.4% jump in its first-quarter turnover, beating market es..

E.ON to hit upper end of 2023 outlook after strong Q1

E.ON to hit upper end of 2023 outlook after strong Q1

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -E.ON, Europe’s largest energy networks operator, expects to hit the upper end of its profit outlook in 2023..

Dollar eases before inflation data, with nagging worries over debt ceiling impasse

Dollar eases before inflation data, with nagging worries over debt ceiling impasse

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar weakened broadly on Wednesday after U.S. President Joe Biden and top lawmakers faile..

Eurovision 2023 opens with acts walking Liverpool’s ‘Turquoise Carpet’

Eurovision 2023 opens with acts walking Liverpool’s ‘Turquoise Carpet’

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) – Eurovision 2023 kicked off on Sunday when 37 contenders walked the “Turquoise Carpet”..

Britain’s JD Sports to buy France’s Courir in $572 million deal

Britain’s JD Sports to buy France’s Courir in $572 million deal

(Reuters) -JD Sports Fashion has proposed buying France’s Groupe Courir for an enterprise value of 520 million euros ($572 mill..

Italy’s MPS vows to keep delivering after sharp profit jump

Italy’s MPS vows to keep delivering after sharp profit jump

By Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) pledged on Tuesday to maintain the state-owned bank..

Ferrari CEO says e-fuel cars do not compromise carbon goals

Ferrari CEO says e-fuel cars do not compromise carbon goals

MILAN (Reuters) – Ferrari’s plans to continue building internal combustion engine cars powered by so called e-fuels does ..

K+S cuts 2023 profit outlook on slow recovery, lower potash prices

K+S cuts 2023 profit outlook on slow recovery, lower potash prices

(Reuters) – German potash and salt miner K+S on Tuesday cut its annual profit outlook on a slower than expected recovery in dem..

Li-Cycle and Glencore unveil plans for recycling hub in Italy

Li-Cycle and Glencore unveil plans for recycling hub in Italy

(Reuters) – Battery recycler Li-Cycle Holdings Corp said on Tuesday it planned to develop a recycling hub in Italy along with Sw..

Cryptoverse-Tether gets a lift from stability doubts

Cryptoverse-Tether gets a lift from stability doubts

By Tom Wilson and Vidya Ranganathan (Reuters) – Digital stablecoin tether is winning the race for the title of the crypto world..

Daimler Truck sees higher returns as supply chains, demand improve

Daimler Truck sees higher returns as supply chains, demand improve

BERLIN (Reuters) – Daimler Truck reported on Tuesday an adjusted return of sales of 8.8% in the first quarter of the year, up f..

PayPal adjusted margin forecast cut eclipses higher profit expectations

PayPal adjusted margin forecast cut eclipses higher profit expectations

By Manya Saini (Reuters) -PayPal Holdings Inc on Monday cut its outlook for annual adjusted operating margin, overshadowing its profi..

Amazon offers shoppers $10 to pick up purchases as it targets delivery costs

Amazon offers shoppers $10 to pick up purchases as it targets delivery costs

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Amazon.com is offering customers $10 to pick up a purchase rather than have it shippe..