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Dollar hits two-week low while battered yen stabilises

Apr 04, 2024

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UK on track to exit recession despite slower services growth, PMI data shows

Tame Swiss inflation opens door for more SNB rate cuts, weighs on franc

Former Gucci CEO to take minority stake in Elisabetta Franchi

Britain’s Co-op profit slides after petrol forecourt sale

UK watchdog refers Vodafone, Three deal to in-depth probe

Japan’s Konica Minolta to cut 2,400 jobs, book $132 million in expenses

Novo says Ozempic starter kits still not available in Germany in Q2

Euro zone inflation unexpectedly eases, boosting rate cut case

UK supermarket sales rise 5.4%, NIQ market researcher says

UK’s Topps Tiles flags persistent weak demand in 2024 after lower H1 volumes

Swiss Re appoints Andreas Berger as new CEO from July

CMA CGM acquires 10% in stake in Volvo-Renault EV joint venture, Renault says

Card payments no longer the default choice for consumers – local payments are the new hero

Euro zone factory downturn deepened again in March, PMI shows

IKEA Foundation backs emerging market EV push with $100 million grant

UK shop prices rise at slowest pace since December 2021

Disney edges ahead in battle for board seats with activist investors

UBS launches new $2bn share buyback

BMW and India’s Tata Technologies to form JV for developing software

King Charles greets well-wishers after Easter Sunday service

China believes France will provide fair business environment for Chinese firms, foreign ministry says

Exclusive-Microsoft to separate Teams and Office globally amid antitrust scrutiny

Xiaomi’s EV buyers face up to seven-month wait for car, app shows

New joint venture between AccuraCast and Motivity to help brands successfully navigate and expand into the US

Stocks subdued, yen in focus, with inflation data on tap

Hershey, Mondelez bet big on Easter as cocoa price crisis looms

Greece to raise monthly minimum wage by 6.4% to 830 euros

Syngenta ditches multi-billion dollar China IPO bid

India keen on trade deals with Britain, Oman early in Modi’s probable third term, sources say

The changing face of ecommerce: How brands can win big with digital in 2024

UK’s Thames Water in crisis after shareholders refuse to pay up

Mercedes partly loses class action case over diesel defeat devices

UK competition regulator decides against in-depth probe of Aviva, AIG Life UK merger

JD Sports’ January sales fall in ‘challenging’ market

French company Valeo to use more Google Cloud AI tools

BoE’s Haskel says rate cuts should be ‘a long way off’, FT reports

Mar 28, 2024

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1 min read

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Dollar hits two-week low while battered yen stabilises

UK on track to exit recession despite slower services growth, PMI data shows

Tame Swiss inflation opens door for more SNB rate cuts, weighs on franc

Former Gucci CEO to take minority stake in Elisabetta Franchi

Britain’s Co-op profit slides after petrol forecourt sale

UK watchdog refers Vodafone, Three deal to in-depth probe

Japan’s Konica Minolta to cut 2,400 jobs, book $132 million in expenses

Novo says Ozempic starter kits still not available in Germany in Q2

Euro zone inflation unexpectedly eases, boosting rate cut case

UK supermarket sales rise 5.4%, NIQ market researcher says

UK’s Topps Tiles flags persistent weak demand in 2024 after lower H1 volumes

Swiss Re appoints Andreas Berger as new CEO from July

CMA CGM acquires 10% in stake in Volvo-Renault EV joint venture, Renault says

Card payments no longer the default choice for consumers – local payments are the new hero

Euro zone factory downturn deepened again in March, PMI shows

IKEA Foundation backs emerging market EV push with $100 million grant

UK shop prices rise at slowest pace since December 2021

Disney edges ahead in battle for board seats with activist investors

UBS launches new $2bn share buyback

BMW and India’s Tata Technologies to form JV for developing software

King Charles greets well-wishers after Easter Sunday service

China believes France will provide fair business environment for Chinese firms, foreign ministry says

Exclusive-Microsoft to separate Teams and Office globally amid antitrust scrutiny

Xiaomi’s EV buyers face up to seven-month wait for car, app shows

New joint venture between AccuraCast and Motivity to help brands successfully navigate and expand into the US

Stocks subdued, yen in focus, with inflation data on tap

Hershey, Mondelez bet big on Easter as cocoa price crisis looms

Greece to raise monthly minimum wage by 6.4% to 830 euros

Syngenta ditches multi-billion dollar China IPO bid

India keen on trade deals with Britain, Oman early in Modi’s probable third term, sources say

The changing face of ecommerce: How brands can win big with digital in 2024

UK’s Thames Water in crisis after shareholders refuse to pay up

Mercedes partly loses class action case over diesel defeat devices

UK competition regulator decides against in-depth probe of Aviva, AIG Life UK merger

JD Sports’ January sales fall in ‘challenging’ market

French company Valeo to use more Google Cloud AI tools

BoE’s Haskel says rate cuts should be ‘a long way off’, FT reports