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Britain’s Tesco lifts profit outlook after strong first half

Britain’s Tesco lifts profit outlook after strong first half

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Tesco, Britain’s biggest supermarket group, l..

Britain’s Tesco lifts annual profit forecast after strong first half

Britain’s Tesco lifts annual profit forecast after strong first half

  By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Tesco, Britain’s biggest supermarket g..

Euro area long-dated yields rise after sharp drop, geopolitics in focus

Euro area long-dated yields rise after sharp drop, geopolitics in focus

By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) – Euro area government bond yields rose on Wedn..

Sainsbury’s boss looks to UK budget to lift spending gloom

Sainsbury’s boss looks to UK budget to lift spending gloom

By James Davey COBHAM, England (Reuters) – Britons bruised by a cost of living..

SoftBank to invest $500 million in OpenAI, The Information reports

SoftBank to invest $500 million in OpenAI, The Information reports

  (Reuters) – Japanese telecom company SoftBank’s Vision Fund will ..

Grifols plans to invest $402 million in new industrial centre, El Economista says

Grifols plans to invest $402 million in new industrial centre, El Economista says

  (Reuters) – Spanish drugmaker Grifols plans to invest 360 million euros..

Exclusive-Ubisoft activist investor says it has support of 10% of shareholders in management tussle

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 ..

European shares end marginally lower as energy stocks drop

European shares end marginally lower as energy stocks drop

  By Pranav Kashyap and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -Europe’s STOXX 600 cl..

Miniso shares slump on plans to buy stake in Yonghui Superstores

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% ..

Nike veteran Hill to replace Donahoe as CEO; shares jump

Nike veteran Hill to replace Donahoe as CEO; shares jump

By Juveria Tabassum, Nicholas P. Brown (Reuters) -Nike said on Thursday that former ..

Nike’s next CEO Hill brings a bootstraps mentality

Nike’s next CEO Hill brings a bootstraps mentality

By Nicholas P. Brown (Reuters) – Elliott Hill started at Nike as an intern i..

Analysis-Investors shun European car stocks despite rock bottom valuations

Analysis-Investors shun European car stocks despite rock bottom valuations

  By Sruthi Shankar and Danilo Masoni (Reuters) – European auto stocks ar..

UK supermarket sales growth slows after summer holidays

UK supermarket sales growth slows after summer holidays

LONDON (Reuters) – British supermarket sales growth slowed over the last month..

French millers face long grind as rain-hit wheat harvest comes in

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 sea..

UK’s Asda says retail veteran Stuart Rose to lead business

UK’s Asda says retail veteran Stuart Rose to lead business

  By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarket group Asda, which has be..

With Fed’s rate cut at hand, debate swirls over how big a move

With Fed’s rate cut at hand, debate swirls over how big a move

  By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve on Wedne..

Daimler Truck eyes half of Europe sales from EVs in 2030

Daimler Truck eyes half of Europe sales from EVs in 2030

  By Ilona Wissenbach and Andrey Sychev HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) -Daimler Tru..

BP to sell its US onshore wind business

BP to sell its US onshore wind business

(Reuters) -BP plans to sell its U.S. onshore wind energy business, it announced on M..

Central Europe factories and retailers shut in flood-hit areas

Central Europe factories and retailers shut in flood-hit areas

By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) -Factories and stores across central Europe shut dow..

UK’s embattled manufacturers see brighter days, Make UK/BDO survey shows

UK’s embattled manufacturers see brighter days, Make UK/BDO survey shows

  By Andy Bruce (Reuters) – British manufacturers grappling with falling ..

British ministers head to Gulf for talks on new trade deal

British ministers head to Gulf for talks on new trade deal

(Reuters) – Britain’s new trade ministers visited the Gulf region on Mon..

UK’s Domino’s Pizza plans to hire 5,000 staff ahead of peak holiday season

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 t..

Saipem wins $4 billion contract from QatarEnergy

Saipem wins $4 billion contract from QatarEnergy

  (Reuters) – Italian energy engineering group Saipem said on Sunday it h..

US locks in steep China tariff hikes, many to start Sept. 27

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..

UK’s National Grid to sell electricity system operator in $827 million deal

UK’s National Grid to sell electricity system operator in $827 million deal

  (Reuters) -Britain’s National Grid said on Friday it had agreed to sell..

Zara to offer its secondhand clothes service in US by October

Zara to offer its secondhand clothes service in US by October

MADRID (Reuters) – Zara will offer its service for selling, repairing or donat..

Scotland’s only oil refinery to close next year, 400 jobs to go

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..

Zara owner Inditex sees early autumn sales perk up after summer slowdown

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 ..

Services’ grip on UK economy tightens as manufacturing share ebbs further

Services’ grip on UK economy tightens as manufacturing share ebbs further

By Andy Bruce (Reuters) – Britain’s shift towards a services-dominated e..

Etihad Airways plans IPO no earlier than 2025, sources say

Etihad Airways plans IPO no earlier than 2025, sources say

By Hadeel Al Sayegh, Andres Gonzalez and Federico Maccioni DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) -A..

Key events at Nike under CEO John Donahoe

Key events at Nike under CEO John Donahoe

(Reuters) – Nike will hold its annual meeting virtually on Tuesday and a key i..

Retail, consumer CEOs see shorter tenures as boards act more quickly

Retail, consumer CEOs see shorter tenures as boards act more quickly

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Richa Naidu NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – When two of..

UK pay growth cools, keeping BoE on track for another rate cut

UK pay growth cools, keeping BoE on track for another rate cut

By Andy Bruce and Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -British pay growth cooled in the t..

Aldi UK says shoppers trading up as inflation eases

Aldi UK says shoppers trading up as inflation eases

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Supermarket group Aldi UK said its prices this summ..

Citi says 2025 oil prices could average $60/bbl without deeper OPEC+ cuts

Citi says 2025 oil prices could average $60/bbl without deeper OPEC+ cuts

  (Reuters) – If producer group OPEC+ doesn’t reduce production fur..

South Africa’s SPAR sells Polish business to Specjal

South Africa’s SPAR sells Polish business to Specjal

  JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s second-biggest grocery gr..

Germany plans to reduce Commerzbank stake as stability restored

Germany plans to reduce Commerzbank stake as stability restored

  (Reuters) – Germany intends to reduce its stake in Commerzbank AG as th..