Valentine’s Day spending boosts British retail sales in February – BRC
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Valentine’s Day helped to boost British retail sales in February but volumes remained ..
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Explainer-International Women’s Day: date, history and this year’s theme
By Josie Kao (Reuters) – As the world gears up to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) on Wednesday, here is a look a..
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Shell, Chevron and Petrobras weigh Guyana oil auction bids -sources
By Sabrina Valle and Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) – Guyana’s coming auction of offshore oil exploration blocks has l..
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Hermes asks court to block ‘MetaBirkin’ NFT sales after jury win
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) -French luxury house Hermes International has asked a Manhattan federal court to block artist Mason Rothsc..
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German minister says ‘on right track’ to solving CO2-emitting car row
By Kate Abnett and Andreas Rinke BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Germany’s transport minister is hopeful of a solution to a row with ..
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Oil steadies after dipping on China outlook; investors await Fed clues
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices were steady on Monday as top oil executives debated supply tightness at an oil conf..
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EU, US working on deal to make EV minerals eligible for tax credits -EU official
By Andrea Shalal and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and European Union are working toward agreement in princ..
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Wall Street stocks power higher as Treasury yields and dollar ease
By Lawrence Delevingne and Elizabeth Howcroft (Reuters) – Wall Street stocks posted strong gains while Treasury yields and the d..
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Dollar retreats, headed for biggest weekly loss since mid-January; bitcoin down
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar slid from a 2-1/2-month high versus the Japanese yen on Friday,..
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Offshore crews to strike on BP’s North Sea installations, says Unite
(Reuters) – Nearly 50 offshore workers on several of BP’s North Sea installations have backed strike action in pursuit of a pay ..
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Lufthansa expects further ‘significant improvement’ after return to profit
By Ilona Wissenbach and Joanna Plucinska (Reuters) – Germany’s Lufthansa on Friday delivered an “unprecedented”..
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Oil prices stable, heading for weekly gain
By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices held steady on Friday, poised to register a weekly gain as renewed optimism on China&#..
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Cepsa to nearly double investments over next 3 years as profit soars
MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish oil and gas company Cepsa plans to nearly double its investments over the next three years to a total of 3.6..
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Euro zone recovery gathers pace, allays fears of recession-PMI
LONDON (Reuters) – The recovery in euro zone business activity gathered pace last month as growth accelerated in the bloc’..
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Morgan Stanley, others now forecast 4% peak for key ECB rate
By Sudip Kar-Gupta (Reuters) -Morgan Stanley and two other investment banks have revised their forecasts for the European Central Bank..
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British property portal Rightmove hikes dividend after annual profit jump
(Reuters) -British real-estate portal Rightmove Plc on Friday raised its final dividend payment and posted a higher annual operating p..
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Latest four-member SpaceX crew docks with International Space Station
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule arrived safely at the International Space Station (ISS) early on Friday..
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Credit Suisse offers higher deposit rates in Asia to woo the wealthy – sources
By Selena Li HONG KONG (Reuters) -Credit Suisse is offering higher deposit rates than its rivals to attract new funds from wealthy cli..
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Developing a strong skills agenda in the UK: key government asks
With skills shortages remaining rife as the Budget nears – with recent data from a range of leading business groups revealing t..
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Dollar firms after U.S. labor data suggests more rate hikes
By Herbert Lash and Joice Alves NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar strengthened on Thursday after unemployment claims pointe..
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Estonia’s pro-Kyiv government faces election test amid cost of living crisis
By Andrius Sytas KOHTLA-JARVE, Estonia (Reuters) – One of Europe’s most staunchly pro-Ukrainian governments faces a challe..
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Citi pledges to cut emissions for more sectors including coal
LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. bank Citi on Thursday announced targets for cutting emissions tied to loans it makes to coal mining, auto, stee..
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Stocks mixed, dollar gains after robust inflation, jobs data
By Lawrence Delevingne and Marc Jones (Reuters) -Global stock markets were mixed on Thursday, as investors weighed indicators of econo..
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Britain’s Nationwide curbs cryptocurrency purchases by customers
By Lawrence White and Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Nationwide Building Society has restricted customers..
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Italy Jan jobless rate edges up to 7.9%, with 35,000 jobs created
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 7.9% in January from an unrevised 7.8% the month before, natio..
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Merck KGaA expects 2023 profit to slip as COVID demand wanes
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s Merck KGaA on Thursday predicted 2023 earnings would slip due to a declin..
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Covestro sees lower 2023 profit, cash flow as macro challenges prevail
By Bartosz Dabrowski and Andrey Sychev (Reuters) -German chemicals maker Covestro said on Thursday it expected lower core profit and l..
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Switzerland’s Clariant sees slight sales drop in 2023
(Reuters) -Clariant said on Thursday it expects annual sales to slightly decline in 2023 after reporting sales for the full year fairl..
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Budweiser APAC bets on post-COVID China thirst for premium beer
BEIJING (Reuters) – Budweiser Brewing Co APAC, Asia’s largest beer company by sales, said on Thursday it will expand into ..
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Global energy-related CO2 emissions edged up to record high in 2022 – IEA
By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – Global energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide hit a record high last year, although mo..
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Renault, Geely ink pact with Aramco for engine venture
(Reuters) -Oil giant Saudi Aramco has agreed to take a minority stake in a new powertrain engine company that French car maker Renault..
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Dollar finds footing as focus turns to Europe inflation
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar caught its breath in Asia on Thursday, steadying as U.S. yields went up while ..
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Australia’s Macquarie explores $6 billion deal for Britain’s M&G, Sky News reports
(Reuters) – Australian investment bank Macquarie Group Ltd is at the early stages of exploring a takeover bid of over 5 billion ..
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Volkswagen’s financial services undergoing reorganization
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen is reorganizing its financial services holding companies, Volkswagen Bank and Volkswagen Financ..
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Analysis-Watch out risk assets, the rout in bonds is coming your way
By Dhara Ranasinghe, Nell Mackenzie and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) – The selling gripping the world’s biggest bond mar..
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Dollar slips, yuan gains on China PMI; hot inflation lifts euro
By Herbert Lash and Samuel Indyk NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar slid and China’s yuan gained on Wednesday after Chin..
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Corporate red tape is causing employee boreout
Corporate processes that hinder productivity leads to boredom at work that can further lead to burnout, finds new research by e..
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