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Britain’s Metro Bank returned to profit in September, sees no customer stress

Britain’s Metro Bank returned to profit in September, sees no customer stress

LONDON (Reuters) – Metro Bank said on Wednesday it returned to profit in Septe..

Britain’s Next sticks to outlook after quarterly sales rise

Britain’s Next sticks to outlook after quarterly sales rise

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -British clothing retailer Next reaffirmed full-year..

Catering group Sodexo targets operating margin above 6% in 2025

Catering group Sodexo targets operating margin above 6% in 2025

(Reuters) -French catering and food services group Sodexo onWednesday forecast organ..

Big brands set to miss plastic sustainability targets

Big brands set to miss plastic sustainability targets

By Joe Brock SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Some of the world’s biggest consumer ..

Quebec’s elected officials must swear oath to King Charles to sit in National Assembly

Quebec’s elected officials must swear oath to King Charles to sit in National Assembly

(Reuters) – Quebec National Assembly speaker ruled on Tuesday that all elected..

CVS, Walmart, Walgreens agree to pay $13.8 billion to settle U.S. opioid claims – sources

CVS, Walmart, Walgreens agree to pay $13.8 billion to settle U.S. opioid claims – sources

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -CVS Health Corp, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and Walm..

Asian shares rise, dollar dips ahead of Fed policy decision

Asian shares rise, dollar dips ahead of Fed policy decision

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares climbed on Wednesday, led by Chi..

EA lowers bookings expectation on strong dollar, gaming slowdown

EA lowers bookings expectation on strong dollar, gaming slowdown

By Tiyashi Datta and Aditya Soni (Reuters) -Electronic Arts Inc lowered its annual b..

France’s Thales says hackers claim to have stolen data

France’s Thales says hackers claim to have stolen data

PARIS (Reuters) -French defence and technology group Thales said on Tuesday the hack..

Robinhood, Coinbase find sanctuary in interest income amid market rout

Robinhood, Coinbase find sanctuary in interest income amid market rout

By Niket Nishant and Manya Saini (Reuters) – For U.S. online trading companies..

European shares kick off November on bright note

European shares kick off November on bright note

By Shreyashi Sanyal and Ankika Biswas (Reuters) -European shares gained on Tuesday, ..

Elon Musk, who runs four other companies, will now be Twitter CEO

Elon Musk, who runs four other companies, will now be Twitter CEO

(Reuters) -Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk said on Monday he will serve as chief executive ..

Thomson Reuters keeps outlook, but wary of slowing economy

Thomson Reuters keeps outlook, but wary of slowing economy

By Nick Zieminski and Kenneth Li NEW YORK (Reuters) -Thomson Reuters Corp kept its f..

Scientists in Germany turn up heat on seagrass in climate change fight

Scientists in Germany turn up heat on seagrass in climate change fight

BERLIN (Reuters) – Scientists in Germany are working on ways to restore seagra..

Chinese fashion retailer Shein to open permanent ‘event space’ in Tokyo

Chinese fashion retailer Shein to open permanent ‘event space’ in Tokyo

TOKYO (Reuters) – Chinese fashion retailer Shein is to open its first permanen..

Frankfurt steps up efforts to shift euro clearing from London

Frankfurt steps up efforts to shift euro clearing from London

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Deutsche Boerse’s derivatives division s..

Prosus and Naspers deny report they are in talks to sell Tencent stake

Prosus and Naspers deny report they are in talks to sell Tencent stake

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Technology investment firm Prosus NV and its South African pare..

Exclusive-Tesla plans mass production start for Cybertruck at end of 2023-sources

Exclusive-Tesla plans mass production start for Cybertruck at end of 2023-sources

(Reuters) – Tesla aims to start mass production of its Cybertruck at the end o..

UK’s National Grid launches 50 million pound energy support fund

UK’s National Grid launches 50 million pound energy support fund

By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s National Grid said on Tues..

BP sees $2.5 billion UK tax bill this year including windfall levy

BP sees $2.5 billion UK tax bill this year including windfall levy

LONDON (Reuters) – BP expects to pay around $2.5 billion in taxes for its Brit..

Dutch chemicals group DSM cuts profit target as costs soar

Dutch chemicals group DSM cuts profit target as costs soar

By Tristan Chabba (Reuters) -Dutch specialty chemicals maker DSM on Tuesday lowered ..

Musk’s lenders prepare to hold $12.7 billion Twitter debt on books until early 2023 – FT

Musk’s lenders prepare to hold $12.7 billion Twitter debt on books until early 2023 – FT

(Reuters) – Banks that lent $12.7 billion to Elon Musk for his $44 billion Twi..

Toyota cuts output target amid chip crunch as profit tumbles 25%

Toyota cuts output target amid chip crunch as profit tumbles 25%

TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota Motor Corp on Tuesday posted a worse-than-expected 25% drop ..

Oil prices rise as weaker dollar offsets China COVID-19 concerns

Oil prices rise as weaker dollar offsets China COVID-19 concerns

By Isabel Kua SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday, paring losses ..

UK government under pressure over conditions at migrant centre

UK government under pressure over conditions at migrant centre

By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – The British government came under increa..

Instagram fixes bug that triggered hours-long outage

Instagram fixes bug that triggered hours-long outage

(Reuters) -Instagram said on Monday it had fixed a software bug that prevented thous..

Stocks fall, bond yields rise as focus shifts to Fed, rate outlook

Stocks fall, bond yields rise as focus shifts to Fed, rate outlook

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – A global stock index fell and U...

Oil slips on China COVID curbs, weak factory activity data

Oil slips on China COVID curbs, weak factory activity data

By Florence Tan and Emily Chow SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Monday follow..

Apple workers in Australia gear up for more strike action

Apple workers in Australia gear up for more strike action

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Hundreds of Apple workers in Australia are..

Stocks rally wobbles as Fed hike draws near

Stocks rally wobbles as Fed hike draws near

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stock markets wobbled higher on M..

Baillie Gifford funds bought more shares of China’s Pinduoduo, NIO in Q3

Baillie Gifford funds bought more shares of China’s Pinduoduo, NIO in Q3

By Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) – Baillie Gifford, one of the largest asset..

U.S. climate envoy Kerry: King Charles at COP27 would be ‘very powerful’

U.S. climate envoy Kerry: King Charles at COP27 would be ‘very powerful’

LONDON (Reuters) – It would be “very powerful” if King Charles att..

French asset manager Amundi posts Q3 outflows of $13 billion

French asset manager Amundi posts Q3 outflows of $13 billion

By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) -Amundi posted net outflows of 12.9 billion euros (..

EU approves effective ban on new fossil fuel cars from 2035

EU approves effective ban on new fossil fuel cars from 2035

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union struck a deal on Thursday on a..

Swedish Match continues to see strong smoke-free sales growth

Swedish Match continues to see strong smoke-free sales growth

c(Reuters) -Nicotine and tobacco products group Swedish Match on Friday reported thi..

Porsche posts 40% jump in nine-month operating profit

Porsche posts 40% jump in nine-month operating profit

BERLIN (Reuters) -Porsche reported a 40.6% leap in operating profit to more than 5 b..

Analysis-European retailers are on investors’ naughty lists this Christmas

Analysis-European retailers are on investors’ naughty lists this Christmas

By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – The Christmas shopping period is unlikely to..