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Suedzucker quarterly profits surge 73.5% despite cost rise

Suedzucker quarterly profits surge 73.5% despite cost rise

HAMBURG (Reuters) -Europe’s largest sugar producer, Suedzucker, on Thursday po..

Varo Energy buys 80% of Dutch biogas firm; aims to double capacity by 2026

Varo Energy buys 80% of Dutch biogas firm; aims to double capacity by 2026

LONDON (Reuters) – Fuel trader and refiner Varo Energy, owned by Carlyle and e..

KFC franchisees in Russia ask govt to halt sale of stores to local operator – RIA

KFC franchisees in Russia ask govt to halt sale of stores to local operator – RIA

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A number of KFC franchisees in Russia have asked the govern..

Chinese fret over elderly as WHO warns of holiday COVID surge

Chinese fret over elderly as WHO warns of holiday COVID surge

By Bernard Orr and Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) -People in China worried on Thursday ab..

Stocks becalmed before potential CPI storm

Stocks becalmed before potential CPI storm

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks hovered below seven-month ..

Apple may add touch screens to Mac computers – Bloomberg News

Apple may add touch screens to Mac computers – Bloomberg News

(Reuters) -Apple Inc is actively working on adding touch screens to its Mac computer..

JD Sports sees bills-free young shoppers boosting profits

JD Sports sees bills-free young shoppers boosting profits

By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – JD Sports expects young shoppers not yet sad..

Bayer shares gain on prospect of second activist pushing for change

Bayer shares gain on prospect of second activist pushing for change

By Ludwig Burger and Patricia Weiss FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Bayer is facing demands fro..

Cellnex’s CEO Tobias Martinez steps down amid strategy shift

Cellnex’s CEO Tobias Martinez steps down amid strategy shift

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish phone tower operator Cellnex said on Wednesday its chief e..

StanChart weighing options, including sale, of aircraft lessor unit

StanChart weighing options, including sale, of aircraft lessor unit

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Standard Chartered said it is looking to explore alternative op..

Low use of shortened work hours points to mild German recession – Ifo

Low use of shortened work hours points to mild German recession – Ifo

BERLIN (Reuters) – Low take up of a government-backed ‘Kurzarbeit’..

Dollar stands firm while traders await CPI

Dollar stands firm while traders await CPI

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar mostly held its ground on We..

Germany’s BioNTech buys British AI startup InstaDeep

Germany’s BioNTech buys British AI startup InstaDeep

(Reuters) -BioNTech SE has agreed to acquire British artificial intelligence (AI) st..

German chancellor meets auto, battery bosses in ‘mobility’ summit

German chancellor meets auto, battery bosses in ‘mobility’ summit

By Victoria Waldersee and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) – German carmakers, T..

SoftwareOne launches new brand to reflect business transformation

SoftwareOne launches new brand to reflect business transformation

SoftwareOne Holding AG, a leading global software and cloud solutions provider, toda..

Mercedes-Benz sells 2.05 million passenger cars in 2022

Mercedes-Benz sells 2.05 million passenger cars in 2022

BERLIN (Reuters) -Mercedes-Benz delivered 2.05 million passenger cars in 2022, the c..

UK’s Morgan Advanced Materials reports cyber security incident on its network

UK’s Morgan Advanced Materials reports cyber security incident on its network

(Reuters) – British industrial firm Morgan Advanced Materials Plc said on Tues..

Cryptoverse: Bitcoin digs in for a bumpy new year

Cryptoverse: Bitcoin digs in for a bumpy new year

By Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – Bitcoin’s looking steady in 2023. ..

Taiwan calls on Germany to help maintain ‘regional order’

Taiwan calls on Germany to help maintain ‘regional order’

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on Germany on Tuesday ..

French PM to unveil pension reform in big test for Macron

French PM to unveil pension reform in big test for Macron

By Caroline Pailliez and Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – French Prime Minister ..

Bentley cruises to record sales in 2022 despite China drop

Bentley cruises to record sales in 2022 despite China drop

By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – British luxury carmaker Bentley on Tuesday re..

UK becoming less attractive for investment, manufacturers warn

UK becoming less attractive for investment, manufacturers warn

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has become less competitive and less ..

Global stocks close in on 4-week highs, oil rises on hopes of ‘soft landing’

Global stocks close in on 4-week highs, oil rises on hopes of ‘soft landing’

By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) -World stocks rallied on Monday to their highest..

Fineco CEO expects fixed income demand to help managed assets

Fineco CEO expects fixed income demand to help managed assets

By Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s FinecoBank is seeing strong de..

Around 40% of German companies expect output decline in 2023 – IW institute

Around 40% of German companies expect output decline in 2023 – IW institute

BERLIN (Reuters) – Four out of ten German companies expect business to shrink ..

British PM Sunak revives talks for Arm’s London IPO -FT

British PM Sunak revives talks for Arm’s London IPO -FT

(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has revived talks with Japan..

‘Life is moving forward’: China declares new COVID phase

‘Life is moving forward’: China declares new COVID phase

By Liz Lee and Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) -China braced for a “new pha..

Dollar tentative as investors assess rate-hike path

Dollar tentative as investors assess rate-hike path

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar was steady on Monday as investors digest..

Renault considers making mass-market EVs in India -sources

Renault considers making mass-market EVs in India -sources

By Aditi Shah and Gilles Guillaume NEW DELHI/PARIS (Reuters) -Renault is considering..

Soccer-Former star Italy striker Vialli dies aged 58

Soccer-Former star Italy striker Vialli dies aged 58

By Keith Weir and Alvise Armellini MILAN (Reuters) -Former Italy striker Gianluca Vi..

Biggest UK house price fall recorded since financial crisis

Biggest UK house price fall recorded since financial crisis

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices slid in December, cappin..

World food prices hit record high in 2022

World food prices hit record high in 2022

By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) -A surge in the cost of most food commoditi..

Samsung’s quarterly profit plunges to 8-year low on demand slump

Samsung’s quarterly profit plunges to 8-year low on demand slump

By Joyce Lee and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd fl..

Sodexo tops Q1 sales estimates as people return to offices

Sodexo tops Q1 sales estimates as people return to offices

(Reuters) -French caterer Sodexo on Friday beat market estimates for first-quarter s..

Japan, UK to sign reciprocal access agreement for military officers -Yomiuri

Japan, UK to sign reciprocal access agreement for military officers -Yomiuri

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will sign a recip..

Mercedez-Benz to deploy advanced automated driving system in Nevada

Mercedez-Benz to deploy advanced automated driving system in Nevada

By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) said on..

Asian stocks edge up before U.S. jobs data, defying Wall Street selloff

Asian stocks edge up before U.S. jobs data, defying Wall Street selloff

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian equities gained on Friday while the ..