StanChart lowers income target, launches $1 billion share buyback as profit jumps 18%
By Selena Li and Lawrence White HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) -Standard Chartered PLC on Friday rewarded shareholders with dividends and..
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Allianz nearly doubles Q4 net profit, helped by health and life business
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Germany’s Allianz nearly doubled its fourth-quarter net profit from a year earlier, a figure that came in ..
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BASF dials up cost cuts in Germany, flags earnings rebound
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Germany’s BASF will slash another 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in annual costs at its L..
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ECB reports record loss for 2023 as rate hikes bite
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank on Thursday reported a record annual loss for 2023 and said further losses were ..
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China’s Xpeng signs partnership with UAE’s Ali&Sons, eyes Italian market
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Xpeng on Thursday said it has established a strategic partnership with UAE-based Ali&Sons..
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As Nikkei eclipses 34-year record, derivatives signal stall ahead
By Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) – As Japan’s Nikkei catapults past its bubble-era peak and investors grow confident of fu..
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TotalEnergies Texas refinery running at minimal rates, say sources
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) -TotalEnergies’ 238,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, is operating at mi..
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Nestle misses sales estimates as price hikes deter shoppers
By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) – Nestle reported full-year organic sales growth slightly below expectations on Thursday as the..
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Delivery Hero terminates talks on potential sale of foodpanda business in Southeast Asia
(Reuters) – German food delivery company Delivery Hero said on Wednesday that the ongoing talks for the potential sale of its f..
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German economy in stormy waters as government slashes forecast
By Christian Kraemer and Rachel More BERLIN (Reuters) -The German government expects the economy to grow 0.2% this year, far less tha..
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London’s iconic BT Tower to become a hotel
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -London’s iconic BT Tower is set to become a luxury hotel after the owner BT Group agreed to se..
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UK sees record monthly budget surplus, but tough picture ahead of budget
By David Milliken and Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -Britain chalked up its highest ever monthly budget surplus in January due to re..
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Coffee group JDE Peet’s posts surprise growth in 2023 operating profit
By Stephanie Hamel and Gaelle Sheehan (Reuters) -JDE Peet’s, one of the world’s largest coffee companies, on Wednesday re..
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Asian shares ease as early rate cut bets fizzle, focus on Fed minutes
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks eased on Wednesday as diminishing expectations of early interest rate cuts..
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Beijing shuts highways after heavy snowfall
BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing shut some highways on Wednesday after heavier-than-expected snowfall hit the Chinese capital overni..
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Crypto firm Circle to end support for USDC stablecoin on Tron blockchain
By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) – Major U.S. crypto firm Circle will end support for its USDC token on the Tron blockchain netwo..
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UK employers offer smaller pay rises at start of 2024, XpertHR survey shows
LONDON (Reuters) – British employers scaled back the annual pay settlements they offered to staff at the start of 2024, a surve..
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Citigroup raises CEO Jane Fraser’s 2023 pay by 6% to $26 million
By Tatiana Bautzer (Reuters) -Citigroup increased Chief Executive Officer Jane Fraser’s compensation by about 6% to $26 million..
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Barclays plans cost cuts, bumper buybacks in bid to boost shares
LONDON (Reuters) -Barclays laid out a three-year plan to revive its flagging share price on Tuesday, including axing 2 billion pounds ..
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Dialysis firm FMC sees robust 2024 earnings growth after strong Q4
GDANSK (Reuters) – Fresenius Medical Care on Tuesday forecast its core earnings to grow by a mid- to high-teens percentage this..
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China slashes mortgage reference rates to revive property market
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -China announced its biggest ever reduction in the benchmark mortgage rate on Tuesday, as authorities so..
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Air Liquide tops profit forecast, hikes 2025 margin target
By Augustin Turpin and Olivier Cherfan (Reuters) -French industrial gases firm Air Liquide on Tuesday posted a better-than-expected a..
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Marketmind: Wages will test wagers on rates
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Europe’s central bank has singled out wages as the si..
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German homes are still overvalued despite price drop – Bundesbank
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German homes are still overvalued despite a fall in prices last year as the cost of mortgages spiked, the ..
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Sterling inches higher after last week’s fall
By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – The pound edged slightly higher on Monday after falling last week, as investors waited fo..
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Oppenheimer’ triumphs at BAFTA Film Awards with most win
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) -“Oppenheimer”, a three-hour epic about the making of the atomic bomb in World..
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Marketmind: China markets look like they need another holiday
By Wayne Cole (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. High hopes China’s mark..
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UK property prices show first annual rise since August – Rightmove
LONDON (Reuters) – The prices of homes being put up for sale in Britain have risen in annual terms for the first time in six mo..
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France cuts 2024 growth forecast as outlook darkens
PARIS (Reuters) -French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said the government had lowered its forecast for 2024 GDP growth to 1% from 1...
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Factbox-Main winners at the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s top movie honours, the BAFTA Film Awards, were handed out on Sunday at a ceremony in London. ..
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England’s NHS to trim main healthcare wait list ahead of election
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -England’s health service will move about 40,000 pending child consultations for ADHD, autism a..
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Swedish January inflation up as expected, rate cut set for mid-year
By Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Headline Swedish inflation picked up pace as expected in January, data showed on Monday,..
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Dollar stands firm as sticky US inflation dents rate cut expectations
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The dollar was steady on Monday after data last week showing U.S. inflation remained sticky ca..
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Asia shares sputter as China returns with low energy
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Asian shares struggled to make much ground on Monday as fading chances for early rate cuts globally s..
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Westpac sees monetary policy ‘less restrictive’ over next year, Q1 profit drops
By Echha Jain (Reuters) -Westpac Banking Corp said it sees scope for monetary policy in Australia to become less restrictive within t..
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Spanish conservatives retain majority in Galicia regional vote
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s opposition conservative People’s Party retained its absolute majority in its stronghold in the ..
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UK shoppers pick up their spending, signalling quick end to recession
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales jumped by the most in almost three years in January as consumers recovered th..
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