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Ubisoft Pulls the Plug on XDefiant, to Close San Francisco and Osaka Studios

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Exclusive-Northvolt Seeks to Sell Electric Industrial Battery Business by Year-End

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Financial Services Outsourcing India: Cynergy Bpo – Tech and CX-Driven Outsourcing Solutions

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Vestas CFO to Step Down, Shares Slip 5%

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Euro Zone Business Activity Declines Sharply in November, PMI Shows

Date: December 4, 2024

LONDON (Reuters) – Business activity across the euro zone fell sharply last month as the bloc’s dominant services sector joined the manufacturing sector in contracting, according to a survey which showed a broadbased decline. HCOB’s final composite Purchasing Managers’ Index for the currency union, compiled by S&P Global and seen as a good gauge of...

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Volvo Cars Reports 5% Rise in November Sales

Date: December 4, 2024

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Volvo Cars’ sales rose 5% year on year in November to 66,977 vehicles, led by Europe and the United States, it said on Wednesday. Sweden-based Volvo Cars, majority owned by China’s Geely Holding, said that sales in Europe, its biggest market, rose 20% to 31,611 cars while U.S. sales were up 5%. Sales...

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Palliser Intensifies Campaign to Push Rio to Give up London Listing, Ft Reports

Date: December 4, 2024

(Reuters) – Activist investor Palliser Capital has intensified its bid to push Rio Tinto to abandon its London listing, demanding an independent review of the miner’s corporate structure in Australia, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Palliser had first called for Rio to abandon its London listing and unify its corporate structure in Australia in...

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US Job Openings Rise in October, Layoffs Decrease

Date: December 3, 2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job openings increased moderately in October while layoffs declined, suggesting the labor market continued to slow in an orderly fashion. Job openings, a measure of labor demand, had risen 372,000 to 7.744 million by the last day of October, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics said in its Job Openings...

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France’s Edf, TotalEnergies Awarded Saudi Solar Tenders During Macron Visit

Date: December 3, 2024

By America Hernandez PARIS/CAIRO (Reuters) -TotalEnergies will build an 0.3 gigawatt (GW) solar park in Saudi Arabia, while EDF Renewables will build two solar parks totalling 1.4 GW, as part of a series of deals announced on Tuesday during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to Riyadh. The French companies entered into 25-year power...

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Should You Start Your Own Blog?

Date: December 3, 2024

Blogging might not be the first thing you think of when it comes to putting your voice out there these days, but you might be surprised to learn that blogs are still as popular as ever. Thanks to their accessibility, freedom, and general simplicity, blogs are a great alternative to social media for creative expression—and...