Business

The Business category explores corporate strategy, leadership, mergers, acquisitions and regulatory reforms. In line with Global Banking & Finance Review’s commitment to industry news and case studies, it offers analysis to help executives navigate an evolving business landscape.

Image for UK’s SSE says CEO Phillips-Davies to retire in 2025 as profits soar
Business

UK’s SSE says CEO Phillips-Davies to retire in 2025 as profits soar

By Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) – British power generator and network operator SSE’s CEO Alistair...

13th November, 2024

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Global luxury sales to fall 2% in 2024, among weakest years on record, Bain says

By Elisa Anzolin MILAN (Reuters) – Sales of personal luxury goods are set to fall 2% this year, maki...

13th November, 2024

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Amazon, IKEA join other ocean cargo shippers to boost demand for new green fuels

By Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) – Amazon.com and IKEA, in alliance with about three dozen other companie...

13th November, 2024

Image for Just Eat Takeaway sells US unit Grubhub for $650 million, shares jump 20%
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Just Eat Takeaway sells US unit Grubhub for $650 million, shares jump 20%

By Michal Aleksandrowicz and Gianluca Lo Nostro (Reuters) -Europe’s biggest meal delivery firm Just...

13th November, 2024

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Swisscom’s Vodafone Italia acquisition cleared by Italian communications authority

(Reuters) – Swisscom’s acquisition of Vodafone Italia was cleared by Italy’s communications authorit...

13th November, 2024

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Factbox-Seven & i’s reported offer and the biggest management buyouts to date

By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) – Japan’s Seven & i Holdings said on Wednesday it has received a buyo...

13th November, 2024

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German union says auto and engineering workers to get 5.5% wage rise

By Alexander Hübner and Ilona Wissenbach MUNICH/FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Workers at German carmakers and...

12th November, 2024

Image for Chemicals maker BASF India Q2 profit falls 14% on higher input costs
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Chemicals maker BASF India Q2 profit falls 14% on higher input costs

(Reuters) – Chemicals maker BASF India posted a 14.2% drop in second-quarter profit on Tuesday, hurt...

12th November, 2024

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Mediobanca shares slide 7% following revenue miss

MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s Mediobanca missed revenue estimates and cut its full-year net interest inc...

12th November, 2024

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German TV customer losses hit Vodafone

LONDON (Reuters) -Mobile operator Vodafone on Tuesday reported a sharp downturn in Germany, it bigge...

12th November, 2024

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Business

SoftBank swings back to quarterly profit with $7.7 billion gain

By Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s SoftBank Group swung to a 1.18 trillion yen ($7.7 billion)...

12th November, 2024

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AstraZeneca lifts 2024 revenue and profit forecast after Q3 beat

(Reuters) – Drugmaker AstraZeneca lifted its annual sales and profit forecast for the second time in...

12th November, 2024