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.

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Italy retail sales rise 1.2% m/m in September

(Reuters) – Italian retail sales rose 1.2% in September from the month before, data showed on Friday...

9th November, 2024

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IKEA reports higher profit despite revenue hit from price cuts

(Corrects paragraph 8 to show new factory was opened in Slovakia, not Slovenia) By Helen Reid LONDON...

9th November, 2024

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Exclusive-Stellantis, partner Leapmotor scrap plan to make second EV model in Poland, sources say

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Stellantis and its Chinese partner Leapmotor have scrapped a plan to make a sec...

9th November, 2024

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Stellantis to lay off 400 workers at Detroit parts facility

By Nora Eckert DETROIT (Reuters) -Stellantis added to its rising tally of layoffs on Friday, saying...

9th November, 2024

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Richemont say US business in good position for growth

ZURICH (Reuters) -Richemont’s U.S. business is in a good position to carry on growing now that uncer...

9th November, 2024

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UK regulator flags concerns and remedies for sale of baby formula

(Reuters) -Britain’s competition watchdog flagged concerns and potential solutions regarding the dis...

9th November, 2024

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ASML hit with global IT outage that was resolved

(Reuters) – Computer chip equipment maker ASML had a global IT systems outage on Friday, which has b...

9th November, 2024

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Luxury shoemaker Manolo Blahnik enters China market after 22-year legal tussle

By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Manolo Blahnik, the high-end shoe brand with many celebrity fans...

8th November, 2024

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Monster Beverage misses quarterly results on weaker demand

(Reuters) – Monster Beverage missed Wall Street estimates for third-quarter sales and profit on Thur...

8th November, 2024

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Italy’s Brembo still ready for M&A after Ohlins deal

(Reuters) -Brembo’s acquisition of suspension technology manufacturer Ohlins Racing, its biggest eve...

8th November, 2024

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Bentley to launch SUV EV in 2026, extend sales of plug-in hybrids to 2035

By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – British luxury carmaker Bentley said on Thursday it will launch its...

8th November, 2024

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Volkswagen to recall over 114,000 US vehicles over airbag concern, NHTSA says

(Reuters) -Volkswagen will recall 114,478 vehicles in the United States on concerns over the driver-...

8th November, 2024