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German 2024 Gas Consumption up 3.3%, Industry Group Says
Date: December 18, 2024
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German utility industry group BDEW on Wednesday reported annual national usage of natural gas rose 3.3% in 2024 to 835 billion kilowatt hours (kWh). The figure is watched in the context of Germany’s growing reliance on gas imports via intra-European pipelines other than from Russia, which were halted in the Ukraine war,...
Supermarket Chain Colruyt Partly Halts Orders From Jde Peet’s Over Price Dispute
Date: December 18, 2024
By Alban Kacher (Reuters) – Colruyt has halted some of its orders from JDE Peet’s after the Dutch coffee company asked for further price hikes for its products due to the global rise in coffee prices, the Belgian supermarket chain said on Wednesday. The decision comes in connection with Colruyt’s yearly negotiation round with its...
Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Inventor Faces Contempt of Court Case Over $1.2 Trillion UK Lawsuit
Date: December 18, 2024
(This Nov. 1 story has been corrected to change the figure to 911 billion, not 911 million, in the headline and paragraph 1) LONDON (Reuters) - An Australian computer scientist who claimed he invented...
UK House Prices to Grow by up to 3% in 2025, Halifax Says
Date: December 18, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices are set to grow by up to 3% next year as property remains in short supply across much of the country and new home building has been weak, mortgage lender...
UK Watchdog Says Direct Line Breached Rules Over Insurance Add-On
Date: December 18, 2024
(Reuters) - Britain's competition regulator said on Wednesday that Direct Line breached an order by erroneously adding a 'No Claims Bonus Protection' add-on to customers' policies without their...
UK Factories Report Plunge in Output, Adding to Economic Slowdown Signs
Date: December 18, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) - British manufacturers reported the biggest fall in output in late 2024 since the COVID-19 pandemic and they are even more downbeat about the start of next year, according to a...