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Image for Catering group Compass' shares fall as AI concerns overshadow revenue beat

Finance

Catering group Compass' shares fall as AI concerns overshadow revenue beat

Image for Vodafone on track for top-end profit though shares slip on German recovery

Finance

Vodafone on track for top-end profit though shares slip on German recovery

Image for France to wage 'year of resistance' against Shein, online platforms, minister says

Finance

France to wage 'year of resistance' against Shein, online platforms, minister says

Image for German industrial orders post biggest increase in two years

Finance

German industrial orders post biggest increase in two years

Image for BT sees record fibre demand, stabilises overall customer losses

BT sees record fibre demand, stabilises overall customer losses

Date: February 5, 2026

LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - BT, Britain's biggest broadband operator which also owns the EE mobile network, posted a 4% fall in quarterly revenue, in line with forecasts, and said it was on track to...

Image for Freezing rain causes cancellations, delays at Berlin airport

Freezing rain causes cancellations, delays at Berlin airport

Date: February 5, 2026

BERLIN, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Berlin's airport said on Thursday morning that all takeoffs are currently cancelled due to weather conditions as Germany's capital region was hit by fresh snow and freezing...

Image for Italy's BPER beats FY revenue guidance, nears Pop Sondrio merger

Italy's BPER beats FY revenue guidance, nears Pop Sondrio merger

Date: February 5, 2026

Feb 5 (Reuters) - Italy's BPER Banca on Thursday reported revenue ahead of its full-year guidance, as it closes in on the acquisition of regional peer Banca Popolare di Sondrio . In July, Modena-based...

Image for Shell misses profit expectations, but keeps buyback pace

Shell misses profit expectations, but keeps buyback pace

Date: February 5, 2026

LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Shell's <SHEL.L> adjusted earnings, its definition of net profit, reached $3.26 billion in the fourth quarter, it said on Thursday, compared with $3.7 billion a year earlier...

Image for Saab raises sales growth target as defence spending booms

Saab raises sales growth target as defence spending booms

Date: February 5, 2026

STOCKHOLM, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Saab reported an operating profit above expectations and raised its medium-term organic sales growth target to around 22%, from 18%, as it presented fourth-quarter...

Image for Bitcoin plummets, driving $2 trillion tumble in crypto market value

Bitcoin plummets, driving $2 trillion tumble in crypto market value

Date: February 5, 2026

SINGAPORE, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Bitcoin was on the cusp of breaking below the key $70,000 level on Thursday as a slide in the world's largest cryptocurrency showed no signs of stopping. Bitcoin tumbled...