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Birkenstock sees muted sales growth and profit as tariffs hurt margins

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EU prosecutors request dropping of Genoa dam case against Italian Webuild CEO
UK consumer spending and confidence is muted, says Currys boss
Date: December 18, 2025
LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - British consumer confidence and spending is muted heading into Christmas and the government's budget last month did little to help, the boss of electricals retailer Currys...
Activist investor Corvex calls for strategic review at Premier Inn-owner Whitbread
Date: December 18, 2025
Dec 18 (Reuters) - Activist investor Corvex Management LP urged Premier Inn owner Whitbread to review its five-year 3.5-billion-pound ($4.68 billion) capital plan on Thursday, citing a gap between its...
Banks win bid to block $3.6 billion mass forex UK lawsuit
Date: December 18, 2025
LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Major banks including JPMorgan, UBSS> and Citigroup on Thursday won their bid to block a 2.7 billion-pound ($3.6 billion) mass lawsuit over alleged foreign exchange rigging....
Russian ban on Roblox stirs debate about limits of censorship
Date: December 18, 2025
By Nika Khutsieva MOSCOW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - A Russian ban on U.S. gaming platform Roblox has fuelled debate among some children and parents about censorship and the utility of bans in a world where...
France not ready to sign Mercosur deal, Macron reaffirms
Date: December 18, 2025
BRUSSELS, Dec 18 (Reuters) - France is not ready to sign a EU trade deal with the Mercosur group of Latin American countries, French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated ahead of a EU summit in...

Polish Constitutional Tribunal violated principles of EU law, European court rules
Date: December 18, 2025
WARSAW, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Poland's Constitutional Tribunal infringed fundamental principles of European law and cannot be considered independent and impartial because of irregularities in the...
