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Chemicals maker Croda warns of tough trading as US tariffs pressure customers
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US, UK ramp up pressure on India, China to cut Russian oil imports
Morning Bid: News overload splits markets
Date: October 16, 2025
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland With this much newsflow, it's hard for investors to know where to look. As a result, investors are gazing in several...
ABB sees 'robust market' so far unaffected by US tariffs
Date: October 16, 2025
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -ABB is seeing a "robust" market situation with so far little impact on customer demand from the uncertainties caused by U.S. tariffs, the Swiss engineering company...
Little cheer for Pernod as US, Chinese quarterly sales slide
Date: October 16, 2025
By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) -French spirits maker Pernod Ricard said it still expected sales to improve in fiscal year 2026 after reporting a well-flagged 7.6% fall in first quarter sales,...
Premier Inn owner Whitbread shares tumble as profit drops and Germany outlook dims
Date: October 16, 2025
(Reuters) -UK's Whitbread said on Thursday its forward bookings are ahead of last year in both the UK and Germany after the hotel and restaurant operator posted a 7% drop in half-year profit due to...
Germany's Merck eyes life science deals, but muted 2026 outlook knocks shares
Date: October 16, 2025
By Marleen Kaesebier (Reuters) -German pharmaceuticals and technology company Merck KGaA slightly improved its mid-term guidance for its healthcare business ahead of its capital markets day on...
Nestle to cut 16,000 jobs as new CEO ignites 'turnaround fire'
Date: October 16, 2025
By Alexander Marrow (Reuters) -Nestle will axe 16,000 jobs as it tries to raise sales volumes, new CEO Philipp Navratil said on Thursday, as the world's largest packaged food company reported better-...