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Finance

AJ Bell's assets jump as tariff-led volatility boosts trading

(Reuters) -UK's AJ Bell reported a 13% jump in second-quarter assets under administration for its pl...

24th April, 2025

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Finance

Nestle beats quarterly sales estimates, says indirect tariff impact 'unclear'

By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) -Nestle on Thursday said the indirect impact of U.S. tariffs was "un...

24th April, 2025

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South Korea prosecutors indict ex-president Moon Jae-in for bribery

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean prosecutors have indicted former president Moon Jae-in for alleged br...

24th April, 2025

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Finance

China is restricting mineral exports. How does its export control system work?

BEIJING (Reuters) -China has been flexing its control over the mining and refining of minerals by ad...

24th April, 2025

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Analysis-Even Porsche can't find its lane in China as foreign automaker sales skid

By Nick Carey, Victoria Waldersee and Brian Thevenot SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Foreign automakers in China...

24th April, 2025

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Unilever beats quarterly sales estimate driven by price hikes and demand

(Reuters) -Unilever beat estimates for first-quarter underlying sales growth on Thursday and reaffir...

24th April, 2025

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German finance minister: agreement with US is still preferred option in tariff row

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany still hopes the European Union can find agreement with the United States t...

24th April, 2025

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Thales posts higher quarterly revenue, maintains 2025 targets

By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) -French defence, aerospace and cyber group Thales reaffirmed full-year...

24th April, 2025

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Sanofi's quarterly profit boosted by Dupixent and newer drugs; forecast unchanged

(Reuters) -France's Sanofi reported first-quarter profit that beat analysts' expectations on Thursda...

24th April, 2025

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Gold price rise adds shine to Swiss National Bank results

ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank said on Thursday it posted a first quarter profit of 6.7...

24th April, 2025

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South Africa says Ukraine peace talks should have no preconditions

By Nellie Peyton PRETORIA (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in South Afric...

24th April, 2025

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Britain gives websites hosting pornography until July to enforce age restrictions

(Reuters) -British regulator Ofcom said on Thursday that services covered by the Online Safety Act w...

24th April, 2025