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Volkswagen’s Audi in talks with potential investor for Brussels site

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Russia’s Severstal expects steel demand to drop 5-7% as high rates hurt customers

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Santander’s Polish unit could pay 100% dividend, CEO says

Image for Finnair tightens annual operating profit outlook, shares skid

Finnair tightens annual operating profit outlook, shares skid

Date: October 29, 2024

(Reuters) -Finnair, Finland’s national carrier, tightened its annual operating profit forecast range on Tuesday after third-quarter earnings fell from a strong year-ago comparable period, sending its shares down 8% in early trade. The airline now expects comparable earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) in the range of 120–170 million euros ($130-$184 million) for 2024, compared...

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Hargreaves Lansdown expects takeover by CVC-led consortium to complete in Q1 2025

Date: October 29, 2024

(Reuters) – Hargreaves Lansdown, Britain’s largest investment platform, said on Tuesday it expects the completion of its agreed 5.4 billion pound ($7 billion) takeover by an international consortium in the first quarter of 2025. The consortium, consisting of Europe’s largest private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund and Swedish private equity...

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UK budget to give health service huge boost, Reeves says

Date: October 29, 2024

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Rachel Reeves will announce billions of pounds in funding for the National Health Service (NHS) in Wednesday’s budget that will go towards buying new equipment for hospitals and increasing the number of operations. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said tax rises will be necessary to rebuild Britain’s public...

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Microsoft’s AI demand under scrutiny as investors seek payday

Date: October 29, 2024

By Aditya Soni (Reuters) – Microsoft is expected to report its slowest quarterly revenue growth in a year on Wednesday, while investors await signs of AI demand amid growing worries about the slow payoff from hefty investments in the technology. The software giant is widely seen as the front-runner in the race to capitalize...

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London stocks down as energy shares slide; UK budget in focus

Date: October 29, 2024

By Shubham Batra and Nikhil Sharma (Reuters) -The UK’s benchmark FTSE 100 fell on Tuesday due to broader declines led by the energy sector on losses in BP, while investors kept their focus on the upcoming budget later this week. The blue-chip FTSE 100 fell 0.8%, as of 1621 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250...

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STOXX 600 rises ahead of key data and US tech earnings, energy shares cap gains

Date: October 28, 2024

By Ankika Biswas and Pranav Kashyap (Reuters) -Europe’s main stock index closed higher on Monday as gains across most sectors outweighed the weakness in energy stocks on a slide in oil prices, with investors looking for crucial economic data and big-ticket U.S. tech earnings scheduled for later in the week. The pan-European STOXX 600 finished...