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Snap says economy deteriorated fast, slashes forecast, stock plummets

By Sheila Dang (Reuters) -Snap Inc said the economy had worsened faster than expected in the last mo...

24th May, 2022

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UK stocks hit by global gloom, windfall tax threat for utilities

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 fell on Tuesday, as the global mood soured after bleak re...

24th May, 2022

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Swiss pumpmaker Sulzer to sell Russia business

ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss engineering group Sulzer has put its Russia business up for sale, joining t...

24th May, 2022

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Bank of Ireland to help fund smaller rivals as part of KBC deal

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Bank of Ireland has committed to make up to 1 billion euros ($1.07 billion) in to...

24th May, 2022

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European shares slide as business growth data deepens slowdown worries

By Susan Mathew (Reuters) -European shares fell on Tuesday, tracking declines in global stock market...

24th May, 2022

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Euro zone business growth slowed in May but still resilient -PMI

By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) -Growth in euro zone business activity slowed this month but was...

24th May, 2022

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ECB’s Lagarde sees rate at zero or slightly above by September

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday she saw the E...

24th May, 2022

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British restaurant chains gird for sharper sting from inflation

(Reuters) – The owners of British restaurant chains Wagamama and Upper Crust warned on Tuesday infla...

24th May, 2022

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Taiwan kept COVID below 15,000 cases for all 2021. Now it has 80,000 a day, testing its ‘new model’

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – Billed a COVID-19 success story as its economy boomed through the pa...

24th May, 2022

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German economy remains on growth path for now -PMI

BERLIN (Reuters) – A sustained rebound in services helped business activity in Germany grow again in...

24th May, 2022

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French business activity slowed slightly in May -PMI

PARIS (Reuters) – French business activity slowed slightly in May compared to the previous month, a...

24th May, 2022

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Supply chain, labour snags delay CFM jet engines -sources

By Tim Hepher, David Shepardson and Eric M. Johnson (Reuters) -Jet engine maker CFM International is...

24th May, 2022