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Investing

European shares extend gains on upbeat earnings; Anglo American drags miners lower

By Anisha Sircar (Reuters) -European shares rose on Thursday following a series of positive earnings...

21st April, 2022

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THG rejects ‘numerous’ approaches, warns on profit this year

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -British e-commerce company THG said it had rejected “numerous” appr...

21st April, 2022

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Banking

Barclays bolsters capital with $687 million sale of Absa stake

By Kirstin Ridley and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) -Barclays has sold a 7.4% stake in South Afric...

21st April, 2022

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Sterling falls to a 10-day low versus euro, flat against dollar

By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) – Sterling fell to a 10-day low against a strengthening euro, with inve...

21st April, 2022

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Husqvarna raises prices again as costs increase and quarterly profit dips

By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Husqvarna, the world’s biggest maker of gardening power equip...

21st April, 2022

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Discounter Pepco vows to ‘protect prices’ as first-half sales rise

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Pepco Group, owner of European discount retailer brands PEPCO, Poun...

21st April, 2022

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ABB shrugs off uncertainties to post big jump in orders

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -ABB shrugged off rising global uncertainties like the war in Ukrain...

21st April, 2022

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Miner Anglo American lowers output guidance after quarterly drop

LONDON (Reuters) -Global miner Anglo American’s first-quarter production fell 10% year on year, part...

21st April, 2022

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Explainer-China UnionPay, Russia’s potential payments backstop

By Selena Li HONG KONG (Reuters) – Several Russian banks plan to issue payment cards that use the ne...

21st April, 2022

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Dulux maker Akzo Nobel beats forecasts through higher prices

By Valentine Baldassari (Reuters) -Akzo Nobel reported stronger-than-expected quarterly core earning...

21st April, 2022

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German exports to Russia slump by 57.5% in March

BERLIN (Reuters) – German exports to Russia slumped by 57.5% to 1.1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) in...

21st April, 2022

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Greece to raise minimum wage from May 1 to boost low incomes- PM

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece will raise the minimum wage from May 1 for a second time this year, Prime...

20th April, 2022