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Finance

Italy's top court set to rule on future of troubled Taranto steelworks

ROME, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Italy's Supreme Court is due to consider on Tuesday a case that could have...

20th October, 2026

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Finance

Wickes' third-quarter sales climb as low-price strategy draws shoppers

Oct 20 (Reuters) - British building materials supplier Wickes reported a 4% rise in third-quarter li...

20th October, 2026

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Finance

Thames Water creditors pick ex-minister John Hutton as chair designate

Oct 20 (Reuters) - Thames Water's senior creditor group on Tuesday named former British cabinet memb...

20th October, 2026

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Finance

Virgin Media O2 owners to challenge UK regulator over Netomnia deal

LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Virgin Media O2's owners will challenge Britain's competition regulator's...

20th October, 2026

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Finance

UK's Capita postpones capital markets event to focus on pension scheme contract

(Corrects first bullet to remove reference to event taking place in December and add context) Oct 20...

20th October, 2026

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Finance

Half of OVHcloud capacity is available, AI model launching in early 2027, CEO says

By Leo Marchandon Oct 20 (Reuters) - OVHcloud expects to launch its first AI model in early 2027, it...

20th October, 2026

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Finance

UK's Bunzl posts higher third-quarter revenue, maintains annual forecast

Oct 20 (Reuters) - British business supplies distributor Bunzl reported a 3.7% rise in third-quarter...

20th October, 2026

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Business

Why Sales Growth Can Hide Weak Pricing

How discounts, service complexity and product mix can weaken margins even when sales rise, and what...

20th October, 2026

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Technology

Why Businesses Need a Plan to Leave Their Cloud Provider

Why businesses need to test cloud portability, understand contract terms and budget for migration be...

20th October, 2026

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Finance

The Refinancing Risk Hidden in Corporate Debt

How debt maturities, cash generation, facility conditions and covenants affect corporate refinancing...

20th October, 2026

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Finance

Gulf Keystone, ShaMaran agree $601 million oil merger

Oct 20 (Reuters) - Gulf Keystone Petroleum said on Tuesday it would merge with Norway's ShaMaran Pet...

20th October, 2026

Image for Anglo sticks to copper forecast after snow in Chile hits quarter
Finance

Anglo sticks to copper forecast after snow in Chile hits quarter

LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Anglo American reported a 5% fall in third-quarter copper production on T...

20th October, 2026

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Finance

German producer prices rise most in 3-1/2 years in September

Oct 20 (Reuters) - German producer prices rose at their fastest pace in three and a half years in Se...

20th October, 2026

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Finance

Oil majors face spending test from Iran war windfall cash

By Stephanie Kelly, Dimitri Rhodes and Sheila Dang LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Oil majors are set to...

20th October, 2026

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Finance

UK jobs market shows some recovery signs as BoE mulls rate hike

By William Schomberg and Suban Abdulla LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - British workers have seen another...

20th October, 2026

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Finance

AI worries weigh on ABB shares despite record orders

By John Revill ZURICH, Oct 20 (Reuters) - ABB dropped nearly 6% on Tuesday as market nervousness abo...

20th October, 2026

Image for OVHcloud eyes faster 2027 growth as it posts first positive cash flow since IPO
Finance

OVHcloud eyes faster 2027 growth as it posts first positive cash flow since IPO

By Leo Marchandon Oct 20 (Reuters) - French cloud operator OVHcloud reported its first positive leve...

20th October, 2026

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Finance

Volkswagen bet on Xpeng to save its China business. It's not going to plan

By Ju-min Park and Christina Amann BEIJING/BERLIN, Oct 20 (Reuters) - When Volkswagen turned to EV m...

20th October, 2026

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Finance

Europe's earnings boom widens beyond energy and AI

By Samuel Indyk LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - European companies are expected to deliver another quarte...

20th October, 2026

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Finance

Software upgrades eat nearly a third of companies' IT budgets, survey finds

(Specifies wording in 2nd bullet point to say to "vendor-driven" instead of "vendor-mandated") By An...

20th October, 2026