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Switzerland moves to strengthen its competitiveness after US tariffs
Lowe's to buy foundation building materials for $8.8 billion to boost contractor business
Putin: Talks can be starting point to settle Ukraine conflict and restore Russia-US ties
Trump says it will be up to Ukraine to decide on territorial swaps
UK economy slows less than expected giving some help to reeves
Date: August 14, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's economy grew 0.3% in the second quarter of 2025 after quarterly growth of 0.7% in the first three months of the year, official figures showed on Thursday. Economists polled...
Germany's renk could relocate production to avoid weapons restrictions to Israel
Date: August 13, 2025
(Reuters) -Tank gearbox maker Renk will shift production of products it sells to Israel should a German embargo of weapons exported to the country take effect, CEO Alexander Sagel said during a post-...
Swiss open to federer or FIFA chief helping on US tariffs
Date: August 12, 2025
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -The Swiss government would not object to tennis legend Roger Federer or FIFA President Gianni Infantino intervening to reduce the country's tariff burden after the U.S...
UK manufacturing firm spirax jumps on forecast of faster second-half sales growth
Date: August 12, 2025
(Reuters) -Shares of Spirax rose more than 15% on Tuesday after the British manufacturing group forecast organic sales growth accelerating in the second half of the year, thanks to a strong order book...
Switzerland says tariff talks with US continue, gold industry concerned about bullion trade
Date: August 8, 2025
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland is continuing discussions with the United States about reducing potentially crippling import duties, its government said on Friday, as the country's gold...
HSBC takes extra space in canary wharf due to HQ squeeze
Date: August 8, 2025
By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -HSBC has signed a lease to take extra space in Canary Wharf before shifting its global headquarters away from the East London financial district, according to a...