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Image for Bank of England policymakers speak on rate cut following narrow voteHeadlines

Bank of England policymakers speak on rate cut following narrow vote

Image for Swisscom says 2025 revenue will be at low end of guidance, flags soft B2B demandFinance

Swisscom says 2025 revenue will be at low end of guidance, flags soft B2B demand

Image for Swiss cheesemakers fear for US sales if hit by tariffsHeadlines

Swiss cheesemakers fear for US sales if hit by tariffs

Image for Schaeffler misses Q2 profit forecasts on weaker demandFinance

Schaeffler misses Q2 profit forecasts on weaker demand

Image for Nearly 60% of German firms expect EU-US deal to burden them more, finds DIHK

Nearly 60% of German firms expect EU-US deal to burden them more, finds DIHK

Date: August 6, 2025

BERLIN (Reuters) -Nearly 60% of German companies expect the European Union's trade deal with the United States to create more burdens for them through higher tariffs and more bureaucracy, a survey...

Image for Schaeffler's Q2 profit hit by lower demand, currency exchange effects

Schaeffler's Q2 profit hit by lower demand, currency exchange effects

Date: August 6, 2025

(Reuters) -German machine and car parts maker Schaeffler reported a lower than expected second-quarter operating profit on Wednesday, impacted by lower demand in Europe and negative currency exchange...

Image for Daimler Truck slashes key profit forecast on North America weakness

Daimler truck slashes key profit forecast on north america weakness

Date: July 31, 2025

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Daimler Truck on Thursday slashed a key profit forecast for 2025 due to "continuous market weakness in North America". The German company now expects adjusted earnings before...

Image for Price hikes may soon bite as firms sell off pre-tariff inventory, says global business group

Price hikes may soon bite as firms sell off pre-tariff inventory, says global business group

Date: July 31, 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Tariff-related price hikes may start to bite at the end of the third quarter as companies may by then have sold off U.S. stockpiles built up ahead of the new duties, according to the...

Image for Lithuania coalition partner threatens to quit unless PM resigns

Lithuania coalition partner threatens to quit unless PM resigns

Date: July 30, 2025

By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) -A junior party in Lithuania's government on Wednesday threatened to quit the ruling coalition unless Social Democratic Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas resigns by...

Image for Trane Technologies raises annual profit forecast on resilient demand

Trane technologies raises annual profit forecast on resilient demand

Date: July 30, 2025

(Reuters) -Trane Technologies raised its full-year profit forecast on Wednesday, after topping second-quarter earnings estimates on the back of strong demand for its heating and air-conditioning...