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Ferragamo building on fire near florence, no injuries
Soccer-Carrick takes manchester united helm until season's end
Premier inn owner whitbread's higher sales, lower tax hit lift shares
German business lobby raises alarm over highest number of bankruptcies in 11 years
UBS rejects proposed Swiss rules, calls for less costly alternatives
Date: January 12, 2026
ZURICH, Jan 12 (Reuters) - UBS on Monday rejected government proposals to strengthen regulations for the bank in the wake of the collapse of Credit Suisse, saying they would make Switzerland...
German engineering orders rise for second month on foreign demand
Date: January 8, 2026
BERLIN, Jan 8 (Reuters) - German engineering firms reported a boost in orders in November, with a high volume of orders for large-scale facilities from outside the euro zone making up for domestic...
Uniqlo owner fast retailing hikes annual forecast after surge in quarterly profit
Date: January 8, 2026
By Anton Bridge TOKYO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The Japanese operator of the Uniqlo clothing brand, Fast Retailing, on Thursday said its first-quarter operating profit rose 33.9% from a year earlier as it...
Germany's mittelstand cuts AI investments in 2025, study shows
Date: January 8, 2026
BERLIN, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Germany's small and medium-sized companies, collectively known as the Mittelstand, are putting the brakes on artificial intelligence investment, a study showed, even as...
UK builders suffer longest downturn since global financial crisis
Date: January 7, 2026
LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - British construction output contracted for the 12th month in a row in December, its longest such run in almost two decades, but there were signs of optimism about 2026, an...
UK's topps tiles first-quarter revenue rises on strong demand
Date: January 7, 2026
Jan 7 (Reuters) - British tile retailer Topps Tiles reported a 3.7% rise in first-quarter revenue, excluding CTD - a tiles business it acquired in 2024 - on Wednesday, helped by resilient demand from...