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FinanceUK's FTSE 100 Lags European Peers as Rolls-Royce, Unilever Weigh
FinanceSpain's December Services Activity Grows at Fastest Pace in 20 Months, PMI Shows
BusinessGerman Business Associations Pessimistic About 2025, Iw Says
BusinessChina Revises up 2023 GDP to $17.73 Trln, Rules Out Impact on 2024 Figure
UK Insurer Aviva to Shed up to 2,300 Jobs in $4.65 Billion Direct Line Deal
Date: December 23, 2024
By Chandini Monnappa and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) -British insurer Aviva could cut up to 2,300 jobs as it takes over smaller rival Direct Line in a 3.7 billion pound ($4.65 billion) cash-and-stock deal, the companies said on Monday, creating the UK’s largest home and motor insurer. The deal, which was first announced earlier this...
Factbox-Europe’s Embattled Auto Sector Plans Plant Closures and Layoffs
Date: December 23, 2024
(Reuters) -Automotive companies across Europe have announced plant closures and big layoffs as they struggle with weak demand, high costs, competition from China and a slower-than-expected transition to electric vehicles. Below are layoffs and site closures announced in recent months, beginning with the latest: VOLKSWAGEN Europe’s top carmaker Volkswagen agreed a deal with unions on...
UK Business Morale Falls to 2024 Low but Pay Growth Strong, Surveys Show
Date: December 23, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) – British business confidence fell to its lowest level of 2024 in December but employers were a bit more optimistic about the wider economy, according to a survey published on Monday, while separate data showed a pre-Christmas rise in hiring and pay. The Lloyds Bank Business Barometer measure of confidence among companies fell...
Italy’s Banco Bpm Strikes Deal With Unions on 550 Hirings, 1,100 Early Retirements
Date: December 20, 2024
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s Banco BPM has struck a deal with trade unions on 550 new hirings in exchange for 1,110 voluntary early retirements, the FABI banking sector union said on Thursday. (Reporting by Andrea Mandala, writing by Alvise Armellini, editing by Gavin Jones)...
Labour Shortages Ease in Germany’s Economy, Survey Shows
Date: December 19, 2024
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -Fewer German companies are struggling to fill vacancies due to labour shortages than a year ago, the DIHK Chamber of Commerce and Industry said on Thursday, in what shows a resilient labour market that is starting to feel the impact of economic weakness. Germany, like industrialised countries around the world,...
Behind a Potential Honda and Nissan Tie-Up, the Existential Threat Posed by Chinese EVs
Date: December 19, 2024
By Kantaro Komiya, Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Some unions are born of necessity, others from convenience. In the case of Honda and Nissan’s potential merger, it is mostly defensive as Chinese rivals take the world by storm. While the challenge from China’s seemingly boundless EV expertise looms large for all traditional automakers, for Japan it...