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Image for UK's Compass strikes its biggest-ever deal with $1.8 billion Vermaat acquisition
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UK's Compass strikes its biggest-ever deal with $1.8 billion Vermaat acquisition

(Reuters) -British food catering firm Compass Group agreed to buy European premium food services bus...

22nd July, 2025

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Akzo Nobel lowers adjusted earnings forecast citing market uncertainties

By Dimitri Rhodes (Reuters) -Dulux paint maker Akzo Nobel lowered its core profit outlook for 2025 o...

22nd July, 2025

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Oil prices fall as key trade talks falter ahead of tariff deadline

By Anjana Anil (Reuters) -Oil prices edged down on Tuesday as concerns the brewing trade war between...

22nd July, 2025

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Wall Street indexes end split amid mixed earnings, crude slides as trade deadline looms

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asian share markets held their ground near a four-year peak o...

22nd July, 2025

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Universal Music confidentially files for US listing

(Reuters) -Universal Music Group disclosed on Monday it had confidentially filed for a U.S. initial...

21st July, 2025

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German tax revenues up 7.3% in June, finance ministry says

By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's federal and state government tax revenues rose 7.3% in...

21st July, 2025

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AstraZeneca unveils $50 billion US investment as pharma tariff threat looms

By Maggie Fick and Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) -AstraZeneca plans to spend $50 billion to...

21st July, 2025

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Trump, Xi aides discussed autumn US-China leaders' meeting, sources say

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) -Aides to Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinpin...

21st July, 2025

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Merz says Berlin still considering stake in TenneT's German business

BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday the government had not yet decided...

21st July, 2025

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Spain's BBVA says expects acceptance period for Sabadell bid to start in September

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain's BBVA expects the acceptance period for its takeover bid for smaller rival...

21st July, 2025

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UK court to rule on how much HP owed by late Mike Lynch's estate over Autonomy deal

LONDON (Reuters) -London's High Court will on Tuesday give its long-awaited ruling on how much Hewle...

21st July, 2025

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UK targets 135 Russian 'shadow fleet' tankers with fresh sanctions

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Monday imposed new sanctions on Russia's so-called "shadow fleet", targ...

21st July, 2025