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Aston Martin Cuts Volume Target as New Sports Car Hits Production Snag
Date: November 1, 2023
Aston Martin cuts volume target as new sports car hits production snag (Reuters) -British luxury carmaker Aston Martin posted a bigger than expected quarterly loss on Wednesday and lowered its 2023 volume outlook due to production issues for its new DB12 sports car. Shares in the Gaydon-based company were down more than 7% in early...
Price Rises Slow, but Unilever and Others Struggle to Win Shoppers Back
Date: October 26, 2023
Price rises slow, but Unilever and others struggle to win shoppers back By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) -Packaged goods makers including Unilever and Nestle disappointed investors with weak third-quarter sales volumes, but that could change in the coming months as price increases moderate. Companies have hiked prices since the COVID-19 pandemic to make up for...
Bitcoin Soars to Near 18-month High as ETF Speculation Mounts
Date: October 24, 2023
Bitcoin soars to near 18-month high as ETF speculation mounts By Tom Wilson and Tom Westbrook LONDON/SINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bitcoin rose 6% on Tuesday to $35,198, its highest in nearly a year-and-a-half, on mounting speculation that an exchange-traded bitcoin fund is imminent. That followed a 10% surge on Monday, when bitcoin posted its best...
Analysis-Swiss Franc Shines as Investors Scramble for Safe Assets
Date: October 20, 2023
Analysis-Swiss franc shines as investors scramble for safe assets By Naomi Rovnick and John Revill LONDON/ZURICH (Reuters) – The potential for the Israel-Hamas conflict to worsen and poor corporate earnings have sent investors scrambling for safety with few havens left, as high-for-longer U.S. rate expectations batter government bonds and the yen. Enter the Swiss franc,...
Hipgnosis Shareholder Plans to Derail Music Catalogue Sale
Date: October 16, 2023
Hipgnosis shareholder plans to derail music catalogue sale (Reuters) – A shareholder of Hipgnosis Songs Fund is looking to scuttle the company’s $465 million deal to sell some of its music catalogues to a group backed by private equity firm Blackstone. In a letter to shareholders on Monday, Asset Value Investors (AVI) said it would...
BioNTech Warns of Write-Off of up to 900 Million Euros on Covid Vaccine
Date: October 16, 2023
BioNTech warns of write-off of up to 900 million euros on COVID vaccine By Ludwig Burger BERLIN (Reuters) – Shares in Germany’s BioNTech fell on Monday after it flagged write-downs of up to 900 million euros ($947 million) reflecting similar charges its partner Pfizer announced on their COVID-19 vaccine business last week. Hit by a...