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BASF's Third-Quarter Profit Beats Consensus on Better Volumes, Metals Trading
Signify Dims Sales Forecast as Soft US Demand Hits Professional Lighting Unit
Some UK Bond Market Players Look Under-Prepared for Crisis, BoE Policymaker Warns
Industrial Atlas Copco's Profit Falls Slightly Less Than Expected, Sees Unchanged Demand Short-Term
Nivea Maker Beiersdorf Cuts 2025 Forecast as Skincare Sales Slow
Date: October 23, 2025
(Corrects day in lede) -German consumer goods maker Beiersdorf on Thursday trimmed its outlook for 2025 for a second time, saying the market for skincare had slowed in the third quarter, especially in...
Renault's New Bigster Suv Helps It Beat Third-Quarter Sales Forecast
Date: October 23, 2025
By Gilles Guillaume and Dominique Patton PARIS (Reuters) -Renault posted a 6.8% rise in third-quarter revenue on Thursday, beating expectations, as the car maker's popular new models such as the Dacia...
Dulux Maker AkzoNobel Plans Further Asset Sales as It Trims Guidance for 2025
Date: October 22, 2025
(Reuters) -Dulux paint maker AkzoNobel slightly lowered its annual core profit guidance on Wednesday, citing market uncertainties and adjusting it for currency exchange rates as of the end of the...
Elkem Reduces Ferrosilicon Production in Norway, Iceland
Date: October 20, 2025
HELSINKI (Reuters) -Norwegian metals maker Elkem said on Monday it will reduce ferrosilicon production in Iceland and its Rana plant in Norway due to challenging market conditions, and that this may...
Czech, Polish Firms Snap up German Mittelstand Bargains
Date: October 17, 2025
By Michael Kahn and Anna Koper PRAGUE/WARSAW (Reuters) -A growing wave of bankruptcies in Germany's stuttering economy is spurring Czech and Polish businesses to snap up struggling companies across...
Volvo Group Expects North America Weakness Through 2026 Amid Freight Slump
Date: October 17, 2025
(Reuters) -Swedish truckmaker Volvo reported a third-quarter operating profit in line with market expectations on Friday, even as weaker demand in North and South America weighed on the results....