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Stellantis to Halt Car Assembly at France's Poissy Plant by 2029
Date: April 16, 2026
By Gilles Guillaume PARIS, April 16 (Reuters) - Stellantis said on Thursday it will stop making new cars at its Poissy plant near Paris within three or four years, as it works on cutting excess...
Pernod CFO Says Talks With Brown-Forman Are "ongoing"
Date: April 16, 2026
PARIS, April 16 (Reuters) - Pernod Ricard's talks to merge with U.S. rival Brown-Forman are continuing, Pernod Ricard's finance chief said on Thursday. Helene de Tissot told a conference call with...
UK Retailer Jd Sports Sells Entire Applied Nutrition Stake for $66.5 Million
Date: April 16, 2026
April 16 (Reuters) - British sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion has sold its entire 9.1% stake in Applied Nutrition for about 49 million pounds ($66.47 million), a bookrunner said on Thursday. The...
Air Liquide to Invest $236 Million in Japan to Support Next-Generation AI Chip Production
Date: April 16, 2026
April 16 (Reuters) - Air Liquide said on Thursday it would invest 200 million euros ($236 million) in Japan to build, own and operate two new industrial gas production units in Hiroshima, under a long...
Bank of England's Bailey Says 'not Going to Rush' Judgements on Rate Rises, BBC Reports
Date: April 16, 2026
LONDON, April 16 (Reuters) - The Bank of England was "not going to rush to judgements" on interest rate rises, Governor Andrew Bailey told BBC News, as global central banks contend with an energy...
UK's Rentokil Posts Sturdy First-Quarter Revenue on Improved Prices
Date: April 16, 2026
April 16 (Reuters) - Rentokil Initial reported on Thursday first-quarter organic revenue growth of 3.4%, helped by price increases and continued momentum in North America, and said it was confident of...