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Image for UK's Convatec expects higher second-half margin, launches $200 million buyback
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UK's Convatec expects higher second-half margin, launches $200 million buyback

August 4 (Reuters) - British medical products maker Convatec on Tuesday forecast its second-half ope...

4th August, 2026

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Ukraine strikes 3 more Russian warehouses and kills 5 people in overnight attacks, officials say

MOSCOW, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drones struck three warehouses across Russia overnight, includin...

4th August, 2026

Image for Metro Bank shares fall despite record profit as expectations run high
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Metro Bank shares fall despite record profit as expectations run high

Aug 4 (Reuters) - Britain's Metro Bank reported a 34% jump in first-half profit on Tuesday, underpin...

4th August, 2026

Image for Dialysis firm FMC's shares slide despite earnings beat as US volumes disappoint again
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Dialysis firm FMC's shares slide despite earnings beat as US volumes disappoint again

Aug 4 (Reuters) - Fresenius Medical Care shares fell in early trade on Tuesday, as investors looked...

4th August, 2026

Image for UK's SIG first-half profit slides 31% on weak demand, higher costs
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UK's SIG first-half profit slides 31% on weak demand, higher costs

Aug 4 (Reuters) - British building materials supplier SIG reported a 31% slump in first-half profit...

4th August, 2026

Image for UK's Travis Perkins profit rises as turnaround starts to bear fruit
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UK's Travis Perkins profit rises as turnaround starts to bear fruit

Aug 4 (Reuters) - British building materials supplier Travis Perkins reported a 6.3% rise in half-ye...

4th August, 2026

Image for UK's Domino's gets boost from pizza demand during World Cup
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UK's Domino's gets boost from pizza demand during World Cup

Aug 4 (Reuters) - Domino's Pizza Group reported a 3.6% rise in half-yearly underlying core profit on...

4th August, 2026

Image for UK's Smith+Nephew cuts 2026 revenue view on weak US knee implant demand
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UK's Smith+Nephew cuts 2026 revenue view on weak US knee implant demand

Aug 4 (Reuters) - British medical products company Smith+Nephew cut its full-year revenue growth for...

4th August, 2026

Image for UK's Segro agrees $19 billion Prologis takeover after investor pressure
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UK's Segro agrees $19 billion Prologis takeover after investor pressure

Aug 4 (Reuters) - British warehouse landlord Segro said on Tuesday it had agreed to a takeover bid f...

4th August, 2026

Image for BP's quarterly profit doubles to over $5 billion after Iran war oil surge
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BP's quarterly profit doubles to over $5 billion after Iran war oil surge

LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - BP on Tuesday posted a second-quarter underlying replacement cost profit,...

4th August, 2026

Image for Austria's ams OSRAM flags milestone on AR smart-glasses chips as Q2 revenue rises
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Austria's ams OSRAM flags milestone on AR smart-glasses chips as Q2 revenue rises

Aug 4 (Reuters) - Austrian sensor and semiconductor supplier ams OSRAM said on Tuesday it had reache...

4th August, 2026

Image for Bayer posts unexpected gain in adjusted profit on seed demand
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Bayer posts unexpected gain in adjusted profit on seed demand

FRANKFURT, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Bayer on Tuesday reported an unexpected gain of 1.9% in quarterly opera...

4th August, 2026