Spain offers to pay companies testing a 4-day work week
By Belén Carreño MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish companies with fewer than 250 workers have one month to apply for a pilot government..
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Analysis-LVMH’s caution points to Americans’ waning lust for luxury
By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) – Luxury shoppers in the United States are curtailing purchases of high-end fashion and leathe..
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Bank of England fines former TSB executive over 2018 IT failure
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Stocks and gold cheer U.S. inflation picture, while dollar slides
Goldman Sachs’ chief economist Jan Hatzius sounded upbeat, noting risks of an outright banking crisis have declined sharply sin..
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India opens new investigation into BBC in widening crackdown
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Schneider and GreenYellow target smaller businesses with energy saving technology
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Lack of electric vans opens door for Chinese, other EV makers
Seven of UK supermarket chain Asda’s eight ECVs are Maxus models, the other is a Ford. Fleet manager Sean Clifton has 50 additi..
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Sovereign debtors, creditors agree on steps to jumpstart debt restructurings
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BoE’s Bailey says bank reforms worked but questions about liquidity buffers
Speaking at the same event, Pablo Hernandez de Cos, chair of the Basel Committee, whose members include the BoE and which sets global..
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G7 finance leaders pledge financial stability, supply chain diversity
The ministers said that supply chains needed to achieve both efficiency and resilience, helping to maintain macroeconomic stability a..
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UK housing market weakness continues, improvement on the horizon – RICS
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s housing market continued to feel the pinch of higher borrowing costs in Marc..
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Dollar drops as inflation cools more than expected
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell on Wednesday after data showed U.S. consumer prices rose less than expect..
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Oil jumps on lower-than-expected US inflation data
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Wednesday as cooling U.S. inflation data spurred hopes that the Federal Res..
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Germany’s Merck to invest 300 million euros in US gas plant
(Reuters) -Germany’s Merck on Wednesday said it will invest about 300 million euros ($328 million) to develop an integrated spec..
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Inflation trumps financial risks as central bank tightening set to continue
International economic officials gathering in Washington this week for the IMF and World Bank spring meetings can take some comfort t..
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UK recruiters slow pace of pay growth in March, REC survey shows
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s labour market showed signs of a slowing in the sharp pace of pay growth in M..
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Norway wealth fund employee sues for workplace gender discrimination
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) -A court in Oslo on Wednesday began hearing a gender discrimination case brought by an employee at No..
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Mercedes posts rise in Q1 sales boosted by EVs, premium cars
(Reuters) -Mercedes-Benz Group sales rose moderately in the first quarter of the year, boosted by electric vehicles (EV) and premium c..
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Pizza firm DP Eurasia delivers profit rise, evaluating Russian business
(Reuters) -DP Eurasia, which runs the Domino’s Pizza brand in Turkey and Russia, on Wednesday said it was still weighing options..
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Truck maker Volvo posts record Q1 as sales, margins beat forecasts
By Terje Solsvik OSLO (Reuters) – AB Volvo reported record first-quarter profit, a preliminary filing showed, as the truck maker..
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China records world’s first human death from H3N8 bird flu -WHO
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese woman has become the first person to die from a type of bird flu that is rare in humans, the World..
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Oil rises about 2% with U.S. and China inflation in focus
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose about 2% on Tuesday on hopes that the Federal Reserve might ease up on i..
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UK economy set for smaller hit in 2023 than previously feared – IMF
(Reuters) -Britain now looks set for a shallower economic hit this year than previously thought but remains on course to suffer the sh..
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Dollar dips ahead of inflation data later this week
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell on Tuesday as investors waited on inflation data for further signs of whe..
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World stocks cling to upbeat mood, dollar stalls
By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) -World stocks rallied on Tuesday as traders held onto hope that interest rates will soon peak and..
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Wall Street slips, dollar gains as Fed seen hiking rates in May
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes fell and the dollar rose on Monday after strong jobs data last week sugg..
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London’s FTSE 100 climbs ahead of Easter break
By Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A (Reuters) -UK’s blue-chip index rose on Thursday, gaining for a third consecutive week, as..
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IMF’s Georgieva sees global growth below 3% in 2023, robust recovery ‘elusive’
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund expects global economic growth to dip below 3% in 2023 and to r..
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Jaguar Land Rover posts Q4 free cash flow about $1 billion
(Reuters) -Jaguar Land Rover expects free cash flow of over 800 million pounds (about $1 billion) for the fourth quarter, boosted by a..
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Sterling hovers just below 10-month high, with focus on U.S. job numbers
By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – The pound hovered just below its highest level in 10 months on Thursday as investor focus ..
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Ford aims a new electric van at European cities – and startups
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co unveiled a new electric Courier van aimed at winning business customers in Eur..
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Avolon CEO says Q1 business boosted by China reopening
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Aircraft leasing company Avolon on Thursday said the reopening of China after it eased strict COVID-19 rules ..
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German industrial output rises more than expected in February
BERLIN (Reuters) -German industrial production rose significantly more than expected in February due in part to vehicle manufacturing,..
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UK house prices rise for 3rd month in a row, Halifax says
LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices rose for a third month in a row in March, representing a further calming of the market a..
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Analysis-Easter travel warnings pile pressure on European airlines
By Joanna Plucinska and Silvia Aloisi LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) – European aviation is gearing up for Easter travel disruptions mar..
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Pension protests to bring ‘maximum’ workers in France after government, union talks fail
By Silvia Aloisi PARIS (Reuters) – France braced for a new round of nationwide protests and strikes on Thursday after a meeting ..
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US fines British Airways $135,000 over tarmac delay in 2017
By David Shepardson NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) Wednesday imposed a $135,000 penalty on Brit..
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