(Reuters) -British pub chain JD Wetherspoon reported a slowdown in recent sales growth on Wednesday and warned of a heavy blow to the industry if the government repeats last year’s mix of tax increases and higher wage costs in this month’s budget. The company said it was slightly more cautious in its outlook for the …
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Danzig (Reuters) – Die europäischen Unternehmen stehen nach der Hälfte der Berichtssaison besser da als erwartet, hinken den US-Konzernen aber hinterher. Wie aus Daten des Finanzdienstleisters LSEG I/B/E/S am Mittwoch hervorgeht, sind die Analysten optimistischer geworden, was die Gewinne europäischer Firmen im dritten Quartal angeht: Sie erwarten nun einen Anstieg von im Schnitt 4,3 Prozent. …
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BERLIN (Reuters) -Sentiment in Germany’s beleaguered automotive sector improved considerably in October, although it remained clearly in negative territory, a survey showed on Wednesday. The Ifo institute’s business climate index for the sector that is facing chip supply problems, high tariffs and competition from China improved by 8.4 points to -12.9 points. “Business expectations in …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s Black Sea port of Tuapse has suspended fuel exports, while the local oil refinery halted processing crude following November 2 Ukrainian drone attacks on its infrastructure, according to two industry sources and LSEG ship tracking data. Ukraine said on Sunday its drones struck Tuapse, one of Russia’s main Black Sea oil ports, …
By Marleen Kaesebier and Alexander Hübner (Reuters) -Siemens Healthineers on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter sales that were below analysts’ consensus, hit by higher U.S. import tariffs, and issued an earnings outlook that disappointed investors. The company’s shares fell 12% in opening trade before paring some losses. They were down 9% at 0809 GMT, set for their …
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By Gianluca Lo Nostro (Reuters) -French conglomerate Bouygues reported a stronger than expected operating profit for the first nine months of the year on Wednesday, helped by resilient construction activities even as political turmoil in France weighed on its media arm. Current operating profit from activities was 1.81 billion euros ($2.11 billion) between January and …
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MILAN (Reuters) -Italian online bank and brokerage Fineco reported a higher-than-forecast third quarter profit on Wednesday, with its revenue bucking expectations for a drop from a year earlier. Fineco, which offers online banking and brokerage service and low-cost savings products, said net income for July-September totalled 163 million euros ($190 million), above a Visible Alpha …
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5 nov (Reuters) -El Gobierno chino ha publicado unas directrices que exigen que los nuevos proyectos de centros de datos que hayan recibido fondos estatales utilicen únicamente chips de inteligencia artificial de fabricación nacional, según han informado a Reuters dos fuentes cercanas al asunto. En las últimas semanas, las autoridades reguladoras chinas han ordenado a …
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Former Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will visit Berlin to address a conference next week, her office said on Wednesday, as the diplomatically isolated island pushes ahead with a new outreach to Europe. Chinese-claimed and democratically governed Taiwan has formal diplomatic ties only with the Vatican in Europe, but countries from Britain and France …
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By Miranda Murray BERLIN (Reuters) -German authorities banned the Muslim Interaktiv influencer group, accusing it of anti-constitutional activities in calling for a caliphate, and raided the properties of two other Islamic groups on similar grounds on Wednesday. Under the ban, Muslim Interaktiv, which organises demonstrations and is active on various social media channels, will be …
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