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By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s currency firmed and interest rate futures jumped on Thursday as a more hawkish outlook from the central bank led economists to push back …

By Ananya Mariam Rajesh (Reuters) – Estee Lauder Cos Inc forecast a bigger drop in full-year profit than it had initially estimated, citing uncertainity around recovery in major market China. …

By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) – The Paris Club of creditor nations is ready to provide financing assurances to Sri Lanka, a key step needed to unlock a $2.9 …

By Uday Sampath Kumar (Reuters) -Hershey Co forecast full-year net sales and profit above analysts’ estimates on Thursday, after beating holiday-quarter expectations on steady demand for the company’s candy and …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. worker productivity increased faster than expected in the fourth quarter, resulting in a moderation in labor costs growth. Nonfarm productivity, which measures hourly output per worker, …

By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) – A solid rise in revenues and lending income allowed Spain’s Santander to post an 18% jump in profit to a record 9.6 billion euros …

By Felix Onuah and Chijioke Ohuocha ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s finance minister said on Thursday she disagreed with what she called a “surprise” downgrade of the country’s credit rating by …

By Christian Kraemer and Victoria Waldersee BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Economy Minister Robert Habeck and French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire will head to Washington next week to press concerns …

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the fifth successive time on Thursday and signalled another half a percentage point increase for March, pressing ahead with …

By Samrhitha A (Reuters) – Layoffs in the United States hit a more than two-year high in January as technology firms cut jobs at the second-highest pace on record to …

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interest rates for the 10th time in a row on Thursday, but dropped a pledge to keep increasing them “forcefully” if needed …

By Riddhima Talwani, Kripa Jayaram and Sumanta Sen NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s government on Wednesday unveiled a $550 billion budget for the next fiscal year that starts on April …

(Reuters) -Dassault Systemes shares jumped on Thursday as the French software maker forecast revenue growth of between 8% and 9% in constant currency for 2023 after reporting a resilient fourth …

By Victoria Klesty OSLO (Reuters) – Telenor’s fourth-quarter earnings slightly beat expectations on Thursday as the Norwegian telecoms operator forecast continued growth in 2023 in service revenue and core profit …

(Corrects second paragraph to say Volvo Cars is 82%-owned by Geely, not wholly owned) By Norihiko Shirouzu (Reuters) – Volvo Cars is gearing up for an electric blitz to convert …

By Olivier Sorgho (Reuters) – Publicis Groupe, the world’s third-largest advertising company, expects organic net revenue growth of 3-5% this year, it said on Thursday after client spending on digital …

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ryanair flew 11.8 million passengers in January, the largest ever for the month, as it continues to rapidly grow beyond pre-COVID capacity, company data showed on Thursday. …

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. It looks less like fighting the Fed, than a mild disagreement. As the Federal Reserve slowed …

By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Tesla Inc suppliers are bracing for pressure from Chief Executive Elon Musk and his team to cut their prices further after the electric car …

PRAGUE (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s Skoda Auto will cut production further next week as it struggles with component shortages, trade unions at the Czech carmaker said on Thursday. Shifts will be …

By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) -Sony Group Corp has nudged up its annual profit forecast, helped by a strong showing for its videogame division, and raised its PlayStation 5 game …

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England is poised to raise interest rates for the 10th time in a row on Thursday to keep up its fight …

By Ann Saphir and Lindsay Dunsmuir (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had a clear message on Wednesday: as “gratifying” as it is that inflation has begun to slow, …

BERLIN (Reuters) – Siemens Healthineers confirmed its full-year outlook on Thursday despite a drop in quarterly profit driven by low demand in China, as it saw strong order growth in …

By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Panasonic Holdings Corp cut its annual operating profit forecast by 12.5% on Thursday after lower-than-expected third-quarter earnings, hit by headwinds from a slowing global …