MEXICO CITY -Mexican bottler and retailer Femsa posted a 12.7% decrease in first-quarter net profit Monday, tallying 3.99 billion pesos ($200 million) as it was hurt by the depreciation of …
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By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK – The Federal Reserve’s well-telegraphed plan to hike interest rates by half a percentage point on Wednesday and start reducing its balance …
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JPM downgrades Thailand on fading tourism recovery and worsening macro conditions
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – Analysts at J.P. Morgan downgraded Thailand’s equities rating on Monday, citing the slow pace of recovery in the tourism industry due to rising inflation and a surge in …
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Apple hit with EU antitrust charge over mobile payments technology
by Reutersby ReutersBy Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS -Apple <AAPL.O> faces a possible hefty fine and may have to open its mobile payment system to competitors after EU antitrust regulators charged the iPhone …
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BERLIN -Volkswagen’s premium brands Audi and Porsche will join Formula One after convincing the German automaking group that the move will bring in more money than it will cost, VW …
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Adler says it will remain shut out of financial markets until audit completed
by Reutersby ReutersFRANKFURT – German landlord Adler will remain shut out of banking and capital markets until its financial statements have been audited, the company said on Monday after its board of …
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Mitsui posts record profit on strong metals, offsetting Russia loss
by Reutersby ReutersBy Yuka Obayashi TOKYO -Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co Ltd reported a record full-year profit on Monday as soaring metals and energy prices offset a loss from its liquefied …
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G-III Apparel to buy Karl Lagerfeld brand in $210 million all-cash deal
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) -G-III Apparel Group Ltd said on Monday it has agreed to acquire the remaining 81% stake in Karl Lagerfeld for $210 million in cash, becoming the sole owner of …
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Germany to invite India, Indonesia, Senegal, S Africa to G7 summit
by Reutersby ReutersBERLIN – Senegal, South Africa, India and Indonesia will be invited as guest countries to attend the G7 summit hosted by Germany in June , a German government spokesperson said …
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(Reuters) -Goldman Sachs Group Inc reduced its total credit exposure to Russia to $260 million in March from $650 million at the end of 2021, the bank said in a …
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The Fed wants to cool the U.S. housing market. Here’s what that feels like
by Reutersby ReutersBy Ann Saphir and Lindsay Dunsmuir (Reuters) – In mid-April, months into an increasingly frustrating house hunt, Harsh Grewal and his wife settled on a place in a San Francisco …
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Bird flu puts organic chickens into lockdown from Pennsylvania to France
by Reutersby ReutersBy Tom Polansek and Sybille de La Hamaide CHICAGO/PARIS – Organic and free-range chickens have been thrown into lockdown. Egg-laying hens that normally have access to the outdoors can no …
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Berkshire shareholders look beyond Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jonathan Stempel and Carolina Mandl OMAHA, Neb. – Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders face a question that Warren Buffett sought to tackle at the company’s annual meeting: How will Berkshire …
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By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Alphabet unit Google on Monday urged Europe’s second-highest court to dismiss a 1.49-billion-euro ($1.6 billion) fine imposed by EU antitrust regulators three years ago …
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Nasdaq Nordic says investigating price movements after flash crash
by Reutersby ReutersSTOCKHOLM – Nasdaq Nordic is looking into an unexplained plunge in equities earlier on Monday, which brokers Nordnet said was a “flash crash” triggered by a brief market panic, a …
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Climate activist gains 11% of Australia’s AGL Energy, to vote against company split
by Reutersby ReutersBy Sonali Paul MELBOURNE -Mike Cannon-Brookes, a tech billionaire and climate activist, said he has gained an 11.28% interest in Australia’s AGL Energy, a move that follows the company’s rejection …
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(Reuters) -Some big beasts of the central banking world take centre stage over the coming week, with the U.S. Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the Reserve Bank of …
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Vestas warns Ukraine war adds to strain on wind industry, shares plummet
by Reutersby ReutersCOPENHAGEN -Wind turbine maker Vestas posted a deep first-quarter loss and slashed its 2022 margin forecast due to the war in Ukraine and writedowns in its offshore business, reflecting an …
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In it for the long haul: Qantas bets on Sydney-London non-stop with Airbus order
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jamie Freed SYDNEY -Qantas Airways will fly non-stop from Sydney to London after ordering a dozen special Airbus jets, charging higher fares in a multi-billion dollar bet that fliers …
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LONDON – Euro zone manufacturing output growth stalled last month as factories struggled to source raw materials while demand took a knock from steep price increases and fears about the …
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BERLIN – The number of German companies fearing for their survival has fallen significantly, despite the economic risks posed by the war in Ukraine, a survey showed on Monday. The …
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Supply disruption, weaker demand cloud outlook for German manufacturers – PMI
by Reutersby ReutersBERLIN – Supply disruption and weaker demand weighed on German manufacturing activity in April as the war in Ukraine and COVID-19 lockdowns in China worsened the outlook for goods producers …
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Swiss industry and households feel strain from rising prices-data
by Reutersby ReutersZURICH – Switzerland’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) continued its downward trend in April, data released on Monday showed, as prices continued to rise on a broad scale. The consumer …
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A look at the day ahead from Danilo Masoni. A sharply lower close on Wall Street on Friday will set the tone across Europe this morning, as a busy week …
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(Reuters) – MGM Resorts International on Monday offered to acquire Swedish online gaming company LeoVegas AB for about $607 million, paving the way for the U.S. casino operator to expand …