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Britain’s Nationwide curbs cryptocurrency purchases by customers

Britain’s Nationwide curbs cryptocurrency purchases by customers

By Lawrence White and Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Nationwide Building Society has restricted customers..

Italy Jan jobless rate edges up to 7.9%, with 35,000 jobs created

Italy Jan jobless rate edges up to 7.9%, with 35,000 jobs created

ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 7.9% in January from an unrevised 7.8% the month before, natio..

Merck KGaA expects 2023 profit to slip as COVID demand wanes

Merck KGaA expects 2023 profit to slip as COVID demand wanes

By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s Merck KGaA on Thursday predicted 2023 earnings would slip due to a declin..

Covestro sees lower 2023 profit, cash flow as macro challenges prevail

Covestro sees lower 2023 profit, cash flow as macro challenges prevail

By Bartosz Dabrowski and Andrey Sychev (Reuters) -German chemicals maker Covestro said on Thursday it expected lower core profit and l..

Budweiser APAC bets on post-COVID China thirst for premium beer

Budweiser APAC bets on post-COVID China thirst for premium beer

BEIJING (Reuters) – Budweiser Brewing Co APAC, Asia’s largest beer company by sales, said on Thursday it will expand into ..

Global energy-related CO2 emissions edged up to record high in 2022 – IEA

Global energy-related CO2 emissions edged up to record high in 2022 – IEA

By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – Global energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide hit a record high last year, although mo..

Dollar finds footing as focus turns to Europe inflation

Dollar finds footing as focus turns to Europe inflation

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar caught its breath in Asia on Thursday, steadying as U.S. yields went up while ..

Analysis-Watch out risk assets, the rout in bonds is coming your way

Analysis-Watch out risk assets, the rout in bonds is coming your way

By Dhara Ranasinghe, Nell Mackenzie and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) – The selling gripping the world’s biggest bond mar..

Bank finance for cleaner energy grows, but still lags fossil fuels – report

Bank finance for cleaner energy grows, but still lags fossil fuels – report

LONDON (Reuters) -Banks gave 81 cents in financing support to low carbon energy supply for every dollar they provided to fossil fuels ..

At the home of Zara, fast and slow fashion collide

At the home of Zara, fast and slow fashion collide

By Corina Pons and Virginia Furness A CORUNA, Spain/LONDON (Reuters) – In Spain’s A Coruna, two contrasting fashion busine..