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Outlook improves for German industry but home market under pressure, poll finds

BERLIN (Reuters) - Fewer German engineering firms had a negative outlook in January compared with th...

29th January, 2025

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Headlines

Explainer-Can unions stop Trump from firing thousands of federal employees?

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - President Donald Trump signed an order within hours of taking office...

21st January, 2025

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Finance

Commerzbank explores thousands of job cuts after approach from UniCredit, FT reports

(Reuters) - Commerzbank is exploring cutting thousands of jobs as it seeks to fend off an unwanted a...

18th January, 2025

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Finance

Lufthansa Group aims for 10,000 new hires in 2025, fewer jobs for core airline

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's Lufthansa is aiming to recruit around 10,000 people across the group in...

8th January, 2025

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Finance

UK's FTSE 100 lags European peers as Rolls-Royce, Unilever weigh

(Reuters) - UK's FTSE 100 inched down on Monday as rating downgrades on index heavyweights Rolls-Roy...

6th January, 2025

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Finance

Spain's December services activity grows at fastest pace in 20 months, PMI shows

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's service sector expanded in December at its fastest pace since April 2023,...

6th January, 2025

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Business

German business associations pessimistic about 2025, IW says

BERLIN (Reuters) – German business associations see their current situation as worse than it was a y...

27th December, 2024

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Business

China revises up 2023 GDP to $17.73 trln, rules out impact on 2024 figure

BEIJING (Reuters) -China revised upwards its 2023 gross domestic product (GDP) by 2.7% to 129.4 tril...

26th December, 2024

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Business

UK insurer Aviva to shed up to 2,300 jobs in $4.65 billion Direct Line deal

By Chandini Monnappa and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) -British insurer Aviva could cut up to 2,30...

23rd December, 2024

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Business

Factbox-Europe’s embattled auto sector plans plant closures and layoffs

(Reuters) -Automotive companies across Europe have announced plant closures and big layoffs as they...

23rd December, 2024

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Business

UK business morale falls to 2024 low but pay growth strong, surveys show

LONDON (Reuters) – British business confidence fell to its lowest level of 2024 in December but empl...

23rd December, 2024

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Banking

Italy’s Banco BPM strikes deal with unions on 550 hirings, 1,100 early retirements

MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s Banco BPM has struck a deal with trade unions on 550 new hirings in exchan...

20th December, 2024