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Capgemini shares surge on higher-than-expected quarterly revenue

By Leo Marchandon (Reuters) -French IT consulting firm Capgemini reported first-quarter revenue of 5.55 billion euros ($6.32 billion) on Tuesday, up 0.5% from last year at current exchange rates, on firm demand for its services focussed on cost-optimization. Capgemini shares jumped as much as 10%, as of 0704 GMT. Analysts at J.P.Morgan had expected revenue …

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New methodology would have lowered UK inflation rate in year to June 2024, ONS says

LONDON (Reuters) -Upcoming changes in the way Britain calculates the country’s inflation rate would have produced slightly lower headline figures for the year to June 2024, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed on Tuesday. Annual consumer price inflation would have averaged 0.28 percentage points less per month versus the reported data in the …

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Deutsche Bank posts 39% rise in first-quarter profit, but tariffs weigh

By Tom Sims and Matthias Inverardi FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Deutsche Bank on Tuesday posted a 39% rise in first-quarter profit after its global investment banking division generated a big increase in revenue in bond and currency trading during volatile markets. The profit increase comes despite a writedown for a leveraged-finance deal and the bank’s additional provisions …

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Swiss drugmaker Novartis raises 2025 forecast after strong Q1 momentum

By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Novartis released a more optimistic full-year earnings forecast on Tuesday, citing the strong growth of drugs such as Leqvio, Kisqali and Kesimpta during the first quarter. The Swiss drugmaker said in a statement that it expects 2025 operating income, adjusted for special items, to grow by a “low double-digit” percentage. …

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Finnair Q1 operating loss deepens amid labour dispute and trade tensions

HELSINKI (Reuters) -Airline Finnair on Tuesday reported a significant decline in first-quarter earnings due to a labour dispute with its pilots and warned that global trade tensions could dampen travel demand. Finnair, majority owned by Finland’s government, seeks to rebound from the twin blows dealt by the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s airspace closure that hit …

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UK insurer Beazley posts slight increase in first-quarter premiums written

(Reuters) – British insurer Beazley on Tuesday reported a marginal increase in first-quarter insurance written premiums, driven by growth in its property risks division. The specialist insurance business reported gross written premiums of $1.51 billion for the three month period ended March 31, up from $1.48 billion last year. (This story has been corrected to …

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French TV group Canal+ reports 1.5% rise in Q1 organic revenue

LONDON (Reuters) -Canal+, the French pay-TV broadcaster spun out of Vivendi in December, reported a 1.5% rise in organic group revenue in its first quarter on Tuesday, helped by a positive contribution from direct-to-consumer subscribers in Europe. Organic revenue in Africa and Europe fell 2.3%, which it attributed to the exceptional popularity of the biennial …

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Aluminium producer Norsk Hydro core profit misses forecast, cuts extrusions outlook

By Jesus Calero (Reuters) -Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro reported a 76% jump in first-quarter core profit on Tuesday on higher metal prices and currency gains, slightly missing estimates, while it cut its extrusion segment’s outlook on weaker downstream demand. The company revised its ‘Extrusions’ segment’s 2025 annual adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and …

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