LONDON (Reuters) -Dutch brewer Heineken reported a 12.5% rise in half-year operating profit on Monday after an anticipated boost from sporting events in June and July did not materialise, missing analyst estimates and sending its shares down 7%. The results and an 874-million euro ($948 million) impairment related to its Chinese partner China Resources Beer …
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(Reuters) – London’s FTSE 100 inched higher on Monday, boosted by energy shares as well as investor optimism around interest rate cuts in the U.S. and the UK, while weakness in Pearson limited gains. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index was up 0.5%, hitting its highest since early June. The mid-cap FTSE 250 was flat at …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Shares in British consumer goods company Reckitt Benckiser hit their lowest in over 11 years on Monday, after a U.S. jury found Abbott Laboratories formula caused a girl to develop a dangerous bowel disease. The jury found Abbott must pay $495 million in damages. Close to 1,000 lawsuits have been filed against …
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(Reuters) -Apple’s upcoming artificial intelligence features will arrive later than anticipated and will miss the initial launch of upcoming iPhone and iPad software overhauls, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday. The iPhone maker is planning to begin rolling out Apple Intelligence to customers as part of software updates coming by October, the report added, citing people …
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By Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) -Havana residents watched from shore on Saturday as Russian warships arrived for the second time in as many months, in a visit that Cuba called routine. Cuban authorities fired shots into the air to signal their welcome, while curious fishermen watched from Havana’s waterside promenade as the ships advanced up …
By Tim Hepher, Allison Lampert and David Shepardson FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) -Germany’s Lilium Jet has a queue of young engineers and students waiting to board thanks to the interest of a five-year-old boy. The futuristic flying taxi is one of many high-tech projects on display as the Farnborough Airshow turns its attention to the aerospace …
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ZURICH (Reuters) – Central banking is not boring, although being prepared to carry the label is perhaps the key to success, departing Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan said on Saturday. Jordan, who is due to step down at the end of September, defended his record steering the central bank through a raft of crises …
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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Six banks including Bank of America and Citigroup agreed to pay $80 million to settle antitrust litigation in New York accusing them of conspiring to rig prices of European government bonds. A preliminary settlement with Bank of America, Citigroup, Jefferies, NatWest, Nomura and UBS was filed late Friday …
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By Bernardo Caram and Marcela Ayres RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The first-ever joint declaration by G20 finance leaders vowing to cooperate on effectively taxing the world’s largest fortunes on Friday papered over deeper disagreement about the right forum to advance the agenda. Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 major economies …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Macquarie Asset Management will buy out the 20% of Britain’s National Gas that it does already own, the investment company said on Friday without disclosing financial details. The purchase from National Grid is expected to be completed by the first quarter next year, subject to regulatory approval. National Gas owns and operates …
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