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Rentokil shares jump as group moves to fix North America business

By Shanima A (Reuters) -British pest control company Rentokil reported a 2.6% rise in third-quarter revenue and announced a management overhaul at its struggling North American business on Thursday, sending its shares 8% up. It said in a statement its North America finance chief has left the business and the group has appointed a new …

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French cement maker Lafarge to face trial on terrorism funding charges

PARIS (Reuters) – Cement maker Holcim’s Lafarge will face trial in a French court on charges that its Syrian subsidiary financed terrorism and breached European sanctions in order to keep a plant operating, France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor and a lead plaintiff said. Lafarge, which became part of Swiss-listed Holcim in 2015, has been the subject of …

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Von der Leyen names European Commission’s new top team

By Marine Strauss and Bart H. Meijer STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) -EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday named Spain’s Teresa Ribera as the bloc’s next antitrust commissioner while Estonia’s Kaja Kallas will be in charge of foreign policy. Lithuania’s Andrius Kubilius will be the EU’s first defence commissioner – a new role designed …

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Germany’s Scholz says Intel committed to German site despite delay

ASTANA (Reuters) -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday that Intel is committed to its plan to build plants in eastern Germany despite the U.S. chipmaker saying that it is delaying construction by two years as part of its cost-cutting plans. “The decision to postpone the project in Germany for two years is a decision …

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German investor morale tumbles more than expected in September

By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) – German investor morale darkened more than expected in September, the ZEW economic research institute said on Tuesday, as the assessment of the economic situation continued its downward trend. The economic sentiment index fell to 3.6 points from 19.2 points in August. Analysts polled by Reuters had pointed to a …

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Former NatWest CEO Alison Rose joins law firm Mishcon de Reya as advisor

LONDON (Reuters) – Former NatWest CEO Alison Rose has joined Mishcon de Reya as an advisor, the British law firm said on Tuesday, with a focus on its equity, diversity and inclusion strategy. Rose resigned from NatWest in July last year after admitting to a “serious error of judgment” in discussing former Brexit party leader …

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Amazon mandates five days a week in office starting next year

By Greg Bensinger (Reuters) -Amazon.com will require employees to return to working at company offices five days per week beginning next year, toughening a prior three-day mandate. The change is necessary to “invent, collaborate and be connected” wrote CEO Andy Jassy in a letter to employees on Monday posted to its website. He said the …

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Sabadell and BBVA executives joust over prospects for takeover bid

MADRID (Reuters) -The head of Banco Sabadell said it was highly unlikely that larger rival BBVA would succeed with a multi-billion euro hostile bid for his bank. “I think the chances of the operation being successful are very slim,” Sabadell CEO Cesar Gonzalez-Bueno told a banking event in Madrid on Monday. BBVA’s Country Manager for …

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