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Cryptoverse: Hooked on growth, bitcoin investors turn to smart tokens

(Clarifies Fineqia is a crypto-focused investor) By Hannah Lang and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) -For investors living on the digital edge, bitcoin is starting to look a little old-fashioned. Hooked on high growth, some are turning away from the original cryptocurrency – designed as an alternative to regular cash – in favor of its descendants …

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Orange, MasMovil Spanish tie-up in EU antitrust crosshairs, sources say

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Orange and MasMovil’s $19 billion Spanish telecoms merger faces a full-scale EU antitrust investigation, three people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, in a test of whether EU regulators might ease up on deals in the sector. The tie-up between Spain’s second and fourth largest telecoms operators is …

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EU, UK, Swiss probe suspected fragrance cartel, Givaudan confirms cooperation

By Foo Yun Chee and Oliver Hirt BRUSSELS/ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss fragrance and flavour maker Givaudan said on Tuesday that it was being investigated by European Union and Swiss antitrust authorities after the EU announced earlier it had raided several companies on concerns of a cartel in the supply of fragrances and fragrance ingredients. The UK …

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CERAWEEK-Europe gas supplies to stay tight 2 more winters, Equinor CEO says

By Ron Bousso and Simon Webb HOUSTON (Reuters) – Europe will struggle over the next two winters to replace Russian natural gas supplies as China’s appetite for the fuel recovers, the chief executive of Norwegian energy giant Equinor told Reuters on Tuesday. Equinor became Europe’s top natural gas supplier last year after exports from Russia …

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Blackstone-Thomson Reuters launch sale of $2 billion LSE Group stake

LONDON (Reuters) -An investor consortium including Blackstone and Thomson Reuters, the parent company of Reuters News, is selling 1.7 billion pounds ($2.01 billion) worth of shares in the London Stock Exchange Group to trim its joint stake. Investment banks managing the sale of 23 million LSEG shares had orders for all the stock in the …

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Factbox-Europe’s draft plan to cushion power price spikes

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union has drafted plans to nudge countries towards using more long-term, fixed-price electricity contracts, as part of a reform of Europe’s power market designed to shield consumers from price spikes. The European Commission is due to propose the reform on March 16, having pledged last year to …

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Henkel to lose sales momentum in 2023 after last year’s jump

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Henkel said on Tuesday that it expects slower industrial and consumer demand to curtail sales growth this year after price increases helped organic sales to jump 8.8% in 2022. Shares in the consumer goods company opened 2.5% lower on Tuesday in response to the announcement. Henkel forecast organic sales to grow …

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