By Paul Sandle and Emilio Parodi LONDON/MILAN, Italy (Reuters) – Vodafone shareholders will look for two things from interim CEO…
Italy’s economy contracts in Q4, raising recession fears
By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s economy shrank by 0.1% in the fourth quarter of last year from the…
Bayer under investor pressure to speed up CEO changeover
By Patricia Weiss and Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A top-10 shareholder in Bayer on Tuesday called on the group’s…
Banks battle to shed unsold buyout loans – sources
By Chiara Elisei, Nell Mackenzie and Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro LONDON(Reuters) – Banks are whittling down a pile of unsold loans…
Budweiser looks to younger generation in Super Bowl ad
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) -Budweiser is aiming to appeal to younger beer drinkers with a Super Bowl commercial that features…
Factbox-European companies cut jobs as economy sputters
(Reuters) – Decades-high inflation and the impact of war in Ukraine have forced companies across Europe into lay-offs or hiring…
Spotify shares jump on bullish outlook as more users tune in
By Supantha Mukherjee and Dawn Chmielewski STOCKHOLM/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Spotify Technology SA on Tuesday forecast that the number of…
EU tests banks’ ability to withstand ‘high-for-long’ interest rates
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – European Union banking regulators on Tuesday launched a stress test to check how banks…
Russia to hold rates in Feb, economy seen contracting again in 2023- Reuters poll
By Alexander Marrow (Reuters) – The Bank of Russia will keep interest rates on hold at 7.5% next week as…
Pentair results beat expectations on strong demand for fresh water tech
(Reuters) – Pentair Plc, which provides water treatment technology, reported better-than-expected quarterly profit and revenue on Tuesday, aided by strong…