Retail sales still on the rise
Sales in British stores went up again last month. It meant the fourth month in a row that there was an increase, after the collapse in April when…
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Euronext remained a sole bidder for Borsa Italiana
Euronext’s Stock Exchange owner is exclusively talking with his branch representative London Stock Exchange (LSE) about a takeover of Borsa Italiana. LSE and Euronext announced it after the…
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Starbucks profits fallen 99 percent yet dividends were paid in full
The European coffee chain Starbucks paid USD 175 million in dividends to the parent company last year, despite a 99% fall in profits. The latter was again the…
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Lowest inflation since August 2015 reported
Inflation in the United Kingdom reached its lowest level in August 2015. Among other things, a plan to assist the British catering industry during the coronacrisis contributed to…
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United Kingdom lost 695,000 jobs
Unemployment in the United Kingdom has risen for the first time since the introduction of quarantine measures against the coronavirus. Figures from the National Statistical Office show that…
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Eurozone GDP on the rise, lags behind 2019 though
Production in the euro area industry continued to increase in July, after an upturn in May and June. Further relaxation of quarantine measures against the COVID-19 gave industry…
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G4S won’t change hands for a while
Security company G4S could still be in Canadian hands. Competitor Garda World announced that it had made a bid of nearly £ 3 billion (EUR 3.3 billion). With…
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