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Britain’s M&S to boost online capacity with second warehouse
LONDON (Reuters) - British retailer Marks & Spencer will increase its online capacity by building a new automated online warehouse in its existing distribution centre in Bradford, northern England, it...
Apr 19, 2021
One in 3 UK employees worked from home last year – stats office
LONDON (Reuters) - Some 36% of employees in Britain did at least some work from home last year as the coronavirus pandemic closed many workplaces, a jump from around 26% in 2019, the country's statist...
Apr 19, 2021
Private equity firm Siris tables $864.6 million bid for UK’s Equiniti
By Vishwadha Chander (Reuters) - Siris Capital has submitted a non-binding proposal to buy British outsourcer Equiniti for 624.3 million pounds ($864.6 million) in cash, the U.S. equity firm said on M...
Apr 19, 2021
Thailand’s Gulf Energy plans $5.4 billion bid for control of nation’s biggest mobile operator
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Gulf Energy Development Pcl is planning a $5.4 billion buyout of Intouch Holdings which controls the country's biggest mobile operator Advance...
Apr 19, 2021
ECB finds top euro zone banks underreport risk
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Large euro zone banks have been underreporting their risky assets by 275 billion euros by using their own models to quantify potential losses, the European Central Bank said on M...
Apr 19, 2021
Russia’s VTB more than doubles first quarter net profit on lower provisions
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's second-largest bank VTB more than doubled its net profit in the first quarter compared with a year ago as it cut provisions against non-performing loans, the state-run lend...
Apr 19, 2021
Exclusive: Britain’s Kantar nears $1.5 billion deal to buy Vista-backed Numerator, says source
By Pamela Barbaglia LONDON (Reuters) - British market research firm Kantar is in final talks to buy U.S. rival Numerator from Vista Equity Partners in a deal worth about $1.5 billion, a source with kn...
Apr 19, 2021
Analysis: Cabling Italy – what price the single network as Rome dithers?
By Stephen Jewkes, Elvira Pollina and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN (Reuters) - When mayor Filippo Tripoli got a phone call from Telecom Italia last December to cable his town in Sicily he was taken by surpris...
Apr 19, 2021
Toyota to review climate stance as investors turn up the heat
By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toyota Motor Corp signalled a shift in its climate change stance on Monday, saying it would review its lobbying and be more transparent on what steps it is...
Apr 19, 2021
European shares at record high on auto stocks boost
(Reuters) - European stocks inched higher on Monday, extending their record-setting rally, as optimism about a solid start to the earnings season offset a worrying resurgence in COVID-19 cases globall...
Apr 19, 2021
