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Orange execs’ guilty verdicts over worker suicides upheld by appeal court
PARIS (Reuters) - Charges of "moral harassment" were upheld by the Paris Court of Appeal on Friday against the former CEO of French telecoms group Orange Didier Lombard, one other former executive and...
Sep 30, 2022
Japan warns market fluctuations could impact economy
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government on Friday warned that attention should be paid to any possible impact of financial market fluctuations on the economic outlook, while affirming ...
Sep 30, 2022
Euro zone inflation hits record high 10%, raising pressure on ECB
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation zoomed past forecasts to hit a fresh record high this month, reinforcing expectations for another jumbo interest rate hike from the European Central Bank in O...
Sep 30, 2022
Euro zone unemployment unchanged at record low of 6.6%
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone unemployment was unchanged at a record low of 6.6% of the workforce in August, the European Union's statistics office Eurostat said on Friday, matching expectations of e...
Sep 30, 2022
Factbox-What South Korea has done and could do to defend won
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has issued warnings and made various efforts to prop up the won, one of the world's worst performing major currencies this year. The won, near its lowest level since Marc...
Sep 30, 2022
UK mortgage approvals jump unexpectedly in August: BoE data
LONDON (Reuters) - British lenders approved many more mortgages than expected in August, Bank of England data showed on Friday. Mortgage approvals rose to 74,340 last month, up from 63,740 in July and...
Sep 30, 2022
Hong Kong retail sales slip 0.1% in August
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's August retail sales slid 0.1% from a year earlier amid a high base of comparison, government data showed on Friday. Sales decreased to HK$28.6 billion ($3.64 billion)...
Sep 30, 2022
UK retailer Currys raises staff pay for third time in 13 months
LONDON (Reuters) - British electricals retailer Currys said on Friday it was raising hourly pay rates for a third time in 13 months as competition heats up to attract and retain staff in a tight labou...
Sep 30, 2022
Bulgaria’s central bank raises capital buffer as loan risk remains high
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgarian banks will have to accumulate more capital in 2023 to counter a build-up of systemic risks linked to persistently high levels of borrowing and increased economic uncertaint...
Sep 30, 2022
Toshiba says it received multiple ‘in-depth’ potential partnership requests
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp said on Friday it had received multiple "more in-depth" written indications of interest by potential partners in the second bidding round for its restructuring plans. To...
Sep 30, 2022
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