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- December 20, 2024
Swiss fragrance and flavour maker Givaudan on Wednesday reported better-than-expected earnings for a year characterized by high input costs and supply chain disruptions. The group, which so far has successfully passed steep input cost increases on to customers, however saw a slowdown in sales during the latter half of 2022, particularly in its flavours business
READ MOREOil prices rose on Wednesday, recovering a measure of sharp losses from the prior session, although fears of a global recession and signs of another major build in U.S. inventories kept gains limited. Crude prices have fallen into a holding pattern over the past month, with markets constantly weighing the prospect of slowing global economic
READ MOREShares in Saga (LON:SAGA) rose on Monday after the company confirmed on a weekend report saying it’s in talks to sell its insurance business Acromas. The Sunday Times had reported that the group wants to use the proceeds from the sale to pay down debt, after a year in which financing costs have risen substantially
READ MOREIndian stocks rose on Monday following a series of strong earnings from heavyweight bank stocks, while broader Asian stocks rose slightly, although market holidays dulled trading volumes across most of the region. India’s BSE Sensex 30 and Nifty 50 indexes rose 0.7% each, buoyed largely by major bank stocks following better-than-expected results from ICICI Bank
READ MOREMost Asian currencies strengthened in thin trade on Monday, while the dollar weakened further amid growing bets that the Chinese economy will bounce back this year, with focus also turning to key U.S. data due this week. Regional trading volumes were limited with most markets closed for the Lunar New Year. But markets are betting
READ MOREElon Musk, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Inc’s chief executive, testified on Friday that investors do not always react to his Twitter messages as he expects, defending himself in a fraud trial over his 2018 tweet that he had funding to take the electric carmaker private. Musk’s testimony began with questions about his use of Twitter, the social
READ MOREMost Asian currencies fell on Friday, and were set to close the week lower following hawkish comments from several Federal Reserve officials, as well as growing concerns over a potential recession this year. China-exposed currencies were the worst performers this week, even as data released earlier showed that the country’s economy was beginning to pick
READ MOREOil prices rose further on Friday, and were set to end the week higher as optimism over an eventual recovery in Chinese demand this year largely offset fears that a global economic slowdown will dent crude markets. Markets are betting on a strong boost to the Chinese economy from the week-long Lunar New Year holiday,
READ MOREDr. Martens (LON:DOCS) stock plunged at the open on Thursday to a new all-time low, after the bootmaker was forced to cut its forecasts once again in response to problems in North America. Dr. Martens said a variety of operational problems had created a bottleneck at its new distribution center in Los Angeles, leaving U.S.
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