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Scotland’s only oil refinery to close next year, 400 jobs to go

Scotland’s only oil refinery to close next year, 400 jobs to go

By Ron Bousso and Robert Harvey LONDON (Reuters) -Grangemouth, Scotland’s only oil refinery, is to close in 2025 with the loss o..

Zara owner Inditex sees early autumn sales perk up after summer slowdown

Zara owner Inditex sees early autumn sales perk up after summer slowdown

By Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) -Zara owner Inditex reported a jump in sales of its autumn/winter collection on Wednesday, boosting it..

Services’ grip on UK economy tightens as manufacturing share ebbs further

Services’ grip on UK economy tightens as manufacturing share ebbs further

By Andy Bruce (Reuters) – Britain’s shift towards a services-dominated economy is accelerating, pushing manufacturing̵..

Etihad Airways plans IPO no earlier than 2025, sources say

Etihad Airways plans IPO no earlier than 2025, sources say

By Hadeel Al Sayegh, Andres Gonzalez and Federico Maccioni DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) -Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways plans to make its ..

Key events at Nike under CEO John Donahoe

Key events at Nike under CEO John Donahoe

(Reuters) – Nike will hold its annual meeting virtually on Tuesday and a key issue to be voted on will be a workers’ right..

Retail, consumer CEOs see shorter tenures as boards act more quickly

Retail, consumer CEOs see shorter tenures as boards act more quickly

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Richa Naidu NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – When two of the most powerful brands in retail and packaged f..

UK pay growth cools, keeping BoE on track for another rate cut

UK pay growth cools, keeping BoE on track for another rate cut

By Andy Bruce and Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -British pay growth cooled in the three months to July to a more than two-year low an..

Aldi UK says shoppers trading up as inflation eases

Aldi UK says shoppers trading up as inflation eases

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) –Supermarket group Aldi UK said its prices this summer were on average lower than a year ago, ea..

UK retailer John Lewis to bring back 100-year old price pledge

UK retailer John Lewis to bring back 100-year old price pledge

  By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – British department store John Lewis is reintroducing its 100-year old “Never Know..

LSEG, Intesa join STOXX Europe 50 as Deutsche Post, Reckitt exit

LSEG, Intesa join STOXX Europe 50 as Deutsche Post, Reckitt exit

  MILAN (Reuters) – Britain’s LSEG , which owns the London stock exchange, and Italy’s No.1 bank Intesa Sanpaol..