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Britain’s SSE sees weaker half-year profit on subdued renewables output

Britain’s SSE sees weaker half-year profit on subdued renewables output

(Reuters) -British power generator and network operator SSE Plc on Wednesday said it expects to report half-year adjusted earnings of..

Britain’s Tesco upgrades outlook as inflation eases

Britain’s Tesco upgrades outlook as inflation eases

LONDON (Reuters) -Tesco, Britain’s biggest supermarket, upgraded its annual profit guidance on Wednesday as food inflation eased..

Spotify Premium to include free access to audiobooks in UK, Australia

Spotify Premium to include free access to audiobooks in UK, Australia

(Reuters) – Spotify said on Tuesday that users of its premium services in the UK and Australia would now have 15 hours of free a..

UK’s Petrofac gets over $600 million carbon capture contract from ADNOC Gas

UK’s Petrofac gets over $600 million carbon capture contract from ADNOC Gas

(Reuters) -UK oil services firm Petrofac said on Tuesday it got a more than $600 million contract from ADNOC Gas for the Habshan carbo..

Banks behind 70% jump in greenwashing incidents in 2023 -report

Banks behind 70% jump in greenwashing incidents in 2023 -report

LONDON (Reuters) – The number of instances of greenwashing by banks and financial services companies around the world rose 70% i..

Countries pledge to raise $12 billion to fund coral reef protection

Countries pledge to raise $12 billion to fund coral reef protection

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – An alliance of nations said on Tuesday members would raise $12 billion to protect coral reefs from threats..

UK’s Greggs shows resilience with quarterly sales rise

UK’s Greggs shows resilience with quarterly sales rise

LONDON (Reuters) -British baker and fast food chain Greggs kept its full-year outlook as underlying sales rose in the third quarter an..

Rouble recovers slightly after slide past 100 vs dollar

Rouble recovers slightly after slide past 100 vs dollar

(Reuters) -The Russian rouble weakened past the symbolic threshold of 100 to the dollar before recovering slightly in early trade on T..

UK shop price inflation at lowest in a year – BRC

UK shop price inflation at lowest in a year – BRC

LONDON (Reuters) – Prices in British store chains rose at the slowest pace in a year in September, according to industry data th..

Visa launches $100 million venture fund for generative AI startups

Visa launches $100 million venture fund for generative AI startups

(Reuters) – Payments processor Visa on Monday launched a $100 million venture fund for generative artificial intelligence (AI) s..