By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) – If financial markets bore the brunt of this year’s interest rate shock, housing now stands in the firing line. And a residential real estate quake would hu[...]
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Toyota revamps Prius in bid to give hybrids back their halo
By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp rolled out a 2-litre plug-in version of its Prius on Wednesday, in an attempt to reboot the 25-year-old hybrid that was once at the cuttin[...]
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Japanese chipmaker Rohm considering joining JIP for Toshiba buyout
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese chipmaker Rohm Co Ltd said on Wednesday it was considering joining a consortium led by private equity fund Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) to buy out Toshiba Corp, as JIP wor[...]
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Mr Kipling maker Premier Foods posts higher half-year adjusted profit
(Reuters) – Premier Foods reported a rise in half-yearly adjusted profit on Wednesday on strong demand for its cakes and grocery products, while flagging further price pressures amid surging inf[...]
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Italy names former Treasury official to head ITA Airways
ROME (Reuters) -The Italian economy ministry on Wednesday said it would appoint former Treasury official Antonino Turicchi as chairman of state-owned carrier ITA Airways, the successor to Alitalia. Tu[...]
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Taiwan president decries ‘rumours’ about the island’s chip investment risk
By Ben Blanchard and Sarah Wu TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has decried what she called “rumours” about the risk of investing in the island’s semiconductor industry[...]
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In China’s property crisis, global asset managers see opportunity in rental housing
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) – Global investors Warburg Pincus and Greystar Real Estate Partners are pushing deeper into China’s rental housing, as a growing number of distressed devel[...]
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Burberry looks to reignite spark under new leadership duo
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Burberry’s new chief executive Jonathan Akeroyd will on Thursday set out his plan to finish the job started by his predecessor: boosting growth at the B[...]
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Marketmind: A missile and a manifesto
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee U.S President Joe Biden said a missile that killed two people in Poland may not have been fired from Russia. That comment wil[...]
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