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Spotify says active users up 11 percent in fourth quarter to 751 mn
Stockholm (AFP) - Music streaming giant Spotify said Tuesday that its number of monthly active users reached 751 million at...
Gucci owner Kering sees profit plunge but sales stabilise
Paris (France) (AFP) - French luxury group Kering reported Tuesday a steep fall in net profit but forecast a return...
Back to black: Philips posts first annual profit since 2021
The Hague (AFP) - Dutch electronics and medical device manufacturer Philips said Tuesday that it had bounced back into the...
Unions rip American Airlines CEO on performance
New York (AFP) - American Airlines CEO Robert Isom is facing pressure from labor unions frustrated with the carrier's financial...
New York seeks rights for beloved but illegal ‘bodega cats’
New York (AFP) - Simba, a large cat with thick ginger and white fur, is one of thousands of felines...
YouTube star MrBeast buys youth-focused banking app
New York (AFP) - MrBeast, the world's most popular YouTuber, has purchased a Gen Z-focused banking app, he said Monday,...
Five employees of Canadian mining company confirmed dead in Mexico
Montreal (AFP) - Mexican prosecutors on Monday confirmed the deaths of five of 10 employees of a Canadian mining company...
French police arrest six over crypto-linked magistrate kidnapping
Lyon (AFP) - French authorities have arrested six suspects, including a minor, after a magistrate and her mother were held...
Washington Post CEO out after sweeping job cuts
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The Washington Post said Saturday its CEO and publisher Will Lewis was leaving effective immediately,...
Danone expands recall of infant formula batches in Europe
London (AFP) - French food giant Danone recalled batches of infant formula in Britain, Spain, Croatia and Slovenia over the...
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