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Hermes defies US tariffs as sales grow
Paris (AFP) - Sales by French luxury group Hermes, known for its silk scarves and leather handbags, defied US tariffs...
‘Mixed performance’: Heineken beer sales down
Amsterdam (AFP) - Dutch brewer Heineken Wednesday reported a steep drop in beer sales in the third quarter, driven by...
Adidas hikes profit forecast as contains US tariff impact
Berlin (AFP) - German sportswear giant Adidas on Tuesday raised its 2025 earnings forecast after posting record third-quarter sales and...
Dodging Trump’s tariffs, Brazil’s Embraer lands record orders
Sao Paulo (AFP) - Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer on Tuesday reported a record order backlog in the third quarter of...
GM shares soar on better tariff outlook and EV backpedal
New York (AFP) - General Motors shares soared Tuesday after reporting strong results as it adjusts strategy over US President...
Ozempic-maker Novo Nordisk to shake up board
Copenhagen (AFP) - Denmark's Novo Nordisk said Tuesday it would replace more than half of its board, including the chair,...
Hermes taps British designer to lead its menswear line
Paris (AFP) - French luxury company Hermes on Tuesday announced that a British designer, Grace Wales Bonner, is taking over...
Maradona’s heirs sign deal with Swedish company to market brand
Stockholm (AFP) - The five heirs to Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona, who died in 2020, have signed a deal...
Nigerian monarch takes on oil giant in search of environmental justice
Lagos (AFP) - Growing up in southern Nigeria during the 1970s, Bubaraye Dakolo would easily catch 20 kilograms of fish...
Thyssenkrupp spins off warship unit to tap defence boom
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Shares in Thyssenkrupp's naval unit surged Monday as it was spun off from the German industrial...
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