Deutsche Bank Tops Brazilian Retailer Americanas Creditor List

SAO PAULO, Jan 25 Reuters Brazilian retailer Americanas SA reported 7,720 creditors and debt totaling nearly 8 billion within its restructuring process, a Rio de Janeiro court said on Wednesday, with Deutsche Bank topping the list of creditors. Americanas, backed by the billionaire trio that founded 3G Capital, entered bankruptcy protection last week after disclosing inconsistencies in its accounting, […]
Read More

Europe Inc Earnings Offer Market Optimists more Hope

ASML results exceeded expectations STOXX 600 set for best January since 2015 Hopes grow for soft economic landing EasyJet shares jump after upbeat outlook Microsoft results spread gloom on Wall Street LONDON, Jan 25 Reuters Earnings from major European companies on Wednesday offered some reasons for optimism about the region39;s corporate health, even as investors […]
Read More

Global Economy seen Facing a Challenging Year Eurochambres

BERLIN, Jan 25 Reuters The international business community expects a challenging 2023 marked by geopolitical tensions, high inflation and the energy crisis, according to the Eurochambres global economic survey published on Wednesday. The report, based on the responses of trade and commerce organisations representing around 70 of world economic output, shows prolonged geopolitical tensions and […]
Read More

UK Income Inequality Widens after Pandemic Dip

LONDON, Jan 25 Reuters British income inequality rose to a threeyear high in the 202122 financial year after a dip during the coronavirus pandemic, but remains below peaks seen in the runup to the 2008 financial crisis, official figures showed on Wednesday. The median British household had aftertax income including wages, cash benefits and investment […]
Read More

UK Factories Cut Prices, Helping BoEs Inflation Fight

LONDON, Jan 25 Reuters Britain39;s manufacturers unexpectedly reduced their prices in December by the most since April 2020, welcome news for the Bank of England which is weighing up how much higher it needs to take interest rates to fight soaring inflation. Output prices fell by 0.8 in December from November, the Office for National […]
Read More