Sterling Bounces on British Business Activity Data

LONDON, Feb 21 Reuters The pound strengthened on Tuesday after data showed an unexpected bounce in British business activity, suggesting the economy could be sidestepping a deep recession. The pound gained 0.4 against the dollar to 1.2088 and also firmed against the euro, with the European common currency dropping 0.72 to 88.17 pence, which would […]
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Jaguar Land Rover Opens 3 European SelfDriving Tech Hubs

LONDON, Feb 21 Reuters Luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover said on Tuesday it is opening three new engineering hubs in Europe to develop autonomous vehicle technologies as part of its partnership with Silicon Valley artificial intelligence company Nvidia. The hubs in Munich, Bologna and Madrid will develop selfdriving systems for JLR39;s next generation of luxury […]
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Australias Magnis in Deal with Tesla to Supply Graphite

Feb 21 Reuters Australia39;s graphite developer Magnis Energy on Tuesday said it has signed a binding offtake deal with Tesla Inc to supply battery anode materials for a minimum threeyear term beginning February 2025. The deal comes while automakers race to secure the supply of critical minerals as the world shifts to decarbonise and diversify global supply […]
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HSBC Takes 300 mln Hit on Russia Business Sale

LONDON, Feb 21 Reuters HSBC HSBA.L said it still expects to complete the sale of its Russia business in firsthalf 2023, in the most significant update on the progress of the deal since it said in July 2022 it had agreed to sell the unit to local lender Expobank. Europe39;s biggest bank has taken a […]
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BHP Eyes Demand Green Shoots in China as Profit Slumps

H1 profit misses forecasts Interim dividend beats estimate Positive on demand outlook from China Starts process to sell two Queensland met coal mines Feb 21 Reuters Global miner BHP Group reported a steeperthanexpected 32 fall in firsthalf profit owing to a drop in iron ore prices, sending its shares down, although it flagged a brightening outlook […]
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