LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Royal Bank of Scotland is to cut around 792 jobs and close 162 branches following a review of its branch network in England and Wales, the bank said on Tuesday.
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(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures treaded water on Tuesday, as strong earnings failed to excite investors who instead fretted about inflation, rising costs and protectionist policies.
(Reuters) – Drugmaker Merck & Co reported a better-than-expected first-quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by a more than 150 percent rise in sales of cancer drug Keytruda.
(Reuters) – Toy maker Hasbro Inc has agreed to acquire children’s entertainment and merchandising franchises, including the characters of the superhero TV show Power Rangers, from Saban Entertainment for around $520 million in cash and stock, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
LONDON (Reuters) – Trafigura has tripled the size of its management committee, bolstering the position of CEO Jeremy Weir while also giving more responsibility to the next generation of potential leaders, the Swiss commodities trader said on Tuesday.
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(Reuters) – Drugmaker Merck & Co reported a better-than-expected first-quarter profit on Tuesday and raised its adjusted earnings forecast for the year, helped by a more than 150 percent rise in sales of cancer drug Keytruda.
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc’s quarterly profit topped Wall Street forecasts, driven by stronger-than-expected sales of pneumonia vaccine Prevnar.
LONDON (Reuters) – Trafigura has set up a new management committee comprised of nine executives including chief executive Jeremy Weir, the Swiss commodities trader said on Tuesday.
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s competition regulator submitted its view on Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to buy all of Sky to the government on Tuesday, giving minister Matt Hancock 30 working days to deliver his final ruling on the deal.
LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar broke into positive territory for the year on Tuesday and bond yields were creeping higher again, as rising oil prices fueled bets that the Federal Reserve will flag more U.S. rate hikes this week.
(Reuters) – Chinese conglomerate HNA Group has dropped its bid for most of SkyBridge Capital, a hedge fund investment firm founded by U.S. President Donald Trump’s former aide Anthony Scaramucci, as the deal was still stuck with U.S. regulators after more than a year.
LONDON (Reuters) – Sainsbury’s and Asda, the two British supermarkets planning to merge, had the slowest sales of the “big four” chains in the 12 weeks to April 22, market data showed on Tuesday.
TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. stock futures edged up and Australian shares hit seven-week highs on Tuesday after the United States postponed the imposition of steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada, the European Union and Mexico, and offered permanent exemptions for several other allies.
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