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Reckitt Q3 sales top estimates on coronavirus demand for cleaning products
The company raised its full-year net revenue outlook, saying it expects a low double-digit rise, up from a previous forecast of high single-digit growth.
20 Oct 2020 2m read
Remy Cointreau raises H1 profit outlook as Q2 sales beat estimate
Both the US and Mainland China saw double-digit sales growth in the second quarter, with Remy Martin cognac and Scottish single malt whiskies in strong demand.
20 Oct 2020 2m read
Dow plunges 411 points as withering stimulus hopes prompt late sell-off
US equities tumbled on Monday as fading stimulus hopes slammed investor sentiments.
20 Oct 2020 4m read
Britain's economic recovery faltering, Bank of England to step up spending - Reuters poll
For all of 2020, the economy will contract 10.1% but expand 6.1% next year, according to the poll of 78 economists, compared with the respective -10.0% and +6.1% forecasts given last month.
20 Oct 2020 3m read
US election: what is Supreme Court packing - and will Joe Biden do it?
What is court packing?
20 Oct 2020 2m read
Negative interest rates explained: how your finances could be affected
On 12 October, the BoE's Prudential Regulation Authority sent a letter to banks and financial firms enquiring about their 'operational readiness' for a zero or negative bank rate.
20 Oct 2020 4m read
Irish regulator probes Facebook's handling of children's data on Instagram
The new rules give regulators the power to impose fines for violations of up to 4% of a company's global revenue or 20 million euros ($22 million), whichever is higher.
19 Oct 2020 2m read
China's economic recovery quickens as consumption returns
The world's second-largest economy grew 0.7% in the first nine months from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said.
19 Oct 2020 4m read