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Unilever, Danone boost sales as price hikes start to slow, beats Q3 sales

Danone, the maker of Activia yoghurt, Evian water and Aptamil infant milk, posted a 4.2% rise in third-quarter like-for-like saAt their peak in the fourth quarter of 2022, Unilever's underlying prices

Hyundai Motor's Q3 operating profit falls 7%; misses analysts' estimates

Some analysts said its stock price decline on Thursday reflected disappointment about the lack of a shareholder return policy following the Indian IPO

Hermes reports 11.3% growth in Q3 sales, outshining luxury rivals

"We see Hermes as the best current opportunity to protect the portfolio from a difficult (second half of 2024)" suffering from a global cyclical slowdown exacerbated by structural issues in China,"

Thaw in China ties unlikely to deter India's plans for steel tariffs

China's surging steel exports have sparked complaints from a growing number of countries, with some, such as Turkey and Indonesia

Hamas wants Russia to push Prez Abbas for negotiations for post-war Gaza

Marzouk said that Hamas had asked Russia to encourage Abbas, who is attending the Brics summit in Kazan, to start negotiations about a unity government, RIA reported

Boeing workers reject wage deal, strike continues amid rising tensions

Time is running out for Boeing, historically the largest US exporter, and its biggest union to reach a deal before the presidential election on Nov. 5

Nvidia launches Hindi-language AI model in India as CEO Huang visits

Nvidia is rolling out its new small language model, dubbed Nemotron-4-Mini-Hindi-4B, with 4 billion parameters, for firms to use in developing their own AI models, the company said

Trump presidency may harm Germany's economic growth amid trade war fears

The negative effects on EU GDP increase from 2025 to 2028, while the effects on US GDP are stronger in the first two years, with a GDP decline of 1.3 per cent with tariffs of 10 per cent

Disney Hotstar head Sajith Sivanandan quits after merger with Reliance

After the merger, Disney and Reliance will together have more than 100 TV channels and two streaming apps

Renault posts forecast-beating 1.8% rise in Q3 sales amidst strong demand

Revenues came in at 10.7 billion euros ($11.55 billion), up 1.8 per cent from a year earlier and beating an analysts' consensus forecast of 10.35 billion euros provided by the company

Israel, Hezbollah exchange heavy violence as Blinken pushes for peace

The port is typically bustling - with fishermen, tourists and even U.N. peacekeepers on a break from deployments. Israel's evacuation orders this week have for the first time encompassed swathes

Nvidia supplier SK Hynix reports record profit, sees demand for AI chips

SK Hynix has outperformed rivals Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology in recent quarters, as it has benefited the most from AI-driven appetite for high-end memory chips following

Israel strikes capital Damascus, military site near Homs: Syrian defence

Israeli strikes targeted the central Damascus neighbourhood of Kafr Sousa and a military site in the Homs countryside, killing one soldier and injuring 7 other people, the ministry said in a statement

Restructuring will boost 7-eleven growth prospects: Seven & i CEO

While its Japanese 7-Eleven convenience stores are a money-spinner, Seven & i has been hobbled by poor performance at its supermarkets, including the Ito Yokado stores that make up a part

Tesla aims for paid robotaxis next year but regulatory hurdles remain

On Wednesday, however, Tesla won back some investor confidence by forecasting a jump in vehicle sales next year. In California, in particular, the company will face an uphill climb in securing

Flights suspended in WB's Kolkata, Odisha as Cyclone Dana approaches

Both states have closed schools in the areas that are expected to be bear the brunt of the storm and asked fishermen not to venture out to sea

Nearly 25 million votes already cast as Harris, Trump hit key states

The vice president also tackled questions on her changing position on policies such as fracking, saying she does not believe in having "pride associated with a position" when the important thing is

Spirit AeroSystems posts deep losses in Q3 as Boeing strike hit finances

Boeing suppliers that invested heavily on materials and tooling to support the planemaker's planned ramp-up of jets have been furloughing workers in recent weeks and holding off on investments due

India seen as growth engine for German investments in Asia-Pacific: Survey

AHK World Business Outlook, which surveyed around 820 members in Asia-Pacific and Greater China region, shows that 51 per cent of German companies based in India intend to increase their investments

Dubai, Abu Dhabi race to lure world's asset managers, billionaires

Emergence of companies in a range of new sectors and potential for business created by Abu Dhabi's investments have not gone unnoticed in the international financial community