TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Honda Motor said on Friday its fourth-quarter operating profit grew more than six fold from a year earlier, helped by a weak yen and strong vehicle sales.
Japan's second-biggest automaker by volume saw quarterly operating profit come in at 305.6 billion yen ($1.96 billion), versus an average estimate of 248.3 billion yen in a poll of nine analysts by LSEG.
($1 = 155.6200 yen)
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's economy grew by the most in nearly in three years in the first quarter of 2024, ending the shallow recession it entered in the second half of last year and delivering a boost to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of an election.
The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product expanded by 0.6% in the three months to March, the strongest expansion since the fourth... (continue reading...)
By Joan Faus
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Catalans vote on Sunday in a regional election that could determine the stability of Spain's Socialist-led government and also gauge the strength of a pro-independence movement that has roiled the country for a decade.
A government led by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialist party in Catalonia after a decade of separatist governments would usher in a new era, said political scientist Toni Rodon.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Worried about a hawkish Fed, over-valued stocks, teetering debt piles, volatile currencies, cliffhanger elections or rancorous geopolitics? Relax and don't over-think it.
For those with long-term savings horizons, the temptation to overtrade and overpay fees for sophisticated investment management, esoteric financial products and expensive hedging may just not be worth it.
Despite a... (continue reading...)
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LONDON (Reuters) - A string of stock listings this year has infused new life into Europe's anaemic market for initial public offerings, but for some smaller companies it may take longer to open up, bankers told Reuters.
While the listings of CVC, Galderma and Puig have made money for investors and helped drive a fourfold increase in IPO volumes so far this year, some have... (continue reading...)
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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Analysis-Why German politicians are facing growing violence
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