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Source: © LinkedIn In March, the gold sector recorded the highest average increase in input cost inflation, although benefiting from strong market prices - with gold averaging $2,986/oz

Downward mining input cost trends suprising given volatility in economy

Source: © Ask Traders WPP CEO Mark Read says WPP's financial performance in Q1 was in line with expectations, and performance is anticipated to improve in the second half

WPP's Q1 results dip, tariffs not expected to directly impact the network

25 Apr 2025

Source: © Anglo American Kumba Anglo American has had a strong start to the financial year with copper and iron ore the star performers for the first quarter ended 31 March 2025

Copper and iron ore give Anglo American a strong start to the year

24 Apr 2025

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Car sales in Europe have risen with Spain leading the way and recording an impressive 26.2% rise year-on-year in September. Image:

Europe's car sales up 6.4% in September

20 Oct 2014

Apple, Google brands worth $100bn each

10 Oct 2014

European Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship Ferdinando Nelli Feroci says that while this is a setback for the programme he is confident it will continue to go ahead as planned. Image:

Space experts try to fix Galileo satellites

26 Aug 2014

Telefonica has offered Vivendi €6.7bn for its Brazilian subsidiary GVT. Image: Flickr

Telefonica wants to buy Brazil's GVT

6 Aug 2014

Nokia's Rajeev Suri says that having sold the phone division to Microsoft the company's networking products and services are showing strong growth and profitability. Image:

Nokia renaissance sees profits climb

25 Jul 2014

After 11 consecutive quarters of losses, STMicroelectronics has now returned to profit. Image:

STMicrolectronics disappoints investors despite profits

24 Jul 2014

Bouygues Telecom's Olivier Roussat says it will cut its workforce by 1,516 people in an effort to reduce costs. Image:

Bouygues Telecom cuts workforce by nearly 20%

12 Jun 2014

Head of Deezer Simon Baldeyrou says he is proud to have done a deal with Disney Films to bring songs and animation streaming to France and eventually to the 182 countries that Deezer serves. Image:

Disney and Deezer to stream music, animations

3 Jun 2014

Warren Buffett's NetJets is proving that partial ownership of private jets makes a viable business. Image:

Catch a private jet for €550 an hour

27 May 2014

Alcatel-Lucent expects to get back to a positive cash flow next year after recording another loss in the first quarter of this year. Image: Idea go free

Alcatel-Lucent trims loss, aims for positve cash flow

12 May 2014

Orange's Gervais Pellissier says that the company has managed to staunch if falling sales amid tough competition. Image: Orange

Orange says it has staunched sales drop

2 May 2014

Renault has halted a deal with Zil to open a production plant in the country. Zil mainly builds trucks for the military and construction sector although it is now offering some commercial vehicles as well. Image: Wikipedia

Renault freezes Zil deal blaming the ruble's slump

24 Apr 2014

Citroen will introduce more models to its range in an effort to penetrate global markets. Image:

Peugeot Citroen reveals recovery strategy, shares slump

16 Apr 2014

Mobile company SFR is at the centre of a battle for control of its shares that are being sold by Vivendi. Image:

Bouygues boosts mobile bid for SFR, in French turf war

7 Apr 2014

Arnaud Montegourg. Image: Wikipedia France

France's Vivendi favours Numericable in telecoms bidding war

17 Mar 2014

Free's Maxime Lombardini says he is committed to buying Bouygues Telecom. Image:

Iliad eyes growing French mobile share after strong 2013

12 Mar 2014

Phillippe Marien chief executive of Bouygues Telecom says there are many synergies to be gained from a merger with Vivendi's SFR. Image: Bouygues

Bouygues offers to buy Vivendi SFR for €14.5bn

7 Mar 2014

Peugeot board approves capital tie-up with France, Dongfeng

Peugeot board approves capital tie-up with France, Dongfeng

19 Feb 2014

Alcatel-Lucent is returning to profitability after years of losses. Image: Fotomek

Alcatel-Lucent - from losses to profits

7 Feb 2014

Renault's top-selling Duster has recently been launched in South Africa. Image:

Renault's sales rise thanks to low-cost cars

22 Jan 2014

The Iranian version of the Peugeot 405. Image: Wiki Images

Renault, Peugeot likely to profit from Iran deal

26 Nov 2013

Vivendi has seen its profits rocked by poor sales and the high cost of buying programmes. Image: Vivendi

Vivendi third quarter net profit falls 24% to €376m

18 Nov 2013

Lafarge's Hope factory. Results for the company disappointed analysts. Image: Wiki Images

Lafarge disappoints with profit but holds targets

7 Nov 2013

Vivendi's chairman Jean-Rene Fourtou. Image: Emanuele Scorcelletti. Vivendi.

Vivendi's €4.2bn deal with Maroc Telecom

6 Nov 2013

Peugeot reports sales fall, holds targets, shares rise

Peugeot reports sales fall, holds targets, shares rise

24 Oct 2013

Peugeot misses European car sales rally

Peugeot misses European car sales rally

18 Oct 2013

YSL muse auctions off huge fashion collection

YSL muse auctions off huge fashion collection

16 Oct 2013

Alcatel-Lucent to cut 15,000 jobs worldwide

Alcatel-Lucent to cut 15,000 jobs worldwide

8 Oct 2013

French retailer Auchan posts profit rise

French retailer Auchan posts profit rise

2 Sep 2013