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BEIJING (AP) — Foreign firms are below rising strain in China from anti-corruption, safety and different investigations as President Xi Jinping’s authorities tightens management over enterprise, clashing with efforts to lure again traders after the pandemic. This week, Bain & Co. mentioned police quest...

HMV is to reopen its authentic flagship store after a four-year absence.The music retailer shut the central London retailer in 2019 after collapsing into administration earlier than a rescue takeover by Canadian Doug Putman's Sunrise Records. The agency mentioned the return to 363 Oxford Street, the place HMV opened its first store in 1921, was the "latest sign of a dramatic turnaround" after bouncing again to revenue final yr.The website has been run as an American candy store for the reason that closure.The retailer will characteristic the corporate's new emblem and a revamped format. In the face of declining demand for CDs and DVDs, the corporate has shifted its focus to merchandise, vinyl, music know-how, comparable to headphones, and stay music and signings in shops.HMV ...

A gaggle of Britain's most influential commerce associations are in talks about forging nearer ties as they attempt to navigate the disaster engulfing the CBI.Sky News has learnt that teams together with the British Retail Consortium, Energy UK, the Food and Drink Federation, TheCityUK and UKHospitality have held a collection of discussions this week about creating a brand new automobile to debate financial issues. BuildUK, the Recruitment and Employers Confederation, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and TechUK are additionally concerned within the discussions, in keeping with insiders.Their goal is to not create a brand new unbiased physique, sources insisted on Friday, however to make sure a coordinated voice on necessary economy-wide points.Government officer...

Amazon has posted stronger than anticipated income within the first quarter of the 12 months - however warnings of a slowdown in its cloud providers as companies tighten spending hit preliminary share good points.The firm reported a 9 per cent hike in income in comparison with final 12 months. But an early uplift within the tech large's shares took a dip after chief monetary officer Brian Olsavsky stated cloud clients have been in search of to chop their payments within the face of financial uncertainty.Cloud providers present computing energy remotely.The firm stated Amazon Web Services (AWS) expanded 16% through the first quarter, which beat analyst expectations, however was a lot slower than the 37% development price seen the earlier 12 months. Dennis Dick, an fairness dea...

NatWest has beat expectations by recording a pre-tax revenue of £1.8bn within the first three months of the yr.This is effectively forward of analysts' forecasts of £1.6bn for the quarter and better than the £1.2bn recorded this time final yr. It follows rival financial institution Barclays posting a better-than-expected revenue and its largest in at the very least 12 years.NatWest Group, which incorporates Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster Bank, additionally noticed its complete earnings surge by greater than a 3rd over the interval.Read extra:NatWest chief will get large bonusNatWest closures: List of all 43 branches shutting throughout UK However, it stated £11bn was withdrawn from buyer deposits because of increased tax funds, competitors for higher financial savings char...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite surging rates of interest, punishing inflation and international turbulence, the U.S. economic system stood agency final yr. From employers to shoppers, the image was considered one of shocking resilience. This yr could also be shaping up as a extra downbeat story. The economic sy...

A restaurant on the outskirts of Nairobi skimps on the scale of its chapatis - a flaky, chewy Kenyan flatbread - to avoid wasting on cooking oil. Cash-strapped Pakistanis reluctantly go vegetarian, dropping beef and hen from their diets as a result of they will now not afford meat. In Hungary, a restaurant pulls burgers and fries off the menu, attempting to dodge the excessive value of oil and beef. ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s pupil mortgage agenda can be all however obliterated by the U.S. debt laws handed by House Republicans, dooming his mass cancellation s, scrapping a extra beneficiant mortgage compensation choice and completely barring future regulation round pupil debt. Republicans see i...

Unilever has overwhelmed quarterly gross sales forecasts, sending its shares up practically 2% in early buying and selling.The family items large mentioned its underlying first-quarter gross sales have been up by 10.5% to €14.8bn (£13.1bn), beating analysts' common forecast of a 7.2% improve. This included a ten.7% improve in costs, though worth development was slower than within the earlier two quarters, including to indicators inflationary stress is perhaps easing.Unilever, which makes a variety of merchandise together with Marmite, Dove cleaning soap and Ben & Jerry's ice cream, acknowledged the present surroundings is "volatile and high-cost" however mentioned it anticipated one other 12 months of robust underlying gross sales development.Underlying working margin wit...

DALLAS (AP) — Most U.S. airways misplaced cash within the first quarter, historically the weakest time of 12 months for journey, however they're all eagerly waiting for a summer time of full planes and excessive fares. American Airlines and Southwest Airlines mentioned Thursday that they anticipate to be s...