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...Daniel Ervér, the 42-year-old company veteran who became chief executive on Wednesday, told the Financial Times that H&M would use improvements in profitability and cash flow last year to invest in its customer...
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...The ad group’s share price has fallen by a quarter over the past year as it has faced faltering spending among some of its core clients in the technology sector....
...The government in February raised petrol and diesel prices more than 400 per cent in an attempt to stabilise the economy, as part of a gamut of spending cuts and price increases that are heaping more pain...
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...They have gained in recent weeks since the potential delisting was announced, closer to its listing price at €16 a share and giving it a market value of €1.56bn....
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...He declined to comment, however, about the commercial terms, saying that “there appears to be a market price evolving”. “These models need to be fed....
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