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The CEO of one of Sweden's biggest companies thinks regulation is decimating Europe's competitiveness and will leave 'no industry left'

Europe is “on the way to becoming a museum," said Ericsson's CEO Börje Ekholm.

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Exclusive: Ikea is rolling out its third round of price cuts in a year across thousands of products as it tackles shoppers’ inflation pain

Shoppers have poured into Ikea stores in droves since its initial price cuts, so the Swedish giant plans to keep the momentum going.

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LVMH's new path to people's hearts (and pockets) is through sprawling real estate empires in New York, Paris and Miami

“All roads lead to real estate,” Michael Burke, the head of LVMH Fashion Group, told The Wall Street Journal.

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Ryanair's Michael O'Leary, who is up for a $108 million bonus, doesn’t see high CEO pay as a problem: 'Footballers are getting half a million a week'

Michael O'Leary says that if football players and their managers can get paid in the multi-millions, why not him?

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The number of U.K.-listed companies issuing profit warnings is higher than during the Global Financial Crisis, new report finds

“Macro-economic pressures, while less intense, have not relented in 2024," a partner at EY-Parthenon said.

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In the latest blow for the London Stock Exchange, U.S. private equity firm Thoma Bravo snaps up British cybersecurity star Darktrace for $5 billion

Darktrace’s board said that its success is not reflected in its current valuations as its shares are trading lower than those of its peers.

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Aviation results: European carriers EasyJet and Jet2 fly to new heights, while Airbus prepares to overtake Boeing as headwinds continue

It's been an eventful few days for aviation players—from Airbus to Heathrow. Here's how they fared.

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Unilever and LVMH have one common bright spot—people love spending on beauty, and it’s outshining their other products

Beauty has been an important driver in Unilever and LVMH's recent earnings—is it just the lipstick effect or more?

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Chocolate prices have exploded—as has the wealth of Mars and Ferrero family empires, outsizing two of the world's top cocoa-producing countries

The collective wealth of the Ferrero and Mars families beats the summed-up GDPs of Ghana and Ivory Coast, Oxfam's report said.

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Tesla may have found itself a lifejacket—but its rocky ride following job and price cuts across Europe isn’t over yet

“If somebody doesn’t believe Tesla’s is going solve autonomy, I think they should not be an investor in the company,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk said...

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London is the world's top talent magnet, eclipsing Amsterdam and New York. Yet it’s this country that beckons most

“London’s position as the most desirable city, a position it has retained for many years, is both a promise and a challenge,” a BCG expert said.

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EU warns it’ll suspend TikTok’s new Lite app for its 'toxic and addictive' watch-for-rewards feature that allegedly endangers kids

“We suspect TikTok ‘Lite’ could be as toxic and addictive as cigarettes ‘light’,” EU commissioner Thierry Breton said.

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Ferrari’s CEO has nearly doubled its share price since 2021—he credits smaller teams and cutting the company’s ‘bureaucratic mass index’

“When you change the culture of a company, it’s never a revolution. It’s an evolution,” CEO Benedetto Vigna said.

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AI is shaking up how sports like rugby, soccer and cricket are played—and it could soon mint big money for sports clubs

“For the most ambitious and innovative teams, there is an exciting opportunity now," one expert told Fortune.

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90-year-old designer Giorgio Armani has kept his legacy alive—and independent. Now, he's open to adapting: 'I don’t feel I can rule anything out'

The iconic fashion mogul said he doesn't see a takeover or IPO in the cards anytime soon, but can't "rule anything out."

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Secondhand watch prices have tanked—but luxury watches weren’t meant to be investments anyway, Rolex CEO says

“I don’t like it when people compare watches with stocks. This sends the wrong message and is dangerous,” Rolex’s Jean-Frédéric Dufour said.

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Beware, Swifties. A major British bank just issued a warning after fans lost an estimated $1 million in Taylor Swift concert ticket scams

“Cruel fraudsters have wasted no time in targeting her most loyal fans as they rush to pick up tickets for her must-see concerts,” Lloyds Bank...

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People aren’t thirsty for champagne and luxury bags—and that’s jeopardizing LVMH’s sales growth among high-end shoppers

Some segments at LVMH, like Wine and Spirits, grew slower than others. But context about the luxury spending figures—and what it's compared to—is...

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CVC Capital, the private equity giant behind Six Nations and LaLiga, plans to launch $1.3 billion IPO in Amsterdam after past delays

The firm, cofounded by four finance professionals as an arm within Citigroup over 40 years ago, has soared to become Europe’s top private equity...

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Beloved British retailer Superdry plans to quit the London Stock Exchange after mounting losses to overhaul the company and save it from going bust

Superdry's woes have kept mounting—big losses, a slew of CFO departures and a rapid decline in share price, which is down 82% year to date.

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Lego is about more than just kids' toys—its adult collectors are proving lucrative for the Danish company's $9.7 billion sales

In 2020, Lego launched its adult-focussed category. Adults also introduce kids to Lego, making them a critical group to the Danish toymaker's growth.

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Europe is falling behind in generative AI, with the U.S. light years ahead. But the race is just getting started

Companies in Europe have received far lesser funding—by 10-fold—compared to their rivals across the Atlantic.

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The steep pay gap between the U.S. and U.K. is real—just look at how much ExxonMobil and Chevron chiefs make compared to those at Shell and BP

The CEOs of ExxonMobil and Chevron made between three to four times more than their counterparts at Shell and BP.

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The CEO of Norway’s $1.6 trillion sovereign wealth fund has a fun side gig—he hosts a podcast with the world's top C-suite execs like Elon Musk, Michael O’Leary and Ana Botín

Nicolai Tangen's podcast isn't like any other—the guestlist includes major C-suite execs of companies that the $1.6 trillion sovereign fund invests...

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Europe's antitrust watchdog probes China undercutting its $4 billion wind turbine market, saying 'we saw the playbook' with solar power

The bloc's anti-trust chief Margrethe Vestager said the EU "can’t afford to see what happened on solar panels happening again.”

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French IT firm Atos was once a crown jewel valued at $15 billion. Now, it's drowning in debt and the government is helping it stay afloat

It’s been a sharp fall from grace for the French crown jewel Atos as its valuation is down nearly 98% since 2017. 

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U.K. employees now have the right to request flexible work from day 1—but employers may have to bear the brunt of the new measures

“Where properly managed, the benefits to employers are significant," one legal expert told Fortune.

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Shell could abandon London for a New York listing as it considers 'all options'—and, if it does, the FTSE 100 could lose its biggest player

Shell CEO Wael Sawan has made comments since last year about revisiting its home listing in 2025, if it's the only way to prop up valuations.

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As Germany faces the rise of right-wing AfD party advocating for 'Dexit', Chancellor Olaf Scholz cautions against EU enlargement without reform

“A EU with 32 or 35 members cannot work with the rules crafted for a smaller union,” Scholz said.

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Airbus and Boeing clearly dominate the commercial aircrafts—but the future could look different if China's COMAC emerges a dark horse 

Boeing's woes have drawn attention to the opportunities for contenders like COMAC. But it won't be easy to break what Airbus and Boeing have built.

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A German law protecting Sundays for workers is even forcing robotic supermarkets to close—but experts aren’t sure that’s sustainable

The potential for tech to allow for establishments to be open on Sundays without human labor "should be exploited," one expert told Fortune.

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Gucci-owner Kering's Gen Z heir claims his grandfather Francois Pinault’s seat on Christie's board in major succession move

The 26-year-old Francois Louis Nicolas Pinault, who is Kering CEO Francois-Henri's son, works as a “product marketing manager,” according to...

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French supermarket Carrefour ends its spat with PepsiCo over inflation after it slapped warnings of 'unacceptable' price increases on its products

“It's nice to see friends we haven't seen for a long time,” Carrefour executive director Alexandre de Palmas said in a post on X as he held a...

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Former Starbucks chief Howard Schultz buys a stake in Dutch ethical chocolatier Tony's Chocolonely as its rapid U.S. expansion continues

Rapid revenue growth, U.S. popularity and investor interest have influenced Tony's Chocolonely's traction.

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Schneider Electric head says the future of energy 'is in a deadlock'—but demand for clean electricity will show the way

“In the story of humanity, energy transition to something which is net zero never happens through the supply,” Schneider's Jean-Pascal Tricoire...

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Tony’s Chocolonely is one of the world’s fastest growing chocolatiers. But its boss says selling chocolate isn’t the main goal—shaking up the entire cocoa industry is

Tony’s Chocolonely has set itself apart with tongue-in-cheek marketing stunts. But it still shares some of the same pains as other chocolatiers.

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F1 owner Liberty Media is eyeing a $4.32 bn deal to buy up motorcycle racing series MotoGP. But it could face a big speed bump—competition watchdogs

The deal, if finalized, could mean that Liberty controls two of the world's premier motorsports.

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Sergio Ermotti came to the rescue when UBS snapped up Credit Suisse. One year later, he’s now Europe’s best-paid bank CEO

Since Ermotti boomerang-ed back to UBS last year, the bank’s shares have surged 60%.

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U.K.’s competition watchdog takes aim at fashion retailers ASOS, Boohoo and Asda in greenwashing clampdown

The new pledge to CMA could mean limiting the use of terms like “eco” and “sustainable” when referring to fabrics.

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NatWest trims the executive fat days after U.K. offloads its controlling stake in bloated bank that’s now cutting down on ‘unnecessary complexity’

NatWest's Thwaite, who's been CEO for under two months, thinks the bank's goal to simplify things should start at the top.

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Where Fisker went wrong: Once seen as a strong EV challenger, the automaker has now been delisted and is on the brink of bankruptcy

Fisker Inc. has had many bumps in the road since its launch in 2016. It's now at a precarious position unlike ever before—was it long coming?

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The EU nearly green-lit a major climate change bill—but now, it faces an indefinite deadlock from the impact of farmers’ protests

The EU bill could've been one of its most significant environment policies. But now, its future hangs in the balance as member nations withdraw...

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Legoland will toy with 'surge pricing' this summer to hike ticket rates—but only on sunny days

Legoland, London Eye and Madame Tussaudes operator says dynamic pricing could help "avoid overcrowding" and offer more flexibility.

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Adidas was blind-sided by Germany's national football team choosing Nike as sponsor

Adidaswas "informed by the DFB" just when it announced the news Thursday.

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Easter is around the corner—but the real hunt for Brits this time will be to find cheap chocolates amid eye-watering inflation as high as 62.5%

It'll cost to have a sweet tooth this Easter. Which? analysis points to a 12.6% chocolate inflation at U.K. supermarkets compared to last year.

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What EV winter? BMW growth to be driven by its high-end EVs

"BEVs – along with our models in the upper premium and luxury segment – are already our biggest growth drivers,” BMW CEO Oliver Zipse said.

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Gucci and Saint Laurent owner Kering follows Burberry in issuing a rare profit warning as luxury sales in Asia stall

Revenue for Gucci, which accounts for half of Kering's annual sales, could drop 20% year-over-year in the first quarter, Kering warned.

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France is piloting a 4-day work week—but only for divorced parents

The new scheme, first mentioned by Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, comes as the French have increasingly been favoring a shorter work week.

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Ben & Jerry’s maker Unilever is spinning off its ice cream unit and slashing up to 7,500 jobs amid activist investor pressure to streamline its business

The layoffs and separation of its ice cream unit will "help create a simpler, more focused, and higher performing Unilever,” the company said.

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British banks scramble after a Big Lebowski-inspired ‘Dudeist priest’ in Northern Ireland filed hundreds of false documents

The person behind hundreds of false charge-settlement filings reflected on the U.K.'s Companies House site is an ordained "Dudeist" priest.

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