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Toyota lastly cuts FY manufacturing goal as chip crunch hits November plan

Toyota lastly cuts FY manufacturing goal as chip crunch hits November plan

TOKYO -- Toyota is finally cutting its fiscal-year production forecast, after stubbornly clinging to it for months, conceding it must trim its plan for November due to the semiconductor crunch. In abandoning its target, the…

Dow Jones Newswires: U.Ok. retail gross sales fell in September for second straight month as inflation took toll

Dow Jones Newswires: U.Ok. retail gross sales fell in September for second straight month as inflation took toll

Retail sales in the U.K. declined in September for a second consecutive month, a sign that consumers are pulling back on spending as high inflation squeezes their purchasing power. Retail sales volumes fell 1.4% on…

Desk Tennis: Quadri Aruna scrapes WTT Cup finals ticket

Desk Tennis: Quadri Aruna scrapes WTT Cup finals ticket

Saturday, October 22, 2022 Aruna Quadri Quadri Aruna has qualified for the WTT Cup finals in Xinxiang, China, thanks to the outcome of the game between Germany’s Timo Boll and Taiwan’s Lin Yun-Ju that went…

2023: Buhari leads governors, NWC to inaugurate APC presidential marketing campaign council

2023: Buhari leads governors, NWC to inaugurate APC presidential marketing campaign council

Saturday, October 22, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari/Bola Tinubu President Muhammadu Buhari will, on Friday, lead All Progressives Congress (APC) governors and members of the National Working Committee (NWC) when he inaugurates the party’s 2023 presidential…

Dow Jones Newswires: Rexel probe, Schneider Electrical and Legrand indicted after French pricing probe

Dow Jones Newswires: Rexel probe, Schneider Electrical and Legrand indicted after French pricing probe

Rexel SA said Friday that one of its business units has been placed under formal investigation for an alleged breach of French competition rules governing prices. The company RXL, -2.55% said it has been required…

Dow Jones Newswires: InterContinental Inns Group RevPAR climbs 28% from a yr in the past

Dow Jones Newswires: InterContinental Inns Group RevPAR climbs 28% from a yr in the past

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC said Friday that its revenue per available room increased 28% on year in the third quarter and that it was 2.7% higher than the comparable period in 2019. The FTSE 100…

Nigeria’s Moove raises £15 million to scale operations within the UK

Nigeria’s Moove raises £15 million to scale operations within the UK

Moove, an automobile financing firm, has raised £15 million from Emso Asset Management to scale its recently launched operations in the United Kingdom. This recent funding comes two months after Moove expanded into London with…

Dow Jones Newswires: Deliveroo gross transaction worth rises 8%

Dow Jones Newswires: Deliveroo gross transaction worth rises 8%

Deliveroo PLC said in a trading update Friday that gross transaction value rose 8% on year on a reported basis and lowered the top end of the range of its full-year guidance. The U.K. food-delivery…

Many governors nonetheless agitating for state police: Sanwo-Olu

Many governors nonetheless agitating for state police: Sanwo-Olu

Saturday, October 22, 2022 Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reiterated the need to create state police in Nigeria, noting that “a lot of” governors are agitating for that. Mr Sanwo-Olu reiterated the call on Thursday when…

Dow Jones Newswires: Telia cuts steering amid increased power prices, as web revenue misses views

Dow Jones Newswires: Telia cuts steering amid increased power prices, as web revenue misses views

STOCKHOLM — Telia Co. AB on Friday reported slightly worse-than-expected third-quarter net profit and downgraded its guidance amid high current energy prices. The Swedish telecommunications operator TELIA, -7.92% said it made a third-quarter net profit…

Buhari regime received’t tolerate undue strikes once more: Ngige

Buhari regime received’t tolerate undue strikes once more: Ngige

Saturday, October 22, 2022 A composite of Labour minister Chris Ngige and President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime will no longer tolerate industrial strikes that do not follow due process, “particularly during the transition…

UN fear over flooding impression in Nigeria after 600 folks died

UN fear over flooding impression in Nigeria after 600 folks died

Saturday, October 22, 2022 Flooding in Bayelsa The UN has expressed concern over the flooding in Nigeria, which has impacted the lives of more than 2.8 million men, women and children. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric…