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Saudi Aramco Says Ras Tanura Refinery Restarts After Drone Attack
Saudi Arabia's national oil company said its Ras Tanura refinery was restarting as it outlined plans to boost shareholder payouts including raising its quarterly base dividend by 3.5%.
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Volkswagen Expects Margins to Improve Despite Another Challenging Year
The carmaker expects profitability to improve this year as it continues to focus on cutting costs in what is expected to be another tough 12 months.
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Repsol to Grow Shareholder Returns Under 2028 Plan
The Spanish energy company intends to return around $4.19 billion to shareholders via cash dividends, complemented by share buybacks.
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Rio Tinto in 'Active Negotiations' With Mongolia Over Oyu Tolgoi Copper Mine
Rio Tinto said it is in negotiations with Mongolia over the giant Oyu Tolgoi copper mine, one of the world's biggest deposits of the metal needed to build electric vehicles and data centers.
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Renault to Refresh Car Lineup in International Push
The French carmaker said it plans to launch 36 new models by the end of this decade, as it looks beyond Europe to drive growth.
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Lindt Shares Drop as Chocolatier Lowers Guidance on Geopolitical Unrest
Barclays said it was unclear how much continuing tensions in the Middle East factored into the lowered guidance. Shares fell 6.9% in early morning European trading.
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Lego Sales Outpace Global Toy Market to Hit Record
Lego reported a 16% rise in consumer sales in 2025, outperforming both a 7% rise in the global toy market and some of its rivals.
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Anthropic Sues U.S. Defense Department, Pete Hegseth for Targeting the Company
AI researchers at Google and OpenAI back Anthropic in alleging government retaliation for policy disagreement.
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HPE Raises Earnings Outlook, Expects Memory Shortage to Persist
The company forecasts networking revenue will rise by 68% to 73% as AI and data-center developers continue to fuel strong demand.
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Hugo Boss Expects Lower Sales, Earnings
The group said 2026 would be a year of realignment and it aims to return to sales and profit growth expected from next year onward.
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Persimmon's Pretax Profit Rises on Higher Sales
The house builder's pretax profit rose for the year on higher home sales, but failed to meet consensus.
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CATL Reports Earnings Beat Despite Cooling EV Demand, Higher Metal Prices
The world's largest electric-vehicle battery maker, reported stronger-than-expected net profit in the fourth quarter and 2025.
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Berkshire Buyback News Undercut Its Ability to Repurchase Stock Cheaply
Berkshire disclosed the buyback for transparency during its leadership transition, a departure from its usual nondisclosure policy.
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Canada Formally Reverses Ban on TikTok's Business Unit
Canada's Industry Minister Melanie Joly said TikTok was being allowed to operate in Canada, subject to conditions focused on protecting Canadians' data and the safety of children.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 10, 2026 05:15 ET (09:15 GMT)
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