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Safran shares fall as unchanged annual outlook disappoints

Safran shares fall as unchanged annual outlook disappoints

(AWP Alliance News) - Safran SA shares fell on Friday after it kept its full-year guidance unaltered, falling short of expectations. Shares in the Paris-based aerospace and defence company were down 5.9% to EUR284.10 in morning trading in Paris. Safran posted revenue of EUR8.89 billion for the third quarter, up 15% from EUR7.72 billion a year earlier. In the nine months to September, revenue increased 16% to EUR26.14 billion from EUR22.58 billion in the same...
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French private sector returns to contraction in October - survey

French private sector returns to contraction in October - survey

(AWP Alliance News) - France's private sector economy returned to contraction in October, reversing the previous month's rebound as demand weakened and business confidence deteriorated, preliminary survey figures from S&P Global showed on Friday. The flash France composite purchasing managers' index fell to a four-month low of 48.4 points in October from 51.1 in September, below the FXStreet-cited consensus forecast of 50.3 points. The reading fell below the 50-point threshold separating expansion from contraction. The...
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UK retail sales fall at faster pace than expected in September

UK retail sales fall at faster pace than expected in September

(AWP Alliance News) - UK retail sales were weaker than expected in September, declining on month and growing at a slower pace on-year, numbers from the Office for National Statistics showed on Friday. The ONS said retail sales volumes fell 0.4% in September from August. They had risen 0.7% in August from July, upwardly revised from an initially reported 0.5% climb. September's monthly reading fell short of the consensus, with a smaller 0.1% decline forecast,...
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