Work and Pensions secretary admits Labour has asked business to pay more and vows to try to ease pressure on public finances

London has lobbied intensely to secure equal treatment for British products but continues to rule out a customs union

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The Netherlands wants to scrap mandatory gas storage targets after spending nearly €1 billion ($1.1 billion) this year to fill its reserves, arguing that the current EU system forces governments to do a job that the market should be doing.

An underwhelming earnings report from Hennes & Mauritz AB has intensified concerns about the inflation pressures confronting European retailers.

Systematic Growth, owner of health supplements maker Wellma Group AB, is planning a sale of the Stockholm-based company, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Indonesia and Malaysia are expected to produce less palm oil in 2027 as prolonged dry weather caused by a strong El Niño will depress yields next year, tightening global supplies and lifting prices.

A selloff in shares of India’s online insurance sellers deepened on Friday as analysts pared earnings expectations after the industry regulator’s proposal to cap commissions and management expenses.

The wave of regulatory tightening in India’s derivatives market is largely complete, says NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan. In a conversation with BTV, he adds that the exchange is beginning to regain market share in the F&O space. (Source: Bloomberg)

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., the Japanese health products company that was at the center of a supplement contamination scandal involving suspected deaths, is said to be considering a potential buyout offer of more than ¥500 billion ($3.2 billion) by private equity investors.