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Japan's wholesale inflation hit a 13-year high in September as rising global commodity prices and a weak yen pushed up import costs, putting pressure on corporate margins and raising the risk of unwanted consumer price hikes.

Sika can overcome rising raw material costs globally and uncertainty in China linked to debt concerns at developer China Evergrande to reach its 2021 goals, Chief Executive Thomas Hasler said on Thursday.

French satellite company Eutelsat , which rejected a takeover proposal from billionaire Patrick Drahi, said it had raised its stake in London-headquartered communications network company OneWeb to 22.9%.

British baker and fast food chain Greggs raised its full-year profit outlook on the back of strong trading in its latest quarter despite staffing and supply chain disruption.

French investment company Tikehau Capital said on Monday it was hoping to manage at least 5 billion euros ($5.8 billion) worth of assets by 2025 that would be dedicated solely to fighting climate change.

British online fashion retailer Boohoo warned on Thursday that full year profit margins will be lower than its previous guidance due to a rise in freight costs in its supply chain and higher wages for its distribution centre workers.

Japan's wholesale inflation hovered near a 13-year high in August as raw material imports continued to rise on solid global demand, data showed on Monday, putting pressure on companies to pass on higher costs to households.

A tropical wave located several hundred miles southwest of the Cape Verde Islands has an 80% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday.

U.S. President Joe Biden will attend a briefing later on Saturday by administration officials on preparations for Hurricane Ida, which is expected to make landfall in the United States this weekend.

British retail sales unexpectedly fell in July, official data showed on Friday, suggesting at least some consumers skipped shopping to follow England's run in the Euro 2020 soccer tournament, or stayed at home due to rising COVID-19 cases.