MILAN, April 4 (Reuters) - French luxury group Kering said on Thursday it had bought an 18th century building in via Montenapoleone, the heart of Milan's most exclusive shopping area, for 1.3 billion euros ($1.4 billion), from Blackstone Property Partners Europe. The deal is the latest in a series of property acquisitions in top fashion locations by big luxury groups....

08:08 AM EDT, 04/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- AGF Management (AGF-B.TO), trading at 52 week highs, on Thursday reported first quarter adjusted net income of $33.7 million, or $0.51 per diluted share. The comparable figures for Q1 2023 were $17.8 million and $0.27, respectively. The company also increased quarterly dividend to $0.115 per share. The company reported total net revenue of...

08:09 AM EDT, 04/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Spotify Technology ( SPOT ) said Thursday that it has appointed Christian Luiga as its new chief financial officer. Luiga was most recently the chief financial officer and deputy chief executive of European defense and security firm Saab. He will be based in Sweden once he joins Spotify ( SPOT ) in Q3,...

08:09 AM EDT, 04/04/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were advancing pre-bell Thursday, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) gaining 0.4% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) up 0.5%. Levi Strauss (LEVI) shares jumped 12.5% after the denim jeans manufacturer's fiscal Q1 adjusted earnings and sales beat market expectations. ...