JOHANNESBURG, June 4 (Reuters) - South African supermarket retailer SPAR Group reported on Wednesday a marginal decline in half-year earnings, as group revenue from continuing operations remained steady at 66.1 billion rand ($3.70 billion). The retailer said headline earnings per share from continuing operations fell by 0.4% to 450.1 cents in the 26 weeks ended March 28, down from 451.9...

BANGKOK, June 4 (Reuters) - Thailand plans to acquire four Gripen JAS 39 fighter jets built by Sweden's SAAB in the first procurement phase of its plan to replace its ageing fleet of mainly U.S. aircraft, its air force said on Wednesday. Thailand has one of Southeast Asia's best-equipped air forces, with 11 JAS 39 Gripen jets and dozens of...

* 2024-25 organic operating profit -30.5% vs forecast -31.7% * 2025-26 profit could fall by high-teens percentage in worst case * Joins rivals in scrapping longer term targets (Rewrites paragraph 1; adds quote in 4; context in 6-7) By Dominique Vidalon and Emma Rumney PARIS/LONDON, June 4 (Reuters) - French spirits group Remy Cointreau on Wednesday abandoned its 2030 sales...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...