International

Europe’s automakers and their already-stretched suppliers face a tough year as they race to cut costs for electric models to counter leaner Chinese rivals which are bringing cheaper vehicles ...

Microsoft’s (MSFT.O) deal with French tech startup Mistral AI is facing scrutiny in the European Union. On Monday, Microsoft announced it would soon make Mistral’s AI models ...

Amazon Web Services Mexico (AWS), a unit of Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), announced on Monday it will invest over $5 billion to open a cluster of data centers in Mexico, ...

Artificial intelligence offers a growing and potentially lucrative opportunity for Intel’s (INTC.O) freshly standalone programmable chip unit, its CEO Sandra Rivera said. Intel’s programmable chip unit began ...

Inflation fell in six economically important German states in February, preliminary data showed on Thursday, suggesting that German inflation is continuing on its downward trajectory. The inflation rate in North ...

German sports apparel company Puma (PUMG.DE) plans to return up to 50 per cent of its net income to shareholders, it said on Thursday The company will now return between 25...

The European Central Bank will continue putting a “floor” under market interest rates in the years to come, but banks will play a greater role in deciding how much liquidity ...

American Airlines (AAL.O) is nearing a deal for about 100 narrowbody jets split between Airbus SE (AIR.PA) and Boeing (BA.N), with the European planemaker likely to win a ...

The US economy grew at a solid clip in the fourth quarter amid strong consumer spending, the government confirmed on Wednesday, but it appears to have lost some speed early ...

Britain’s market regulator plans to announce corporate investigations earlier, publish updates and close inquiries more quickly in an effort to prioritise cases with the most impact and reassure the ...

British employers advertised the fewest jobs in nearly three years last month, with numbers down 15 per cent from a year ago, figures from recruitment data company Adzuna showed on Monday, ...

European banks are set to hand investors a record 120 billion euros ($130 billion) in dividends and share buybacks this year, analysts say, returning more of the profits reaped from a period ...

Franco-Italian automaker Stellantis (STLAM.MI) said on Monday it had reached a multi-billion-euro frame agreement with leasing and fleet management company Ayvens to sell up to 500,000 vehicles across Europe over ...

Britain’s code of good practice for asset managers will undergo a root-and-branch review to aid economic growth and international competitiveness, its compiler said on Tuesday, in a move that ...

Bank lending to companies and households in the eurozone stagnated last month, indicating the bloc’s long-awaited economic recovery has yet to gain traction, European Central Bank data showed on ...

British grocery prices rose this month at their lowest rate since March 2022, as supermarket promotions picked up after a post-Christmas slowdown, industry data showed on Tuesday. Market researcher Kantar said ...

Japan’s core consumer inflation slowed for a third straight month in January but beat forecasts and held at the central bank’s 2 per cent target, keeping alive expectations it ...

Major stock markets in the Gulf showed a mixed trend in early trading on Tuesday as investors eyed a data-packed week, including key inflation figures due from the US Inflation ...

Oil prices on Tuesday built on gains made a day earlier amid attacks on shipping in the Red Sea that have exacerbated supply worries. Brent crude futures rose 36 cents, or 0.44 ...

European private lending activity has rebounded to levels last seen in mid-2022, new data from Deloitte showed on Tuesday, in a sign investors are piling in to risky corporate debt ...

Eurozone bonds are trading more in sync with their US peers than ever before, as investors ignore the slowdown in Europe and remain laser-focused on inflation and interest rates, driving ...

The Bank of Israel kept interest rates steady on Monday after cutting by a quarter-point in January, citing uncertainty over expected duration of the war in Gaza. The central bank ...

As the world’s top global energy trading houses prepare for their biggest annual industry get-together this week in London they face a growing problem, what to do with their ...

Ryanair (RYA.I) will receive even fewer Boeing (BA.N) aircraft by the end of June than previously expected, CEO Michael O’Leary said on Friday, potentially prompting the budget ...