International

Turkey halted the transit of Western-sanctioned goods to Russia this month after a year of war in Ukraine and mounting US and European pressure on Ankara for action, a top ...

For many electric vehicles, there is no way to repair or assess even slightly damaged battery packs after accidents, forcing insurance companies to write off cars with few miles – leading ...

Goldman Sachs is expecting a pause this week from the US Federal Reserve after a year-long rate increase campaign as Wall Street banks scale back their hawkish expectations in the ...

At an early January meeting of the Virginia Bankers Association, executives were already nervous that Federal Reserve interest rate increases were making it hard to compete for deposits. “Everywhere I ...

European supervisors tried to stop a rout in the market for convertible bank bonds on Monday, saying owners of this type of debt would only suffer losses after shareholders have ...

Oil prices fell on Monday to their lowest in 15 months on concerns risks in the global banking sector may cause a recession that would lead fuel demand to decline and ...

UBS Group (UBSG.S) emerged as Switzerland’s one and only global bank with a state-backed rescue of its smaller peer Credit Suisse, a risky bet that makes the Swiss ...

Hedge fund managers and other large investors believe it is far too soon to call an all-clear on turmoil in the global financial sector even after more than a week ...

A US official said on Sunday that the deposit outflows that left many regional banks reeling in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s failure had slowed and in some ...

Banking stocks tumbled on Monday as initial relief over a historic state-backed rescue of troubled lender Credit Suisse by Swiss rival UBS Group gave way to new worries about the ...

Switzerland awoke on Monday to a new era after UBS (UBSG.S) agreed to take over the ailing Credit Suisse (CSGN.S), with a bank employee association saying it was “...

Microsoft last week trumpeted its latest plans to put artificial intelligence into the hands of more users, answering a spate of unveilings this week by its rival Google (GOOGL.O) ...

Egypt promised to reform under latest IMF programme Gov’t earmarked more than 30 firms for stake sales Analysts say military’s economic role has expanded New security clearance requirement is ...

A chip plant that South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) is building in Taylor, Texas, will cost the world’s biggest memory chipmaker over $25 billion, up more than $8 ...

The Mexican arm of Spain’s Banco Santander (SAN.MC) plans to launch digital lender Openbank by the end of March 2024 to offer checking accounts, credit cards and other services ...

European researchers are developing online tools to help small and medium-sized enterprises improve the mental health of employees. By Andrew Dunne Ask a person working in a small business how ...

PricewaterhouseCoopers said Wednesday that it will give 4,000 of its legal professionals access to an artificial intelligence platform, becoming the latest firm to introduce generative AI technology for legal work. PwC ...

New York-based quantum computer startup SEEQC said on Wednesday it has developed a digital chip that can operate at temperatures colder than outer space so it can be used with ...

Artificial intelligence can now outperform most law school graduates on the bar exam, the grueling two-day test aspiring attorneys must pass to practice law in the United States, according to ...

By Maria Demertzis The three Rs of regulation, reserves and (legal) recourse are crucial for the smooth functioning of financial markets. These basic underpinnings are missing in decentralised finance, or ...

Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn (2317.TW) has won an order to make AirPods for Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and plans to build a factory in India to produce the wireless earphones, ...

A group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers sent a letter to regulators and the Justice Department requesting a probe into the role of Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N in ...

British banks are seeing a pick-up in enquiries to switch cash between institutions after the collapse of US tech lender Silicon Valley Bank, as contagion fears prompt some depositors to ...

Analysts worried that a banking crisis is still a possibility despite interventions A $30 billion lifeline for First Republic Bank (FRC.N) hosed down market fears about an imminent banking collapse ...