International

The European Union recorded a 1.9 per cent decrease in gross fixed capital formation during 2024 compared with the previous year, according to figures released by Eurostat. This figure serves as a ...

HP Inc warned that it expected volatility in memory chips to persist even into next year and forecast a slump in its PC shipments, sending its shares down around 6 per ...

Nearly 1 million Britons aged 16-24 were not in employment, education or training at the end of last year, the second-highest level in more than a decade, according to official data. ...

A Spanish startup is selling bedrooms in flats shared with strangers, a British developer offers mortgages for friends willing to buy together, while stakes in rental properties help some tenants ...

The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative re-launched this week with more than 250 members after a year-long suspension and with looser rules after a US political backlash prompted BlackRock (BLK.N) ...

Artificial intelligence lab Anthropic has unveiled 10 new ways for business customers to plug in its technology to key areas of their work, weeks after other releases sparked an aggressive selloff ...

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) announced this week that it has agreed to sell up to $60 billion worth of artificial intelligence chips to Meta Platforms (META.O) over five years. ...

Santander (SAN.MC) aims to boost its profit to more than 20 billion euros by 2028, helped by growth in its US and UK markets, a rise in customer numbers and cost ...

Diageo’s (DGE.L) new boss Dave Lewis cut the company’s annual sales forecast and dividend in his first results presentation earlier this week, sending its shares down 6 per ...

HSBC Holdings (HSBA.L) lifted a key earnings target after its annual profit beat expectations, a decision which reflects that most of the bank’s planned overhaul has now been ...

British luxury car maker Aston Martin (AML.L) will cut its workforce by up to 20 per cent, the company said this week, as it strives to recover from the impact ...

Alpha Bank reported net profits of €943.3 million for 2025 and announced a €519 million distribution to shareholders, marking what the lender described as a decisive year for its strategy and growth trajectory. “...

Sentiment in Britain’s business and professional services sector became markedly less negative in the current quarter, ending more than a year of declines, but consumer-facing businesses remain downbeat, a ...

Piraeus Bank on Thursday announced strong profitability of €1.1 billion for 2025, corresponding to a 16 per cent return on tangible equity, adjusted for extraordinary items. At the same time, net profit amounted ...

The number of work visas issued by Britain in the year to December 2025 fell by 19 per cent from the previous year, government data showed on Thursday, reflecting the ongoing impact ...

Artificial intelligence is boosting productivity in the eurozone but it is not yet causing a wave of layoffs due to greater automation of labour, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde ...

Cyberattacks targeting the global maritime industry surged 103 per cent in 2025, rising from 408 incidents in 2024 to 828 incidents last year, as threat actors moved beyond data breaches and began targeting the core ...

BMW (BMWG.DE) and the European Commission are in talks about a possible minimum pricing model that could replace EU tariffs on the German carmaker’s Chinese-made Mini electric vehicles, ...

The German economy expanded by 0.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2025 as domestic demand and construction investment helped Europe’s largest economy end a turbulent year on a positive ...

British travel company Jet2 (JET2.L) has announced that it expects to report annual profit in line with market estimates, adding that its on-sale capacity for Summer 2026 has risen from ...

The technology stock trade has stumbled out of the starting block in 2026, stemming from pressure from artificial intelligence disruption fears and the allure of groups that have lagged, but the ...

The Council of the European Union has imposed restrictive measures on eight additional individuals in Russia, according to an official announcement. In its announcement, the Council stated that these individuals ...

Wizz Air on Tuesday announced that it will temporarily suspend access to its booking and digital customer service platforms from 23:00 CET on February 25, 2026 until 08:00 CET on February 26, 2026. According to the ...

New diesel car registrations in the European Union have fallen by 67 per cent over the past decade, while battery-only electric vehicles now account for 13.9 per cent of new sales, according ...