International

Global smartphone shipments rose 2 per cent year-on-year in 2025, lifted by stronger demand and economic momentum in emerging markets, Counterpoint Research said on Monday. Apple led the market with a 20 per ...

Qatar and the United Arab Emirates will soon join a U.S.-led initiative to secure AI and semiconductor supply chains, Undersecretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg told ...

 Britain’s jobs market cooled in December but starting salaries for permanent jobs rose at a faster pace, according to a survey of recruiters that will be studied by the ...

Oil prices are likely to drift lower this year as a wave of supply creates a market surplus, although geopolitical risks tied to Russia, Venezuela and Iran will continue to ...

Global air passenger demand rose by 5.7 per cent in November 2025 compared to the same month last year, according to data released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Total demand, ...

YouTube TV is on course to overtake traditional pay-TV giants Charter and Comcast, becoming the largest pay-TV operator in the United States by 2027, according to new forecasts from Omdia.  This ...

The global server market reached a record $112.4 billion in revenue during the third quarter of 2025, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker. The quarter showed another ...

Spotify is expanding its monetization program for creators and introducing new tools for video podcasters, as it aims to better compete with YouTube and Netflix (NFLX.O) in the booming ...

China’s Lenovo, (0992.HK), the world’s largest personal computer maker, announced that it has teamed up with US AI chip leader Nvidia (NVDA.O) to help AI cloud providers ...

Global air cargo demand rose by 5.5 per cent in November 2025 compared with the same month a year earlier, as shippers prioritised timely deliveries ahead of the year-end holiday season, according ...

The year ahead will be a decisive one for global shipping, with 2026 framed as the “year of implementation”, according to International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez. In his New ...

Tesla’s (TSLA.O) UK car registrations dropped by more than 29 per cent year-on-year in December, industry data has shown, underscoring the intense competition from Chinese rivals faced by the ...

Opap shareholders approved the company’s split and cross-border transformation plan on January 2026, clearing the way for the merger of Allwyn and Opap during the group’s 13th extraordinary general ...

Greek systemic banks are expected within the next two weeks to announce the dates for releasing their 2025 financial results, alongside positive revisions to their business plans, as they prepare to ...

Turkey’s car and light commercial vehicle market climbed to an all-time high in 2025, with nearly one in six cars sold being fully electric, industry data showed on Wednesday. Despite ...

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, announced the launch of the first selection procedure for a Consolidated Tape Provider for over-the-counter ...

Euro area money supply growth edged higher in November, as lending picked up, according to ECB data. The ECB said the annual growth rate of the broad monetary aggregate M3 ...

Researchers are pushing telepresence technology beyond video calls, from Star Wars-style holograms to virtual fine dining and classrooms that leap across space. By Tom Cassauwers For Maurizio Murroni, associate professor ...

A see-saw year for the US economy in 2025 looks set to give way to a stronger 2026 thanks to tailwinds from President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, less uncertainty around tariffs, ...

Greek banks are preparing to present their updated strategies and business plans to the international investment community in London in March, as they enter a more expansionary phase following the ...

Living buildings, quantum computers, safety by design, home robots and AI-assisted pandemic preparedness. Europe’s researchers are reshaping how we live, work and design our cities in 2026. By Anthony King ...

Meta Platforms is buying AI startup Manus to deepen its push into agentic AI, aiming to embed the technology across its platforms as competition for next-generation AI intensifies. Here is ...

Economists see the tax cuts in Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill as a principal driver of the US economy in 2026, both for individuals and businesses. Here’s some detail ...

Eurosystem total assets and liabilities rose by €28.95 billion during the week ending December 26, 2025, reaching a consolidated total of €6.16 trillion as part of its regular financial reporting. Gold and gold receivables ...