International

Black Friday is no longer just a retail phenomenon, having grown into a significant economic indicator influencing stock market performance, according to international online broker Freedom24. The annual shopping event, ...

Britain’s government has announced that it plans to increase access to mental health support and to reform job centres as part of its push to get more people back ...

Nissan Motor (7201.T) is looking for a long-term investor, such as a bank or insurance group, to help it replace some of Renault’s (RENA.PA) diluted stakeholding, the Financial ...

Investors dusted off their trade war playbooks on Tuesday, confident their portfolios were better-prepared for Donald Trump this time after the US President-elect took to social media and pledged new ...

Fitch Ratings projects limited fiscal improvement across European countries, citing uneven adjustments in debt reduction and growth trajectories. However, the agency mentioned that Cyprus continues to stand out with a ...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has condemned a recent decision by the Spanish government to eliminate cabin baggage fees for passengers. The Spanish government also imposed fines totalling €179 million ...

Oil prices edged higher in early trade on Tuesday after falling in the previous session as investors took stock of a potential ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, weighing on oil’...

The dollar rallied on Tuesday while European shares fell after US President-elect Donald Trump pledged tariffs on all imports from Canada and Mexico, and additional tariffs on China. European equities ...

Heading into holidays some expect to disappoint, Wall Street investors like Goldman Sachs (GS.N) are using new ways to monitor shoppers’ actions and intentions to help determine the season’...

British finance minister Rachel Reeves on Monday said she would never have to repeat the tax hikes of her first budget, an attempt to reassure businesses that were caught off-guard ...

The Bank of Israel left interest rates unchanged for the seventh straight meeting on Monday, saying inflation remains high but that military conflicts are keeping economic growth weak. In its ...

Funding for European technology startups in 2024 is set to stall slightly below last year’s level but a window for new listings is opening again, according to an industry report ...

Major global companies have boosted hiring for professional roles as they enter the final quarter of the year, especially in retail, technology and healthcare, but demand for financial services recruits ...

Graphene has lived up to its promise in the lab. Now, EU-funded researchers are working on supporting its wider adoption in high-end electronics, photonics and sensors. By Anthony King Dr ...

More UK fund managers say they’ve paid higher costs in 2024 to protect their investment portfolios against fluctuations in currency markets, according to survey results by software provider, MillTechFX. This ...

Nestle will boost advertising and marketing, trim costs by at least $2.8 billion by 2027 and carve out its water and premium drinks businesses into a standalone global unit as it looks ...

US homebuilder sentiment rose to a seven-month high in November and expectations for sales in the next six months surged to the highest in about two-and-a-half years after a Republican ...

Asking prices for British homes fell over the last month by more than is usual for the time of year, online property portal Rightmove said in a report, although it ...

Meta Platforms (META.O) said this week it plans to appeal an order by India’s competition watchdog that restricts the US tech firm from sharing data for advertising between ...

By Luigi Scazzieri Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has revived EU enlargement. European leaders often talk about enlargement as a ‘geopolitical necessity’. However, the rhetoric on enlargement never extends ...

Artificial intelligence search startup Perplexity has launched a shopping hub to attract users, in a bid to beef up its platform as it attempts to take on Alphabet-owned (GOOGL.O) ...

Video game maker Roblox (RBLX.N) announced that it is implementing new safety measures for users under 13, including permanently removing the ability to message others outside games on its platform. ...

A group representing major automakers including General Motors (GM.N), Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T), and Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) urged President-elect Donald Trump to retain key tax credits for electric ...

Bitcoin touched a fresh record high on Friday, with its sights set firmly on the $100,000 barrier, in a stellar rally for the cryptocurrency sparked by expectations of a more friendly ...