Meta Platforms has announced that it has decided to suspend use of generative artificial intelligence tools in Brazil in response to the government’s objections to its new privacy policy ...
EU antitrust regulators are asking industry participants if Google’s (GOOGL.O) multi-year generative artificial intelligence (AI) deal with Samsung (005930.KS) hinders rival chatbots on Samsung smartphones, according to an ...
Investment firm ECM Partners, whose Cypriot presence is based in Nicosia, and private fund manager Metric Capital Partners announced on Monday that they have agreed to sell a majority stake ...
The European Central Bank (ECB) recently kept interest rates at their current levels but indicated that the September meeting is “wide open” as it downgraded its economic outlook for the ...
Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia said on Thursday its operating profit fell 32 per cent in the second quarter because of continued weak demand for 5G telecom equipment but forecast a ...
Netflix likely added the fewest number of subscribers in five quarters during April-June as sharp gains following a crackdown on password sharing ebbed and viewer attention moved to summer sporting ...
European companies are seeing outsized gains and losses in their shares when they report earnings, a Reuters analysis shows, a trend that has more to do with the growing sway ...
Elevated levels of inflation and the impact of the war in Ukraine have forced companies across Europe to freeze hiring or cut jobs.
Here are some layoffs announced since the ...
Outsized positions in artificial intelligence darling Nvidia (NVDA.O) have boosted portfolio managers’ returns this year but the bets stand to magnify risk if the chipmaker’s red-hot shares see ...
German sportswear maker Adidas is increasing its full-year earnings guidance after a better than expected second quarter, it said on Tuesday, in its second upgrade this year.
The success of ...
Here are the top business stories in Cyprus from the week starting July 15:
Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Nicodemos Damianou used his participation at a recently held ...
No self-respecting board would pay a company’s CEO entirely in cash. Yet for directors themselves, at least in Europe, it’s the norm.
Non-executive board members in London, Amsterdam ...
Capital One will commit $265 billion over five years to lending, philanthropy and investment if its takeover of Discover Financial Services goes through, the bank said on Wednesday, as it aims ...
The Body Shop entered into an exclusivity agreement with a consortium led by investment firm focused on beauty and personal care Auréa group, the joint administrators of the struggling ...
HSBC Holdings Plc has appointed its Chief Financial Officer Georges Elhedery as its next CEO, the bank said on Wednesday, opting for continuity as it tries to kickstart growth.
Elhedery, 50, ...
Pernod Ricard said on Wednesday it agreed to sell the majority of its wine portfolio to the owners of Australia’s Accolade Wines, disposing of a dragging division to focus ...
Starting with the consumer goods market, the latest data from the Consumer Product Price Watch, released by the Consumer Protection Service, highlights a significant uptick in prices. In June, 28 out ...
British house prices rose for a third month in a row in May, increasing by an annual 2.2 per cent after a 1.3 per cent rise in April, the Office for National ...
By Maria Demertzis, André Sapir, Jeromin Zettelmeyer
After every European election, Bruegel produces a series of memos to the new European Commissioners that will take office in Brussels. The first ...
Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis met with groups representing the wine and gastronomy sectors to discuss the promotion of local culinary and wine traditions.
The meetings included representatives from ...
Cypriot real estate market analytics firm Ask Wire on Friday released its Q2 2024 edition of the Ask Wire Index, detailing property sale and rental values across the island. The Index, ...
In June, 28 out of 45 basic product categories saw price increases, with 24 of these categories rising by less than 3 per cent from the previous month. This information comes from the Consumer ...
If Alphabet’s Google is successful in its effort to buy cloud security company Wiz, it would bolster its cloud security offerings for large organisations, a hotspot for hackers, and ...
In June, Cyprus’ annual inflation rate, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), remained steady at 3 per cent, mirroring the previous month’s figure.
Notable price increases were observed ...