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European stocks are set for a bullish start if they follow the Asia-Pacific lead, buoyed by a drop in bond yields on deepening confidence that the major central banks’ tightening ...

UK investors pulled money from real estate funds for the second month running in November, but sentiment towards equity and fixed-income funds improved, fund network Calastone said on Wednesday. Investors ...

Amazon’s (AMZN.O) streaming unit Twitch on Tuesday said it will shut down operations in South Korea in February next year, due to high operating costs and network fees. “...

Over 70 bilateral meetings between Cypriot and foreign businesses from 15 countries took place within the framework of an international event in Limassol the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce (Keve/CCC) announced. Participating ...

Activity in Britain’s services sector grew in November after three months of declines, a survey showed on Tuesday, but companies reported an uptick in prices charged, a potential concern ...

Ukrainian aerospace group Motor Sich has little to show so far for a wartime effort to woo potential partners in the West, as it seeks new direction after it lost ...

British grocery inflation slowed again in November, while the rise in the cost of a traditional Christmas dinner is tracking well below the headline rate, industry data showed on Tuesday. ...

The European Central Bank can take further interest rate hikes off the table given a “remarkable” fall in inflation and policymakers should not guide for rates to remain steady through ...

Rockstar Games, owned by Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO.O), on Monday released a trailer of the latest installment of its best-selling “Grand Theft Auto” (GTA) videogame franchise, ending a years-long ...

European air travellers are experiencing airfares below the inflation rate as the aviation market stages a post-pandemic resurgence, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently said in an official announcement. ...

Spanish billionaire and Zara founder Amancio Ortega has bought a logistics centre mainly used by Amazon in Dublin, Ireland, for 225 million euros ($244.98 million), his investment firm Pontegadea said recently. It ...

A digital pound should not be available in large sums initially to avoid the risk of bank runs, British lawmakers said in a report on Saturday that also highlighted the ...

Music streaming giant Spotify (SPOT.N) said on Monday that it will lay off around 1,500 employees, or 17 per cent of its headcount, to bring down costs, after letting 600 of its ...

Britain needs a new economic strategy to reverse 15 years of falling living standards and worsening inequality, a leading think tank and an academic research centre said on Monday. British productivity ...

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets. Asian stocks have made a hesitant start to the week, while gold hit a new peak and Treasuries ran ...

Sensors, “smart” buoys and high-tech traps can make fisheries in Europe more sustainable and profitable. By Helen Massy-Beresford Professor Zigor Uriondo was so keen to make tuna fishing less polluting ...

Drawing inspiration from birds, fish and even worms, researchers in Europe are developing machines to explore places on Earth that are difficult for people to reach. By Gareth Willmer The ...

We asked ChatGPT, OpenAI’s viral chatbot, how it felt on its first birthday. This was its reply: “Thank you for the birthday wishes! However, it’s important to note ...

Microsoft’s (MSFT.O) plan to pump 2.5 billion pounds ($3.2 billion) into Britain over the next three years, its single largest investment in the country to date, will underpin future growth ...

By Maria Demertzis How well are central banks doing? Right now, they are making losses but, unlike most large institutions, we should not assess their performance on annual profit and ...

Google DeepMind has used artificial intelligence (AI) to predict the structure of more than 2 million new materials, a breakthrough it said could soon be used to improve real-world technologies. In ...

Meta Platforms’ (META.O) advertising-free subscription service, a fee-based offering rolled out in Europe this month, breaches EU consumer laws, Europe’s largest consumer group said on Thursday as it ...

The US government will cut off cryptocurrency companies from the broader US economy if they fail to block and report illicit money flows, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo warned the ...

Abu Dhabi’s Aldar Properties (ALDAR.AD) has bought London-based developer London Square for an enterprise value of 1.07 billion dirhams ($291 million) in its first acquisition outside the Middle East. “Aldar ...