International

By Hallam Stevens On November 12, United States president-elect Donald Trump announced he would appoint Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, to lead a newly constituted Department of Government Efficiency ...

French borrowing costs rose above those of Greece for the first time on December 2, as Michel Barnier’s government teetered on the brink of collapse, underlining a dramatic shift in ...

Tesla’s (TSLA.O) market capitalisation increased by the most among top global companies in November, boosted by expectations the automaker will benefit from CEO Elon Musk’s close ties ...

Britain’s cyber security chief warned of a rise in hostile activity in the country’s cyberspace, with the number of incidents handled by officials rising by 16 per cent in 2024 ...

Salesforce (CRM.N) beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue on December 3 and raised the lower end of its annual revenue forecast, helped by robust spending on its enterprise cloud ...

Intel (INTC.O), has started evaluating a handful of outsiders, including former board member Lip-Bu Tan, for the role of chief executive after the struggling American chipmaking icon ousted company ...

A gauge of British manufacturing activity pointed to the sharpest contraction in nine months, as orders from domestic and foreign customers fell and ongoing supply chain disruption pushed up costs. ...

Mastercard (MA.N), has reached an agreement in principle to settle a collective London lawsuit brought on behalf of British consumers over card fees, the company said this week. The ...

Eurozone productivity growth remained weak in the third quarter despite a modest expansion in the bloc’s economy, continuing a poor run that has lasted years, data from Eurostat showed ...

British employees whose health deteriorates are four times more likely to drop out of the labour market if they have little or no flexibility over their working conditions, according to ...

New battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales in UK rose 58 per cent in November, marking the eleventh straight month of growth, industry data showed, driven by deep discounts to meet government-mandated ...

The world economy is set for steady growth in the next two years if resurgent protectionism does not derail a recovery in global trade, according to the the Organisation for ...

Bitcoin catapulted above $100,000 for the first time on Thursday, a milestone hailed even by sceptics as a coming-of-age for cryptocurrencies as investors bet on a friendly US administration to cement ...

Volvo Cars’ (VOLCARb.ST), sales rose 5 per cent year on year in November to 66,977 vehicles, led by Europe and the United States, it said on Wednesday. Sweden-based Volvo Cars, majority ...

Barclays (BARC.L), agreed to pay $19.5 million to settle a lawsuit in Manhattan by shareholders who accused the British bank of securities fraud after it sold $17.7 billion more debt than ...

Turkish workers pushing for a solid minimum wage hike to cope with a persistent cost-of-living crisis face a battle in looming wage talks as the government seeks to prove its ...

British retailers reported lacklustre sales in November, according to industry data on Tuesday affected by the timing of the Black Friday sales, although it still pointed to weakening consumer confidence. ...

Germany’s manufacturing sector remained firmly entrenched in contraction territory in November as firms struggle with weak demand and competitive pressure, highlighting ongoing challenges for Europe’s largest economy, a ...

By Jean Burgess After Elon Musk bought Twitter (now rebranded X) in 2022, disaffected users began to seek alternatives. Alongside Meta’s Threads and the open source project Mastodon, Bluesky was ...

British house prices rose at their fastest annual pace in two years in November, adding to signs of resilience in the property market despite high borrowing costs, data from mortgage ...

Eurozone manufacturing activity fell sharply last month and a further decline in demand likely dashed any hopes for an imminent recovery after the sector had showed some signs of stabilisation ...

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia is expected to slash crude prices for Asian buyers in January to the lowest in years, largely tracking a slump in Middle East benchmark prices ...

Western sanctions imposed on Russia over its military action in Ukraine will not be lifted anytime soon, the CEO of Russia’s second largest lender VTB Andrei Kostin told Reuters ...

British business confidence ticked downwards in November to a five-month low but remained healthy overall, with companies still feeling upbeat about their trading prospects, a survey from Lloyds Banking Group ...