International

The European Union’s sea ports handled an estimated 3.4 billion tonnes of freight in 2024, a level unchanged from the previous year but still short of the decade’s peak as ...

Britain’s housing market slowed in November in both annual and monthly terms in the run-up to the government’s budget, according to figures from mortgage lender Halifax. Halifax said ...

Services production in the euro area and the European Union remained largely stable in September 2025 compared with August, according to estimated figures from Eurostat. In August 2025, services production had recorded ...

Cyprus recorded one of the strongest performances in the European Union in the third quarter of 2025, with seasonally adjusted GDP rising by 0.9 per cent compared with the previous quarter, according ...

Elon Musk’s social media company X was fined 120 million euros ($140 million) by EU tech regulators on Friday for breaching EU online content rules, the first sanction under landmark legislation ...

Netflix is in exclusive talks to buy Warner Bros Discovery’s film and television studios along with its streaming assets after offering $28 per share, a source with direct knowledge of ...

British energy regulator has approved a 28 billion pound ($37.33 billion) investment over the next five years to ensure a safe and reliable energy system in the future, part of an upgrade ...

Gold prices were broadly flat on Friday, as higher U.S. Treasury yields offset support from a weaker dollar, while investors awaited key inflation data for signals on the Federal ...

American talk show host Oprah Winfrey has praised Australia’s decision to ban social media for under-16s from next week, saying the move would help young people socialise more. ...

British investors were net sellers of stocks for a record-extending sixth consecutive month in November, data from funds network Calastone showed on Thursday, as fears the government would cut tax ...

Global air cargo demand rose by 4.1 per cent in October 2025 compared with the same month last year, setting a new monthly record and marking the eighth consecutive month of expansion, ...

British businesses expect to reduce staff numbers but raise prices at a similar rate to before, according to a survey of more than 2,000 firms on Thursday by the Bank of ...

Amazon.com said on Wednesday it is rolling out a dedicated news tab on its Prime Video streaming service, which will become available to all U.S. customers for free ...

A Google search executive on Thursday pushed back against fears that its AI-powered search will harm web publishers and its advertising business, calling the technology an “expansionary moment” for the ...

The spouses and children of billionaires inherited more wealth in 2025 than in any previous year since reporting began in 2015, according to UBS’s Billionaire Ambitions Report published on Thursday. In ...

The European Commission proposed measures on Thursday to make the European Union’s capital markets more competitive by easing cross-border operations and giving broader oversight to the European Securities and ...

Flex, an artificial intelligence startup that aims to be a one-stop shop for the financial needs of mid-sized business owners, said on Thursday it has raised $60 million in a Portage ...

In Argentina’s rapidly growing pistachio heartland, rows of trees bearing the ripening yellow fruit dot the dry landscape, a sign of how this agricultural region is striving to capitalize ...

Philips shares fell by their most in nearly 10 months on Thursday, down over 7 per cent after traders flagged concerns about growth expectations and tariff headwinds following comments from the Dutch ...

Amazon.com on Wednesday touted new capabilities for its SageMaker AI service that it says will help customers expedite customizing their artificial intelligence software models. For Peter Nikoloff, a different ...

Brussels has opened a new antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms over its rollout of artificial intelligence features in WhatsApp, the European Commission said on Thursday, reflecting rising scrutiny of Big ...

The financial system risks undermining global trade if it fails to adapt to the economy’s needs, with developing countries likely to suffer the most, the UN Trade and Development ...

British house prices rose slightly faster than expected in November, defying concerns about the impact of finance minister Rachel Reeves’ budget, and higher wages were improving affordability, mortgage lender Nationwide ...

Asia shares were on steadier footing on Wednesday, helped by an overnight rebound on Wall Street as a brief selloff in global bond markets and cryptocurrencies abated. Bitcoin reclaimed the $90,000 ...