International

Four out of ten German companies expect business to shrink in 2023, a survey by the German Economic Institute (IW) showed on Monday, blaming high energy costs, supply chain issues and ...

Birkin bag maker Hermes (HRMS.PA) is opening a new, enlarged store in China’s Nanjing city, signalling the luxury industry’s confidence in a strong return of Chinese shoppers ...

Mercedes Benz (MBGn.DE) expects double-digit sales growth in India this year, despite concerns that a weaker rupee could increase car prices, the head of its local unit said in ...

Workers removed the branding from McDonald’s outlets in Kazakhstan’s biggest city, Almaty on Friday after the fast food giant’s local business appeared to fall victim to collateral ...

The crypto industry’s woes continued on Thursday as plunging deposits, layoffs and a lawsuit added to the tumult of 2022, which was dominated by sinking prices and high-profile bankruptcies. The ...

Farm equipment took the keynote spotlight at the CES technology trade show in Las Vegas, as “human security for all” became the first theme in its 56-year history. In his ...

Tesla (TSLA.O) cut prices in China for the second time in less than three months on Friday, fuelling forecasts of a wider price war amid weaker demand in the ...

British consumer spending over the Christmas period has so far held up better-than-expected, providing some relief to retailers who had feared an escalating cost-of-living crisis would hit the key holiday ...

British construction activity fell last month at its sharpest rate since May 2020, as new orders dried up in the face of rising interest rates and broader cost pressures, a survey ...

Crypto exchange Huobi plans to lay off about 20 per cent of its staff, the company told Reuters on Friday, in the latest instance of cost-cutting in the industry as investor ...

Germany’s Continental (CONG.DE) and California-based artificial intelligence chip firm Ambarella (AMBA.O) announced a partnership on Thursday to make software and hardware systems for autonomous driving. The two ...

China’s decision to end a more than decade-long subsidy for electric vehicle purchases has forced automakers, including Tesla (TSLA.O), to deepen discounts to maintain sales as demand eases ...

When Sony Corp Group (6758.T) teases “Gran Turismo,” its long-awaited adrenaline-fueled film adaptation of Sony PlayStation’s hit car-racing franchise at the CES 2023 technology trade show this week, it will ...

Silvergate Capital Corp (SI.N) reported a sharp drop in fourth-quarter crypto-related deposits on Thursday and said it would cut its workforce by 40 per cent, or about 200 employees, as withdrawals ...

Greggs (GRG.L) said its Festive Bakes, mince pies and salted caramel lattes, along with breakfast and lunch offers, appealed to cash-strapped Christmas shoppers, helping like-for-like sales rise 18.2 per cent ...

Investors sold a record 8.38 billion pounds ($10 billion) worth of UK-focused equity funds last year, shunning Britain as the country braces for the worst recession among major economies, a global funds ...

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) delivered 55,796 China-made electric vehicles in December, the lowest level in five months, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on Thursday. That was ...

The boss of British clothing retailer Next (NXT.L) said that while the consumer outlook for 2023 had darkened he took comfort from the country’s low level of unemployment. “If ...

A US bankruptcy judge ruled on Wednesday that Celsius Network owns most of the cryptocurrency that customers deposited into its online platform, meaning most Celsius customers will be last in ...

US prosecutors are in the process of seizing shares of Robinhood Markets Inc (HOOD.O) tied to Sam Bankman-Fried, who has been charged with fraud in the collapse of the ...

Oil rebounded over 2 per cent on Thursday after posting the biggest two-day loss for the start of a year in three decades with the shutdown of a US fuel pipeline ...

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s (005930.KS) quarterly profit will likely plunge 58 per cent to its lowest in six years as a global economic downturn saps demand for electronic devices and ...

British businesses are gloomy about prospects for 2023 as they face the likelihood of a surge energy bills and ongoing post-Brexit trade difficulties, the British Chambers of Commerce said late on ...

FTX’s former top lawyer Daniel Friedberg has cooperated with US prosecutors as they investigate the crypto firm’s collapse, a source familiar with the matter said, adding pressure on ...