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Global air cargo demand rose by 2.2 per cent in May 2025 compared to the same month last year, according to data released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Capacity, measured ...

EU-funded researchers are using AI to transform nuclear technology, making medical scans safer, streamlining nuclear plant maintenance and allowing earlier prediction of earthquakes. By Tom Cassauwers Whenever you have a ...

A significant number of Greeks are keeping financial secrets from their partners, according to a new survey conducted by fintech app Plum. The survey explored how Greek couples manage their ...

The US stock market completed a roller-coaster first half of the year at record-high levels but a host of factors could knock equities off their perch over the rest of 2025. ...

Tesla (TSLA.O) is expected to report another fall in quarterly deliveries on Wednesday as the backlash against CEO Elon Musk’s political views and competitive pressures continue to drag ...

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey on Tuesday highlighted Britain’s softening labour market and said rising uncertainty in the global economy had “definitely” hurt economic growth and investment intentions. ...

The European Union wants immediate relief from tariffs in key sectors as part of any trade deal with the United States due by a July 9 deadline, but the bloc expects ...

Oil prices steadied on Tuesday after sliding earlier in the session, with the market weighing expectations of an OPEC+ output hike in August in an upcoming meeting. Brent crude rose 10 ...

Confidence levels among British employers hit a fresh nine-year high this month as companies became more optimistic about the outlook for the economy, according to a survey published on Monday. ...

Oil prices held steady on Monday as Middle East risks eased while a possible OPEC+ output increase in August and uncertainty over the global demand outlook weighed on the market. ...

Britain’s economy grew at its fastest pace in a year in the first three months of 2025 as homebuyers rushed to beat a deadline on property purchases and manufacturers sped ...

By Maria Demertzis Surging geopolitical risk and growing global conflicts, along with a concomitant search for economic security, are combining to challenge what has long been a pillar of the ...

Tesla (TSLA.O) finally has a robotaxi. Now comes the hard part. The electric-vehicle maker deployed its first-ever driverless cabs in Austin, Texas, on Sunday in a small-scale test of ...

Andy Russick, who sells canned fruit and tomatoes to top US grocers like Kroger (KR.N), hospitals and schools, shares the stated aim behind US President Donald Trump’s trade ...

Renewable energy developer Invenergy and social media giant Meta Platforms (META.O) have signed four deals to supply 791 megawatts (MW) more of solar and wind power to operate data centers, ...

The custodians of trillions of dollars of global central bank reserves are eyeing a move away from the greenback into gold, the euro and China’s yuan as the splintering ...

More than 40 per cent of agentic artificial intelligence projects will be canceled by the end of 2027 due to escalating costs and unclear business value, according to a report by Gartner. ...

Amazon has deepened its commitment to Britain, with the e-commerce giant saying it plans to invest 40 billion pounds ($54 billion) over the next three years, a move the UK government hailed ...

The European Commission this week put forward the EU Space Act, a long-awaited overhaul of regulations affecting its fast-growing space industry. The legislation aims to create a single market for ...

Britain’s competition regulator said it may force Google to rank businesses more fairly in search results and offer alternative services to consumers, marking the first use of expanded powers ...

The Bank for International Settlements issued its starkest warning yet on the risks posed by stablecoins and urged countries to move rapidly towards the tokenisation of their currencies. The BIS, ...

UBS Global Wealth Management raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 index (.SPX) to 6,200 from its prior forecast of 6,000, banking on softening trade tensions and expectations of resilient ...

Britain’s statistics office will split its leadership and invest more money as part of a push to fix problems with its economic data that have hampered the Bank of ...

The US economy contracted a bit faster than previously thought in the first quarter amid tepid consumer spending, underscoring the distortions caused by the Trump administration’s aggressive tariffs on ...