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US companies, from tech majors to consumer firms, are bracing for a potential economic downturn by shrinking their employee base to streamline operations. Job cuts announced by US-based employers jumped 13 ...

Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s (GS.N) top dealmakers are bullish on a recovery in global mergers & acquisitions (M&A) in the second half of 2023 despite a slowdown ...

Having weathered a dire 2022, many global hedge fund managers are preparing this year for persistent inflation and seeking exposure to commodities and bonds that perform well in such an environment. ...

Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to criminal charges that he cheated investors in his now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange and caused billions of dollars in losses, in what prosecutors ...

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) shares kicked off 2023 with a near 4 per cent drop on Tuesday, extending a selloff from their worst year on growing worries about weakening demand and logistical ...

British manufacturers are starting 2023 on the back foot, after they reported one of their sharpest falls in activity since the 2008-09 recession last month, reflecting a sharp fall in new ...

Cameron Winklevoss, who founded crypto exchange Gemini Trust Co with his twin brother, on Monday accused Digital Currency Group (DCG) CEO Barry Silbert of “bad faith stall tactics” and asked ...

Growth in Saudi Arabia’s non-oil business activity slowed to a three-month low in December, a survey showed on Tuesday, although higher sales and strong demand ensured firms remained confident ...

Millions of low-income households in Britain will receive cost-of-living support from the government of up to 900 pounds ($1,084) over the financial year, the country’s Department of Work and Pensions said ...

South Korea’s antitrust regulator said it would impose a 2.85 billion won ($2.2 million) fine on Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) for failing to tell its customers about the shorter driving range ...

Oil prices held in a narrow range on Tuesday, though the outlook for demand was clouded by a weak manufacturing activity survey from China, and a warning from the head ...

The Bank of Israel raised its benchmark interest rate (ILINR=ECI) by half a point on Monday, and will likely continue its increases a bit more in coming months, saying ...

Euro zone factories’ darkest days likely over, Dec PMIs show ECB must stop wage growth from fuelling inflation -Lagarde Germany’s finance minister sees 2023 inflation at 7 per cent Croatia joins ...

Privately-owned supermarket chain Mercadona on Friday approved wage increases for its entire workforce in Spain and Portugal, saying they would be in line with the official rate of inflation recorded ...

The Turkish trade deficit widened 138.4 per cent from the previous year to $110.19 billion in 2022, the Trade Ministry said on Monday, with exports rising 12.9 per cent to $254.2 billion and imports jumping 34.3 ...

The downturn in euro zone manufacturing activity has likely passed its trough as supply chains begin to recover and inflationary pressures ease, a survey showed on Monday, leading to a ...

The dollar edged up on Monday, pulling away from recent six-month lows against a basket of major currencies. The US currency has weakened as markets bet a Federal Reserve tightening ...

Russia’s buffetted IT sector risks losing more workers in the new year because of planned legislation on remote working, as authorities try to lure back some of the tens ...

Britain said on Monday its 75-million-pound ($90.5 million) fund aimed at helping boost domestic production of nuclear fuel for power plants and cutting reliance on Russian uranium supplies was now open ...

India’s manufacturing industry ended 2022 on a solid footing as business conditions improved at the fastest rate in over two years while growth in new orders and output accelerated, a ...

Dubai has suspended a tax of 30 per cent on alcohol and dropped a licence fee previously needed to buy alcohol in the commercial and tourism hub, two major retailers said ...

Spending on digital transformation projects is expected to more than double over the next four years in Turkey, the Middle East and Africa, according to a report released this week ...

Taiwan will plough an extra T$380 billion ($12.43 billion) in tax revenue back into the economy in 2023 to help protect the island from global economic shocks, including subsidies for electricity prices, ...

Binance’s $1 billion acquisition of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital could be delayed or blocked by a US national security review, according to a Friday bankruptcy court filing. The crypto ...