International

The latest wave of sanctions on Russia over its Ukraine invasion has thrown the global banking industry deeper into turmoil, as Western countries try to squeeze Moscow’s access to ...

The rouble weakened past 100 to the dollar on Wednesday, heading back to record lows, and the stock market remained closed as Russia’s financial system staggered under the weight of ...

Bitcoin has leapt since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, bolstered by people in those countries looking to store and move money in anonymous and decentralised crypto. Bitcoin trading denominated in ...

Italy plans to set aside more than 4 billion euros ($4.5 billion) until 2030 to boost domestic chip manufacturing and support innovative technologies, a draft decree seen by Reuters showed on Tuesday. The ...

Crypto exchange Binance is blocking the accounts of any Russian clients targeted by sanctions, it told Reuters on Monday, but will not freeze the accounts of others after Ukraine called ...

The Swiss-based company which built the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany is considering filing for insolvency, two sources familiar with the situation said, as it attempts to ...

Mortgage approvals in Britain struck a six-month high in January, according to official data on Tuesday that showed demand in the housing market remained strong despite the end of pandemic ...

Shell (SHEL.L) will exit all its Russian operations, including a major liquefied natural gas plant, it said on Monday, becoming the latest major Western energy company to quit the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, in a phone call on Tuesday, discussed the OPEC+ oil deal and pledged to continue coordination ...

Turkey’s economy bounced back from the COVID-19 pandemic to grow 11 per cent last year, its highest rate in a decade, but economists see a sharp slowdown this year as ...

Amazon Web Services, a subsidiary of Amazon providing on-demand cloud computing services, announced on Monday that it will launch an AWS Local Zone in Athens, Greece, The new Local Zone ...

BP is abandoning its stake in Russian oil giant Rosneft in an abrupt and costly end to three decades of operating in the energy-rich country, marking the most significant move ...

VTB Capital last week lowered a large Russian flag at its palatial building opposite the Bank of England in London’s financial district, signalling a retreat from one of the ...

The Russian rouble slid more than 15 per cent against the dollar and euro at market opening in Moscow on Monday but central bank intervention arrested its fall, after it tumbled ...

Norway’s $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, will divest its Russian assets following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Norwegian prime minister said on Sunday. The fund’...

The foldable smartphone market is expected to grow massively in the coming years, exceeding 30 million units by 2024, according to a report released this week by technology analysts Canalys. “The key ...

International companies with exposure to Russia are girding for further Western sanctions following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Here’s a list of some of the companies, by region: EUROPEAN ...

In July 2020, just a few months after the COVID-19 pandemic started to spiral out of control, Shell CEO Ben van Beurden declared world oil demand may have passed its peak – ...

Ukraine’s government has raised almost $8 million in cryptocurrencies after posting appeals on social media for donations of bitcoin and other digital tokens, according to blockchain analysis company Elliptic. Ukraine’...

Investors were preparing on Saturday for more wild gyrations in asset prices after Western nations announced a harsh set of sanctions to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, including ...

The European Union, along with the United States and other Western partners, has announced further sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, including cutting off a number of Russian ...

US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc (COIN.O) on Thursday reported a surge in quarterly trading volumes on a sequential basis as volatility in prices drew in retail traders, but ...

Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) is testing a new driver earnings algorithm in 24 US cities that allows drivers to see pay and destinations before accepting a trip and raises the ...

Taiwan expects little impact from the war in Ukraine on the supply of key raw materials for semiconductors, the government said on Saturday. Taiwan is a major chip manufacturer, home ...