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British business activity expanded modestly in June as new orders grew for the first time this year but employers cut jobs more quickly and worried about the conflict in the ...

Goldman Sachs flagged risks to global energy supply amid concerns over a potential disruption in the Strait of Hormuz that would lead to significant spikes in oil and natural gas ...

Britain aims to cut the electricity bills of thousands of companies from 2027, the key reform in its industrial strategy for the next decade, which it published on Monday. The main ...

By Miranda Xafa  In a recent article (“The Global Role of the Dollar After the Tramp Tariffs”) I discussed the possibility of a “Mar-a-Lago” accord, proposed by President Trump’s ...

As the US stablecoin bill, known as the GENIUS Act, advances in the Senate, a once-niche corner of the crypto industry is gaining rapid traction among global corporates. Stablecoins, a ...

Adobe Inc. has released its first dedicated artificial intelligence smartphone app that includes AI models from the company and partner firms, in a bid to tap into a growing trend ...

Global spending on cloud infrastructure services reached $90.9 billion in the first quarter of 2025, according to estimates by industry analysts Canalys. The company reported that this represents a 21 per cent increase ...

Could baby poop and fungi work together to tackle landfill waste? That’s the idea behind a new product launched by an Austin, Texas-based startup that sells disposable diapers paired ...

Ferrari (RACE.MI), opens new tab has delayed plans for its second fully-electric model that was due out in 2026 to at least 2028, because of a lack of demand for high-performance ...

British online fashion retailer ASOS (ASOS.L) has named Aaron Izzard, director of group finance, as its new CFO as the current finance boss, Dave Murray, will be stepping down ...

ChatGPT maker OpenAI was awarded a $200 million contract to provide the US Defense Department with artificial intelligence tools, the Pentagon said in a statement this week. “Under this award, the ...

European truckmaking rivals AB Volvo (VOLVb.ST) and Daimler Truck (DTGGe.DE) hope to cut costs and reduce reliance on suppliers by jointly developing a software-defined vehicle program, they said ...

Intel (INTC.O) hired three chip industry executives in engineering and networking roles this week, as part of CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s plans to overhaul top management and turn around ...

Nike’s (NKE.N) launch of a new women’s activewear brand in the US through a partnership with Kim Kardashian-owned shapewear label Skims has been delayed, the Air Jordan ...

The Bank of England held interest rates at 4.25 per cent as expected on Thursday but said it was focused on risks from a weaker labour market and higher energy prices ...

The US central bank held interest rates steady on Wednesday and policymakers signaled borrowing costs are still likely to fall in 2025, but Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned against putting ...

Microsoft (MSFT.O) is planning to cut thousands of jobs, particularly in sales, as the tech giant streamlines its workforce amid increased investments in artificial intelligence, Bloomberg News reported on ...

British house price growth halved in April, when a hike in property transaction taxes took effect, official data showed on Wednesday. Annual house price growth cooled to 3.5 per cent from 7.0 ...

British inflation cooled in May as expected by the Bank of England, which is set to keep interest rates on hold this week while it assesses international energy markets rocked ...

Nissan (7201.T) is betting on a new version of its Leaf electric vehicle (EV) to revive its fortunes, having gone from mass-market EV pioneer to laggard since its first model ...

Oil prices fell on Wednesday, after a gain of 4 per cent in the previous session, as markets weighed up the chance of supply disruptions from the Iran-Israel conflict and as ...

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI is in talks to raise $4.3 billion through an equity investment on top of its $5 billion debt funding plans, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, ...

Airbus (AIR.PA) struck a deal with budget airline VietJet (VJC.HM) for up to 150 single-aisle jets at the Paris Airshow on Tuesday, where industry hopes of a return to ...

A restructuring plan proposed by struggling British discount retailer Poundland will see the closure of 68 stores and rent reductions across other locations, it said on Tuesday. Last week, Warsaw-listed Pepco ...