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British retail sales rose more than expected in July, boosted by good weather and the women’s European soccer championship, but annual growth was slower than expected after extensive revisions ...

Passenger traffic at Athens International Airport in August 2025 reached 3.88 million, marking an increase of 6.7 per cent compared with August 2024. Both domestic and international passenger traffic rose during the month. Domestic ...

Tesla’s (TSLA.O) board has proposed a $1 trillion compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk in what would be the largest corporate pay package in history, underscoring the hold Musk ...

US job growth weakened sharply in August while the unemployment rate increased to 4.3 per cent, confirming that labour market conditions were softening and sealing the case for an interest rate ...

Most Greeks struggle to build financial resilience, with more than half regularly running out of money before the end of the month, according to a new survey by fintech app ...

Trade disruptions, inflation and geopolitical tensions are restricting global business prospects, according to a new survey of local chambers of commerce in more than 100 countries conducted by the International Chamber ...

The European Central Bank should keep interest rates steady as the euro zone economy is holding its own in the face of US tariffs and inflation may still come in ...

Use of internet-connected devices has become widespread across the European Union, according to a report by Eurostat. Specifically, 70.9 per cent of people in the European Union used internet-connected devices in 2024, ...

Hedge funds remain hesitant about buying US stocks at the outset of what is often a dour month for markets, even with a potential US rate cut on the horizon, ...

Tesla’s (TSLA.O) auto sales soared in Turkey in August, reaching the No. 2 spot ahead of traditional European and Japanese rivals, as the US brand benefited from buyers’ seeking ...

Eurozone manufacturing activity expanded in August for the first time since mid-2022 due to a surge in domestic demand and output, raising optimism around future production, a survey showed. The ...

Revolut has launched a secondary sale of its shares valuing the financial technology giant at $75 billion, a source familiar with the company said this week, as the London-based group doubles ...

Global air passenger demand grew by 4 per cent in July 2025 compared with the same month last year, according to figures released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). At the ...

British house prices unexpectedly fell in August as buyers struggled to afford high valuations, mortgage lender Nationwide Building Society said on Monday. Property prices slipped by 0.1 per cent last month ...

Oil prices rose 1 per cent on Monday on worries over supply disruptions stemming from intensified Russia-Ukraine airstrikes as well as a weaker dollar. Brent crude was up 62 cents, or 0.9 per ...

The Middle East smartphone market recorded remarkable growth in the second quarter of 2025, according to new research from industry analysts Canalys. Excluding Turkey, shipments in the region rose by 15 per ...

Dell raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts on Thursday, buoyed by demand for its artificial intelligence-optimized servers that are powered by Nvidia’s advanced chips. Shares fell around 5 per ...

Public cloud services spending in Europe is set to total $229 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $452 billion by 2029, according to the Worldwide Software and Public Cloud Services Spending Guide ...

Oil prices fell on Friday but are set for a weekly gain, caught between expectations of lower demand as the end of summer nears in the United States, the world’...

Apple said on Thursday Britain’s plans to increase competition in the mobile operating system market could harm users and developers, and potentially force the company to share its technology ...

Resurgent European bank shares, up over 40 per cent this year, face testing times with sentiment already being challenged by renewed French uncertainty. Still, investors may find it hard to ignore ...

The number of passengers passing through British airports in April to June rose to a record 81 million, beating the pre-pandemic high for the period, Britain’s aviation regulator said on ...

ByteDance, the owner of short-video app TikTok, is set to launch a new employee share buyback that will value the Chinese technology giant at more than $330 billion, driven by continued ...

Elias Maalouf crouched to examine a shrivelling grapevine in his ancestral vineyard in the sun-kissed plains of eastern Lebanon. Last year, Israeli air strikes kept him from picking most of ...