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Morgan Stanley has become the first big US bank to offer its wealth management clients access to bitcoin funds, CNBC reported on Wednesday. In an internal memo, the bank told ...

The skies above the Israeli town of Hadera were abuzz with delivery drones on Wednesday as national authorities tested a central control room for safely coordinating the small pilotless aircraft ...

As confectionery groups scramble to reduce added sugar, chocolate sweetened with cocoa fruit pulp is about to hit supermarket shelves with food giant Nestle ready to launch its “Incoa” bar. ...

By Dr. Charles Ellinas We urgently need a major rethink and change in direction. I have called repeatedly, and have been advocating through my articles in this newspaper, for the ...

The central bank of Turkey on Wednesday raised its key interest rate to 19 per cent from 17 per cent. The lira rose to about 8.75 against the euro from over 9 to the ...

With many high-earning employees not expected back in the office full-time, the ‘home nesting’ that became a feature of the pandemic is set to continue – leading to sustained higher spending ...

The euro eased to $1.19655, but was hovering close to its one-week high of $1.19900 after rallying 0.6% on Wednesday. The British pound traded at $1.3946, having gained about 0.5 per cent overnight against the ...

Britain proposed weakening the market grip of “Big Four” auditors on Thursday and making company directors responsible for spotting fraud after the collapses of retailer BHS and builder Carillion. Directors ...

Britons are planning on using a portion of savings accumulated over the last year to go on a £50 billion spending spree when lockdown is lifted, according to a collaborative report ...

Budget airlines Ryanair and EasyJet are both predicting a boom in summer travel this year. But the “jury is still out,” say travel industry analysts at ING. Full recovery for ...

European Commission proposes to create a Digital Green Certificate to facilitate safe free movement inside the EU during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a press release on Wednesday. Commissioner for ...

Market dealers said the Lebanese pound was trading at around 15,000 to the dollar, having lost a third of its value in the last two week to stand at barely a 10...

Inflows into cryptocurrency funds and products have already hit a record $4.2 billion for the first quarter, reflecting growing institutional investor interest, CoinShares data showed. The previous high for crypto inflows ...

In a major victory for unions, Uber’s more than 70,000 British drivers will be paid the minimum wage while picking up and driving passengers as part of the ride-hailing company’...

Multi-asset investment platform eToro, which has an important presence in Cyprus, said on Tuesday it will go public through a merger with a blank-check firm backed by banking entrepreneur Betsy ...

Russia will block Twitter in one month unless the US social media giant complies with a demand to remove banned content, Russian news agencies cited a senior regulatory official as ...

Russian tourists are expected to be welcome in Cyprus as of April 1, according to sources close to the deputy ministry of tourism. Phillip Orphanides contributed to this article. Tourism operators ...

The European Union launched legal action against Britain on Monday for unilaterally changing trading arrangements for Northern Ireland that Brussels says breach the Brexit divorce deal agreed with London last ...

Germany is betting the US administration will take a pragmatic approach to the Nord Stream 2 project to ship Russian gas to Europe and is pushing for the pipeline’s completion ...

Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia on Monday announced it has partnered with Microsoft, Amazon web services and Google to develop new cloud-based 5G radio solutions with its radio access network (...

Qatar Petroleum, the world’s top liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer, is cranking up the pressure on high-cost rivals with bold expansion plans that will boost supplies over the coming ...

Britain on Monday announced sanctions, freezing the assets of six allies of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, including his foreign minister and close advisers. Those sanctioned include Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad, ...

Volkswagen plans to build half a dozen battery cell plants in Europe and expand infrastructure for charging electric vehicles globally, accelerating efforts to overtake Tesla and speed up mass adoption ...

Publicly, the European Union has dismissed Russia’s global coronavirus vaccine supply campaign as a propaganda stunt by an undesirable regime. Behind the scenes, the bloc is turning to Moscow’...