International

EU-funded researchers have developed smart tags to guarantee the authenticity and traceability of wine from vineyard to table, helping to combat counterfeiting and boost consumer trust. By Sofia Sanchez Manzanaro ...

If Germany is to quickly revive its flagging industrial economy, businesses say the country’s new leadership must make drastic reductions to bureaucracy alongside their radical plans to boost public ...

Facebook owner Meta (META.O) is testing its first in-house chip for training artificial intelligence systems, a key milestone as it moves to design more of its own custom silicon ...

Britain’s housing market had its slowest month in more than a year in February as a rush by buyers to close deals ahead of the expiry of a tax ...

Bolivia’s state energy firm YPFB will use cryptocurrency to pay for energy imports amid a painful shortage of dollars and fuel in the landlocked South American nation, a company ...

El Al Israel Airlines has reported a nearly five-fold jump in net profit in 2024, benefiting from being one of very few carriers serving Tel Aviv after foreign airlines halted flights ...

Spain’s government has approved a bill imposing massive fines on companies that use content generated by artificial intelligence (AI) without properly labelling it as such, in a bid to ...

Credit rating agency Moody’s has upgraded Greece to investment grade, raising its credit rating to Baa3 with a stable outlook from Ba1 with a positive outlook. “The upgrade reflects ...

Eurozone finance ministers are worried that the change of policy under the new US administration to embrace cryptocurrencies could affect eurozone monetary sovereignty and financial stability, top officials said this ...

British consumer spending lost momentum last month after a bounce at the start of the year, despite households’ rising confidence in their personal finances and the broader economy, surveys of ...

IBM (IBM.N) has won a London lawsuit against US tech entrepreneur and philanthropist John Moores’ company LzLabs, which the IT giant accused of stealing trade secrets. IBM sued Switzerland-based ...

The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) is set to host its mid-term meeting in India. Scheduled for April 9, 2025, in Mumbai, the meeting is part of the International ...

Global passenger demand experienced a robust increase in January, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), rose by 10 per cent compared ...

Turkey expects to spend an additional 50.4 billion lira ($1.38 billion) on higher retirees’ allowances and maternity benefits this year, an impact analysis report showed on Thursday. A bill submitted to a ...

Spotify (SPOT.N) has announced that it paid $10 billion in royalties in 2024, the largest payout to the music industry in a single year. Nearly 1,500 artists earned over $1 million in royalties ...

Cooler inflation could allow Federal Reserve policymakers to resume interest-rate cuts later this year, with traders betting on three quarter-point reductions in the policy rate by the end of 2025, starting ...

DP World, a Dubai-owned ports and logistics company, reported a 28 per cent fall in annual profit on Thursday, partly due to higher finance costs, and highlighted that global trade uncertainties ...

Ukraine may import large volumes of US gas this year via terminals in Germany, Greece, Lithuania and Poland, its state gas operator said, as Kyiv struggles with the impact of ...

Makers of goods from sportswear to luxury cars and chemicals painted a gloomy picture on Wednesday of consumer and industrial health, adding to concerns about the damage from US President ...

Investors are wary about worrisome market signs, after a steep US stocks selloff that has wiped out more than $4 trillion in value and all of the gains notched following President ...

Britain’s payments regulator will be abolished and its remit absorbed by another financial regulator, the government said this week, as it aims to cut red tape in favour of ...

Zara owner Inditex (ITX.MC) this week reported a slower start to its first quarter starting February 1, raising questions around its ability to keep building on rapid recent growth and ...

The Bank of England (BoE) said on Wednesday it appointed Sarah John, the central bank’s current Chief Cashier, as its new Chief Operating Officer. John will be replaced by ...

The euro zone economy is facing exceptional shocks from trade, defence and climate issues, possibly amplifying inflation volatility and raising the risk that price growth becomes more persistent, ECB President ...