International

Germany’s leading economic institutes have downgraded their forecast for 2024 and now see Europe’s largest economy shrinking by 0.1 per cent, people familiar with the figures from the autumn joint ...

Toyota Motor (7203.T) on Tuesday increased its share buyback plan through April 30 to up to 1.2 trillion yen ($8.31 billion) from 1 trillion yen in view of the latest share price. Toyota had ...

British businesses reported a slowdown in growth this month as some firms feared higher taxes, according to a survey that also showed waning price pressures, potentially encouraging the Bank of ...

British manufacturers reported the fastest fall in export demand this month since December 2020, just before Britain left the European Union’s single market, the Confederation of British Industry said this ...

Greece’s bank bailout fund HFSF will start the process to sell a stake of up to 12 per cent in National Bank of Greece (NBGr.AT) early next week, two ...

Saudi Aramco (2223.SE) is planning to raise up to $3 billion in five and 10-year US dollar-denominated sukuk, or Islamic bonds, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter ...

Nike’s new CEO is expected to double down on the company’s efforts to repair relations with retailers to energize sales, reversing a strategy under outgoing chief John Donahoe ...

Long-delayed reforms to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) faced a fresh setback on Monday as Greens lawmakers demanded the Labor government engineer a cut in interest rates in exchange ...

British employers plan to scale back pay increases next year, according to a survey that is likely to encourage the Bank of England as it seeks further signs that inflation ...

Alphabet unit Google has agreed for the first time ever to purchase nature-based carbon removal credits from a Brazilian startup, its first engagement with carbon projects in the South American ...

United Arab Emirates-based artificial intelligence company G42 has teamed up with US chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA.O) to work on climate tech, G42 has announced, ahead of the first-ever visit to ...

By Andreas Constantinides As the new school year begins and considering the increased use of technology by children, it is imperative to implement strict security protocols and raise awareness about ...

Wealthy families are seeking out risky assets and reducing cash holdings as they turn more bullish about the investment outlook, according to a Citigroup (C.N) survey. About 97 per cent ...

Booking.com’s restrictions against hotels offering lower rates on their websites or on rival sites are unnecessary and could reduce competition, Europe’s top court said this week in ...

Facebook owner Meta (META.O) agreed to buy up to 3.9 million carbon offset credits from Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual’s forestry arm through 2038, the companies said this week in ...

Europe’s second-top court largely confirmed this week an EU antitrust fine imposed on US chipmaker Qualcomm (QCOM.O), revising it down slightly to 238.7 million euros ($265.5 million) from an initial 242 ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s warnings about the state of the British economy and the likely need for tax increases in next month’s budget have caused consumer confidence to ...

Intel (INTC.O) has announced that it had no plans to sell its majority stake in Mobileye Global (MBLY.O), sending shares of the self-driving tech firm up more than 8 ...

EU antitrust regulators launched proceedings this week to ensure that Apple (AAPL.O) complies with landmark rules requiring it to open up its closed ecosystem to rivals or risk a ...

British supermarket group Asda said its chairman, veteran retailer Stuart Rose, would assume the executive responsibilities of co-owner Mohsin Issa, who is stepping back from his leadership role. The UK’...

British retail sales rose by a stronger-than-expected 1 per cent in August and growth in July was revised up, official figures showed on Friday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a ...

Russian authorities are discussing raising the one-off contribution that foreign companies leaving the country must make to the state budget to as high as 40 per cent from 15 per cent, the ...

A big interest rate cut from the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised bets on further policy easing at the European Central Bank in October but this is still not ...

Norway’s central bank held its policy interest rate unchanged at a 16-year high of 4.50 per cent on Thursday, as widely expected, and said any cuts must wait until the ...