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Fintech companies continue to play a decisive role in shaping the future of technology for the financial services industry, according to market intelligence firm IDC. “While the names of the ...

EU-funded researchers are working across countries and sectors to boost organic farming, support farmers and shape policy to help meet the target of 25 per cent organic farmland in Europe and ...

India’s PC market grew six per cent year on year in the second quarter of 2025, reaching 3.6 million units, according to industry analysts Canalys. Notebook shipments drove the expansion, rising ...

Hourly labour costs in the euro area rose by 3.6 per cent in the second quarter of 2025 compared with the same period a year earlier, according to Eurostat, the statistical office ...

Artificial intelligence could boost the value of trade in goods and services by nearly 40 per cent by 2040, but without adequate policies it could also exacerbate economic divides, a new World ...

Construction production in the euro area increased by 0.5 per cent in July 2025 compared with June, according to preliminary estimates from Eurostat. According to Eurostat’s latest update, production in construction ...

President Donald Trump’s renewed push to nix quarterly corporate disclosures, a drive that went nowhere in his first administration, has a better chance this time as the White House ...

US companies are lining up to borrow in euros with bond sales hitting a record $100 billion so far this year, reflecting attractive European funding conditions and a growing willingness among ...

On its 20th birthday, YouTube is unrecognizable as the scrappy video site that began as the domain of young amateur users publishing unpolished, low-budget clips. Commanding 2.7 billion users, including celebrities ...

Intel this week said that it has lowered its full-year 2025 adjusted operating expense target to $16.8 billion, from $17 billion earlier, to reflect the deconsolidation of its programmable chip business, Altera. Shares ...

Tesla shares jumped 6 per cent earlier this week after CEO Elon Musk disclosed his purchase of about $1 billion worth of the electric vehicle-maker’s stock, in the latest vote of ...

US credit rating agency Moody’s Ratings flagged several potential risks in Oracle Corp’s (ORCL.N) $300 billion of recently signed artificial intelligence contracts, but stopped short of taking ratings ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted this week to approve proposed rule changes by three national securities exchanges, enabling them to adopt generic listing standards for new cryptocurrency and other ...

Britain’s economy will see a dramatic decline in job opportunities, particularly at the entry level, the boss of fashion retailer Next (NXT.L) said on Thursday, partly blaming Labour ...

The Bank of England kept rates unchanged on Thursday and said it was slowing the pace of its quantitative tightening programme and skewing sales away from long-dated gilts to minimise ...

Nestle investors and analysts view the early departure of the Swiss company’s chairman, Paul Bulcke, as a chance for fresh leadership to accelerate growth and address lagging units and ...

British inflation in August held at 3.8 per cent, official data showed on Wednesday, the highest among major advanced economies and reinforcing expectations that the Bank of England will not cut ...

Oil prices eased on Wednesday, after rising more than 1 per cent in the previous session, though ongoing geopolitical jitters provided a floor for the market, with traders eyeing an expected ...

Meta (META.O) is expected to double down on AI-powered augmented reality products with new smart glasses at its annual Connect event on Wednesday, even as the company faces scrutiny ...

The natural rate of decline in output from the world’s oil and gas fields is speeding up, owing to more reliance on shale and deep offshore resources, the International ...

Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O) hit a market capitalization of $3 trillion for the first time this week, riding on renewed optimism around artificial intelligence and a favorable antitrust ruling. Class ...

British grocery inflation edged down to 4.9 per cent in the four weeks to September 7, according to data from Worldpanel by Numerator, offering only modest respite for shoppers still grappling with ...

Bond investors are buying longer-term maturities up to 10-year debt and ramping up bets on a steeper yield curve, anticipating that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this week ...

Nissan Motor has reportedly slashed its production plan for the new model of its Leaf electric vehicle by more than half for the September to November period, according to the ...