International

Negotiated wage growth is expected to slow in 2025 and beyond, according to the latest reading of the European Central Bank (ECB) wage tracker, which has been updated to include data ...

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, has said that it would vote against ratifying Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s proposed compensation package that is potentially worth $1 trillion ...

French politicians are escalating their fight with Chinese online fast-fashion retailer Shein, threatening a ban over childlike sex dolls on its site, just as the company plans to open its ...

Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco, the world’s top oil exporter, reported a 2.3 per cent decline in its quarterly profit on Tuesday, citing a drop in crude and product prices, ...

Oil prices fell over 1 per cent on Tuesday as OPEC+’s decision to pause output hikes in the first quarter next year along with weak manufacturing data and a stronger ...

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has launched a public consultation on new guidelines concerning the authorisation of third-country branches (TCBs) under the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD). The consultation represents a ...

OPEC+ has agreed a small oil output increase for December and a pause in increases in the first quarter of next year as the producers’ group moderates plans to regain ...

Turkish inflation eased to 32.87 per cent annually and to 2.55 per cent monthly in October, both below expectations, according to official data on Monday that could reinforce the central bank’s ...

Ryanair (RYA.I) reported six-month post-tax profit above expectations on Monday and nudged up its passenger traffic forecast after earlier than expected Boeing (BA.N) deliveries and strong first-half demand. ...

The global automotive display market reached 120.96 million units in the first half of 2025, up 5.1 per cent year-on-year, according to the latest report from Omdia Automotive Display Intelligence Service. “While overall ...

Global Communications Providers’ revenue is expected to reach $5.6 trillion by 2030, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 6.2 per cent from 2025, according to market intelligence firm Omdia. “This steady growth ...

EU-funded research is helping to turn old clothes into new, quality products, aiming to reduce textile waste and make recycled textiles the norm. By Ali Jones In a factory in ...

Snap is rolling out new personalization and customization features for its subscription-based social media platform Snapchat+, aiming to boost retention among its paying user base in an intensely competitive market. ...

The European Banking Authority (EBA) this week published its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) to establish criteria for assessing the materiality of Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA) risk exposures stemming ...

Europe’s biggest telecommunications companies have urged the head of the European Commission to loosen EU merger rules, a move they said would boost much-needed investments in digital infrastructure and ...

PayPal (PYPL.O) saw a slowdown in payments activity in September that continued into October across both the US and Europe, as consumers became more selective in their purchases, CFO ...

Adobe said this week that its video and image editing tools can be controlled by chatting with them, adding that it is working with ChatGPT creator OpenAI to let users ...

By Miranda Xafa A public debt auction was held with paradoxical ease in June 2017. Argentina – a country with a long history of defaults – sold $2.75 billion of 100-year bonds denominated in ...

Global mergers and acquisitions activity grew 10 per cent in the first nine months of 2025 compared with the same period last year, extending a gradual recovery despite uncertainty over US tariff ...

Danone’s high-performing Chinese business drove a third-quarter sales beat earlier this week, with strong demand in China for infant milk formula and medical nutrition largely offsetting weakness in coffee ...

Instagram owner Meta (META.O) and other social media firms said this week that they will comply with a ban on users under the age of 16, adding that they will ...

The electricity market is experiencing its most significant transformation in decades, according to Andreas Poullikkas, an expert in energy systems and former chairman of the Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA). “...

The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged at 2 per cent for the third meeting in a row on Thursday and offered no hints about future moves as it enjoys ...

Global air cargo demand rose by 2.9 per cent in September 2025 compared with the same month last year, according to figures released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).  At the ...