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Gold prices extended their record run on Tuesday, hitting a record high buoyed by safe-haven demand as investors braced for US President Donald Trump’s planned announcement on reciprocal tariffs. ...

Goldman Sachs forecast the US Federal Reserve to deliver three quarter point interest rate cuts this year and expects heightened recession risks amid tariff uncertainty, ahead of clarity on President ...

Bank of England interest rate setter Megan Greene said on Tuesday that she was concerned by increases in the public’s expectations for future inflation, but added that they remained ...

The premium investors enjoy from holding US government debt over that of Germany is set for its biggest quarterly drop in years, with tectonic fiscal policy shifts on both sides ...

Global passenger demand in February 2025 showed modest but important changes, according to recent data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), increased ...

The European Commission has identified 47 strategic projects which it hopes will kick-start the region’s critical minerals sector and reduce its dependence on imports. But even as European policy-makers work ...

The year is still young, but Asia has already built up a considerable lead over several European countries and the United States in terms of energy transition progress so far ...

British business confidence held steady this month, matching February’s six-month high and adding to tentative signs of an uptick in the economy in early 2025, a survey showed this week. ...

UK job vacancies saw the fastest month-on-month growth in three years in February, according to data published on Monday that contrasted with a largely gloomy outlook for the economy. Job ...

Oil prices slipped on Monday, heading for a modest quarterly loss, despite a warning from US President Donald Trump that he may impose secondary tariffs on buyers of Russian oil ...

European companies that are spending big on generative artificial intelligence need to start showing returns on their massive outlays by next year, or risk investors losing patience after they paid ...

As AI continues to evolve and reshape business landscapes, the role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) is undergoing a significant transformation, according to IDC, a global market intelligence firm. ...

The global wearable band market continued its upward trajectory in 2024, with shipments reaching 193 million units—a 4 per cent increase year on year—according to Canalys.  This marks the second consecutive ...

EU-funded researchers are using AI to help ease the flow in Europe’s cities, making urban environments both safer and greener. By Tom Cassauwers At the Las Matas train station ...

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic convinced a California federal judge to reject a preliminary bid to block it from using lyrics owned by Universal Music Group (UMG.AS) and other music ...

Dell Technologies headcount fell by 10 per cent in fiscal 2025, and it reaffirmed its commitment to diversity and inclusion, the AI server maker has announced. The company in its annual report ...

Shares of CD Projekt (CDR.WA) fell nearly 13 per cent in early trading on Wednesday after the game developer said the premiere of “Witcher IV” was scheduled for after 2026, fuelling ...

The Brazilian government has shelved a proposal to tax big tech firms, due in part to concerns that the move could be seen as a response to US President Donald ...

As Starlink nears regulatory approval in India for satellite broadband services, analysts say a victory there could pave a road into more emerging markets and boost the company’s ambitions ...

Turkish inflation is expected to end the year a bit higher than previously expected, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, reflecting fallout from a currency selloff after authorities detained and ...

Tesla will start sales in Saudi Arabia next month, the electric carmaker said on its website, signalling CEO Elon Musk and the kingdom have healed a rift that dates back ...

US videogame retailer GameStop (GME.N) said this week it would include bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset to diversify its corporate holdings, betting on the world’s biggest cryptocurrency ...

British inflation slowed more than expected in February, bringing some relief to consumers ahead of a likely new pick-up in price growth and to finance minister Rachel Reeves before her ...

Recent economic projections from Federal Reserve officials had shades of “Stagflation-lite,” in the words of one economist, a sentiment increasingly echoed among other observers of the US economy and central ...