International

Barclays (BARC.L) reported a forecast-beating 18 per cent rise in third-quarter profit on Thursday, as slower than expected interest rate cuts and upbeat investment banking prospects helped it raise its ...

Saudi Arabia, the Arab world’s biggest economy, attracted foreign direct investment inflows of 96 billion riyals ($25.6 billion) in 2023, beating official targets, according to government data based on a new calculation ...

The war between Israel and armed group Hezbollah is expected to wipe 9 per cent off Lebanon’s national wealth as measured by GDP, the United Nations said this week, with ...

Germany would be the big loser if a Trump presidency sparked a tit-for-tat trade war between the United States and Europe, with Germany’s previously much-envied industrial strength potentially becoming ...

More than three quarters of Britain’s financial sector bosses plan to push workers to spend more time in the office over the next 12 months, according to a survey of 150 ...

European Central Bank policymakers have begun to debate whether interest rates need to be lowered enough to start stimulating the economy, ending years of economic restriction, conversations this week with ...

Coca-Cola (KO.N) is aiming to hit the higher end of its organic sales forecast for 2024 as growing demand for its higher-priced sodas and juices in the US helped it ...

There are not yet enough indications that the eurozone’s inflation could drift further down or up to change the European Central Bank’s central scenario for further rate cuts, ...

A sharp fall in British consumer price inflation in September was driven by more volatile components, Bank of England rate-setter member Megan Greene said on Tuesday when asked how it ...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported a significant increase in global passenger demand, with its chief, Willie Walsh, cautioning that this surge could soon lead to an infrastructure ...

War, inflation and Britain’s departure from the European Union led to a 17 per cent fall in job vacancies in London’s financial services sector in the third quarter versus ...

Asking prices for British homes rose only marginally in October as more properties came onto the market, according a survey on Monday that also suggested some buyers were waiting for ...

Global stocks kicked off the week on the back foot on Monday, after strong gains last week, while increasing bets on Donald Trump winning the looming US presidential election helped ...

Global finance chiefs will gather in Washington this week amid intense uncertainty over wars in the Middle East and Europe, a flagging Chinese economy and worries that a coin-toss US ...

Oil prices edged up in Asian trading on Monday, following a more than 7 per cent drop last week on worries about demand in China, the world’s top oil importer, ...

Stellantis (STLAM.MI) CEO Carlos Tavares alternated between defiance and contrition about the company’s turnaround plans during a packed schedule of public events at the Paris auto show following ...

Euro zone inflation could ease more quickly than previously thought and economic growth is also likely to remain weak, according to ECB policymakers and fresh surveys, reinforcing the case for ...

Tide maker Procter & Gamble (PG.N) reported a surprise drop in quarterly sales for the second time in a row, as price-conscious consumers in its major markets, the United ...

Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose by an annual 30.5 per cent in September, as China surpassed its record numbers recorded in August and Europe resumed growth, ...

Crypto firm Ripple launched a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar last week, looking to disrupt a market in which the top two incumbents account for nearly 90 per cent of ...

Netflix (NFLX.O) picked up 5.1 million streaming subscribers in the third quarter, topping Wall Street estimates by more than 1 million, and said it expected higher customer growth around the holidays ...

Warner Bros Discovery will launch its Max streaming service across seven Asian markets on Nov. 19, making the platform available in more than 72 markets, the media giant said this week. Warner ...

Shares of Nvidia (NVDA.O) closed at their highest ever on Monday, putting the heavyweight AI chipmaker on the brink of dethroning Apple (AAPL.O) as the world’s most ...

Sweden’s Ericsson (ERICb.ST) said on Tuesday the telecom equipment market is showing signs of improvement after reporting third-quarter core earnings and sales above expectations, helped by a rebound ...