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European stocks are set for a bullish start if they follow the Asia-Pacific lead, buoyed by a drop in bond yields on deepening confidence that the major central banks’ tightening ...

UK investors pulled money from real estate funds for the second month running in November, but sentiment towards equity and fixed-income funds improved, fund network Calastone said on Wednesday. Investors ...

Amazon’s (AMZN.O) streaming unit Twitch on Tuesday said it will shut down operations in South Korea in February next year, due to high operating costs and network fees. “...

The lending interest rate for home purchases hit 4.91 per cent in October 2023, according to the Central Bank of Cyprus’ (CBC) latest Monetary and Financial Statistics report. At the same time, ...

The Bank of Cyprus has clinched the coveted title of “Bank of the Year” in Cyprus for 2023, bestowed by The Banker, a prominent global publication specialising in the banking and ...

Activity in Britain’s services sector grew in November after three months of declines, a survey showed on Tuesday, but companies reported an uptick in prices charged, a potential concern ...

Barclays (BARC.L) shares opened 4.5 per cent lower on Tuesday after one of the bank’s largest shareholders Qatar Holding moved to sell around 510 million pounds ($644 million) of its stock, ...

Ukrainian aerospace group Motor Sich has little to show so far for a wartime effort to woo potential partners in the West, as it seeks new direction after it lost ...

Cyprus’ dynamic research and innovation scene had a strong showing at this year’s SLUSH 2023, an innovation-driven startup event held in the heart of Helsinki every year. The event attracted ...

The number of registered unemployed individuals in Cyprus decreased to 12,662 by the end of November 2023, according to a report released by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Tuesday. The Statistical ...

British grocery inflation slowed again in November, while the rise in the cost of a traditional Christmas dinner is tracking well below the headline rate, industry data showed on Tuesday. ...

The European Central Bank can take further interest rate hikes off the table given a “remarkable” fall in inflation and policymakers should not guide for rates to remain steady through ...

Rockstar Games, owned by Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO.O), on Monday released a trailer of the latest installment of its best-selling “Grand Theft Auto” (GTA) videogame franchise, ending a years-long ...

As the Chief Marketing Officer at Adsterra, Gala Grigoreva’s role involves overseeing branding and marketing from every angle and driving product growth by fostering continuous connections between the market ...

European air travellers are experiencing airfares below the inflation rate as the aviation market stages a post-pandemic resurgence, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently said in an official announcement. ...

Students from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Cyprus recently engaged in an educational initiative with Cyfield Group, according to an announcement released on Monday. ...

Spanish billionaire and Zara founder Amancio Ortega has bought a logistics centre mainly used by Amazon in Dublin, Ireland, for 225 million euros ($244.98 million), his investment firm Pontegadea said recently. It ...

A digital pound should not be available in large sums initially to avoid the risk of bank runs, British lawmakers said in a report on Saturday that also highlighted the ...

Outgoing Cyprus Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Keve) president Christodoulos Angastiniotis on Monday used his speech at the chamber’s annual general meeting to touch on several issues, including the ...

The Cyprus Borrowers Association (Syprodat) on Monday released a statement expressing its satisfaction with the official launch of the mortgage-to-rent scheme, which went into effect today. The scheme has already ...

Music streaming giant Spotify (SPOT.N) said on Monday that it will lay off around 1,500 employees, or 17 per cent of its headcount, to bring down costs, after letting 600 of its ...

Britain needs a new economic strategy to reverse 15 years of falling living standards and worsening inequality, a leading think tank and an academic research centre said on Monday. British productivity ...

Oil futures reversed course after rising briefly on Monday amid persistent pressure from the OPEC+ decision and uncertainty over global fuel demand growth, although the risk of supply disruptions from ...

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets. Asian stocks have made a hesitant start to the week, while gold hit a new peak and Treasuries ran ...