EU to target AI, biotech, cheap energy in global competitiveness push
AI, biotech and affordable clean energy will be the focus of an EU drive to make the bloc globally competitive and ensure it
January 24, 2025AI, biotech and affordable clean energy will be the focus of an EU drive to make the bloc globally competitive and ensure it
January 24, 2025American Express beat expectations for fourth-quarter revenue on Friday, as more consumers swiped its cards during the holiday season for travel
January 24, 2025Saudi Economy Minister Faisal Alibrahim said on Friday that the kingdom's $600 billion expanded package with the United States includes investments as well as procurement
January 24, 2025A fire at Iraq's Rumaila oilfield was brought under control on Friday, the country's oil ministry said in a statement, adding that there were no serious injuries.
January 24, 2025Investcorp could consider a public listing in the next three to five years, its vice chairman said on Friday, as the Middle
January 24, 2025Elon Musk’s DOGE is coming for the penny
January 24, 2025Wall Street's main indexes struggled for direction on Friday, as investors avoided big bets and assessed fresh data to gauge the health of the economy,
January 24, 2025The Bank of England must contend with a slowdown in Britain's economy but also stubborn inflation pressures when it considers whether to cut
January 24, 2025Venture Global's shares opened nearly 4% below the offer price in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, giving the LNG exporter a valuation
January 24, 2025Business leaders in Davos joined calls by U.S.
January 24, 2025Russian President Vladimir Putin has echoed U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim the conflict in Ukraine could have been prevented had he been in the White House in 2022
January 24, 2025Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to hold a phone call with U.S.
January 24, 2025By Douglas Gillison, Tom Bergin, Chris Prentice and Isla Binnie WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s administration is expected to usher in a boom time for crypto but a Reuters review shows very few
January 24, 2025The Federal Reserve's first meeting of 2025 in the coming week stands to test the resurgence in U.S. stocks as investors gauge the extent of more equity-
January 24, 2025Cash-starved Cuba this month opened the first grocery store to accept hard U.S. currency on the island in nearly two decades, the latest sign in a trend towards
January 24, 2025Canadian helicopter parts supplier Optima Aero is already moving inventory south of the border to
January 24, 2025A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The dollar fell to its lowest of the year as the Bank of Japan delivered a long-awaited interest rate rise on Friday, euro business
January 24, 2025At their last meeting in December, U.S.
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January 24, 2025Hungary wants the European Union to intervene in a gas dispute it has with Ukraine, a potential sign of friction in the bloc’s upcoming discussions over renewing sanctions against Russia
January 24, 2025A Russian draft law proposes punishment of up to seven years in prison and heavy fines for the public disclosure of information about the supply chains of sanctioned goods imported
January 24, 2025Global policymakers have made remarkable progress in tackling inflation without inducing a recession, but some work remains to be done, International Monetary Fund Managing Director
January 24, 2025Japan's top LNG buyer, JERA, plans to increase its purchases of liquefied natural gas from the United States to diversify its supply and meet demand
January 24, 2025Outflows from U.S. equity funds cooled to the lowest in three weeks in the week to Jan. 22, buoyed by shifting expectations for a pause in rate cuts after a benign U.S. core inflation
January 24, 2025China's factory activity likely expanded for a fourth month in January, highlighting the supply-side strength of the world's No.2 economy, which is bracing for U.S. tariff hikes
January 24, 2025There is too much pessimism around Europe and it could be time to be investing back in the region, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said at the World Economic Forum annual
January 24, 2025A first round of wage talks for more than 2.5 million public sector employees in Germany kicked off outside Berlin on Friday.
January 24, 2025China's fiscal revenue in 2024 grew 1.3% from a year earlier, slowing sharply from a 6.4% rise in 2023, finance ministry data showed on Friday, as a protracted property market slump
January 24, 2025Revenue from land sales by China's local governments dropped 16% in 2024 compared with the previous year, finance ministry data showed on Friday.
January 24, 2025Global equity funds gained a fourth weekly inflow in five weeks in the week through Jan. 22 spurred by optimism for U.S.
January 24, 2025The Ukraine war is about Russia's national security and not about oil prices, the Kremlin said on Friday after U.S. Donald Trump called for a cut in the price of oil.
January 24, 2025Energy costs lifted Spanish manufacturing prices in 2024 following a contraction in the previous year, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said on Friday.
January 24, 2025Tepid growth across British businesses picked up slightly at the start of 2025 with employment and optimism contracting again while price pressures rose, according to a survey
January 24, 2025Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena has announced it is launching a 13.3 billion euro takeover bid for larger peer Mediobanca in a surprise move that could reshape the country’s banking sector
January 24, 2025The World Health Organization will cut costs and review which health programmes to prioritise after President Donald Trump announced he was
January 24, 2025Euro zone business began the new year with a modest return to growth as stable services activity in January was complemented by an easing of the long-running
January 24, 2025Trump is targeting the immigrants who will be called on to rebuild LA
January 24, 2025Almost 13,000 households have used FEMA’s Transitional Sheltering Assistance programs in Western North Carolina since Hurricane Helene. But some displaced residents tell CNN’s Meena Duerson the process has been confusing and stressful.
January 24, 2025Trump looks to North Carolina as he tries to contrast his leadership with Democrats’
January 24, 2025The German government has slashed its growth projection for 2025 to 0.3% from 1.1%, the newspaper Handelsblatt cited government sources as saying on Friday, as the economy
January 24, 2025Russian Railways' cargo volumes slumped to a 15-year low in 2024, with labour and locomotive shortages exacerbating capacity woes as
January 24, 2025Funding shortages may affect the U.N.'s ability to maintain aid flows at target levels throughout the Gaza ceasefire deal, a U.N. official told Reuters.
January 24, 2025Business activity in Germany's private sector stabilised in January, marking an end to a six-month contraction as services growth offset a continued decline in
January 24, 2025Shares in British luxury retailer Burberry soared by more than 13% in opening trade on Friday after its third-quarter sales fell by less than forecast.
January 24, 2025Taiwan's trade-dependent economy grew less than expected in the fourth quarter of 2024 but managed the fastest growth in three years last year at 4.3%,
January 24, 2025Hungary wants the European Union to persuade Ukraine to resume gas transit from Russia to Europe, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on
January 24, 2025France's services sector shrank further in January as businesses faced weak demand and political uncertainty, according to a closely-watched business survey by S&P Global published
January 24, 2025Chinese firms are attracting investors with increased dividends and buybacks, spurred by a policy push for corporate governance reforms in a bleak and uncertain economic environment.
January 24, 2025New shades of capitalism are emerging in China's tuckered out stock market as companies, at Beijing's behest, buy back their shares and
January 24, 2025Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS)'s all-share buyout offer for Mediobanca on Friday is the latest surprise twist of an increasingly complex banking saga.
January 24, 2025President Donald Trump ordered the creation of a digital asset working group on Thursday which, among other things, would
January 24, 2025Travellers thronged railway stations and airports on Friday, clutching large suitcases and gifts such as boxes of fruit as they joined millions of
January 24, 2025Burberry reported a smaller than expected 4% drop in quarterly comparable store sales on Friday, helped by a stronger holiday season in the United States,
January 24, 2025The extreme global investor bias for all things American may not need to end with some major U.S. shock, but could eventually reverse with just a modest lifting of the
January 24, 2025The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis and revised up its inflation forecasts, underscoring its confidence that rising
January 24, 2025Pakistan's central bank is expected to lower its key interest rate by at least 1 percentage point on Monday, analysts said, in its sixth straight cut as it attempts
January 24, 2025Signify, the world's largest lighting manufacturer, said CEO Eric Rondolat would step down in April, after it reported lower sales and core earnings for
January 24, 2025China's stimulus scheme for consumer goods trade-ins boosted last year's consumption growth by more than 1 percentage point, Vice Commerce Minister Sheng Qiuping said on Friday, as
January 24, 2025European companies are set to deliver a third straight quarter of profit growth, which may help to maintain newfound investor enthusiasm for the region despite
January 24, 2025State-backed Monte dei Paschi di Siena on Friday joined the consolidation wave sweeping Italian banking with a surprise 13.3 billion euro ($14
January 24, 2025Exporters this week jostled to load and ship cargo from Shenzhen's Yantian Port, one of the world's largest container ports, before an eight-day Lunar New Year holiday and ahead of
January 24, 2025South Korean automaker Kia Corp on Friday posted an operating profit of 12.67 trillion won ($8.85 billion) for 2024, with its fourth quarter performance up 10.2% from the previous
January 24, 2025Consumer inflation in Tokyo likely accelerated in January, underlining persistent pressure on living costs, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
January 24, 2025A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook A rate hike in Japan added momentum to a tide of dollar selling in the Asia session, as the first week of Donald Trump's
January 24, 2025Swiss fragrance and flavour maker Givaudan on Friday reported annual results above market expectations, buoyed by strong sales growth across its markets, and said it would most likely
January 24, 2025Etihad Airways and flynas are gearing up to list on local stock markets this year, marking the first IPOs by Gulf
January 24, 2025South Korean battery firm LG Energy Solution (LGES) said on Friday it plans to cut capital expenditure by up to 30% this year on slowing electrical
January 24, 2025Hong Kong's home prices fell 0.7% in December and 7.1% in 2024, government figures showed, as the property market struggles to find a bottom despite interest rate cuts and
January 24, 2025A joint venture between U.S. electric pickup and SUV maker Rivian and Volkswagen is in talks with other automakers about supplying their software and
January 24, 2025The yen strengthened and Japanese government bond yields rose to fresh multi-year highs on Friday after the Bank of Japan hiked interest rates as expected and raised
January 24, 2025U.S. stocks are pulling back from their all-time high, but are still on track to close out a second straight winning week
January 24, 2025The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation
January 24, 2025The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday in a widely expected move, reflecting its growing optimism that wages will continue rising and keep inflation sustainably around its
January 24, 2025Japanese annual pay increases this year must exceed the 5.1% secured last year because real wages continue to fall, the head of the Rengo trade
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