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UK business downturn eases after inflation data, BoE pause – PMI

UK business downturn eases after inflation data, BoE pause – PMI

LONDON (Reuters) – British services companies suffered a less severe downturn in September than first feared, reflecting a surp..

Euro zone economy likely contracted in Q3 amid waning demand

Euro zone economy likely contracted in Q3 amid waning demand

By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) – The euro zone economy probably shrank last quarter, according to a survey which showed dem..

Global bond rout deepens before receding on relief rally

Global bond rout deepens before receding on relief rally

By Herbert Lash and Tom Wilson NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -A rout in government bond markets deepened on Wednesday with benchmark U.S...

A Deep Dive into Inspiration for Women in Hospitality and Tech

A Deep Dive into Inspiration for Women in Hospitality and Tech

By Brianne Harvey’s Hospitality is a sector that is considered a “care” industry. Thus, as expected, women tend to find e..

Navigating a Multifaceted Career: Haseeb Alvi’s Journey

Navigating a Multifaceted Career: Haseeb Alvi’s Journey

Today, more and more people are diving into the world of multiple careers. Did you know that around 35% of professionals are taking u..

ECB’s Centeno says rate cycle likely completed, inflation retreating

ECB’s Centeno says rate cycle likely completed, inflation retreating

LISBON (Reuters) -The cycle of interest rate hikes by the European Central Bank has likely come to an end as inflation across the eur..

Factbox-Italy feels health sector pinch as Europe struggles post COVID-19

Factbox-Italy feels health sector pinch as Europe struggles post COVID-19

ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s government has warned that a shortage of doctors and nurses in the national health service repre..

Euro zone Aug producer prices edge up month-on-month as expected, plunge year-on-year

Euro zone Aug producer prices edge up month-on-month as expected, plunge year-on-year

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone producer prices edged higher as expected month-on-month in August and plunged year-on-year on a ..

Exxon Mobil to sell majority stake in Italy LNG terminal to BlackRock

Exxon Mobil to sell majority stake in Italy LNG terminal to BlackRock

By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp chose BlackRock as the potential buyer for its majority stake in Italy..

Central bank test lab develops global bitcoin mapping system

Central bank test lab develops global bitcoin mapping system

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – A global central bank test lab has designed a prototype bitcoin monitoring system aimed at giv..

Russian car sales jump in September as Chinese brands expand market share

Russian car sales jump in September as Chinese brands expand market share

(Reuters) – Car sales in Russia jumped by 148.6% year-on-year in September, continuing to rebound from a huge slump in 2022, an..

Sanofi to co-develop Teva Pharmaceutical’s Colitis, Crohn’s drug

Sanofi to co-develop Teva Pharmaceutical’s Colitis, Crohn’s drug

By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries said on Wednesday it will collaborate with French drugmak..

Britain’s SSE sees weaker half-year profit on subdued renewables output

Britain’s SSE sees weaker half-year profit on subdued renewables output

(Reuters) -British power generator and network operator SSE Plc on Wednesday said it expects to report half-year adjusted earnings of..

Britain’s Tesco upgrades outlook as inflation eases

Britain’s Tesco upgrades outlook as inflation eases

LONDON (Reuters) -Tesco, Britain’s biggest supermarket, upgraded its annual profit guidance on Wednesday as food inflation ease..

Spotify Premium to include free access to audiobooks in UK, Australia

Spotify Premium to include free access to audiobooks in UK, Australia

(Reuters) – Spotify said on Tuesday that users of its premium services in the UK and Australia would now have 15 hours of free ..

UK’s Petrofac gets over $600 million carbon capture contract from ADNOC Gas

UK’s Petrofac gets over $600 million carbon capture contract from ADNOC Gas

(Reuters) -UK oil services firm Petrofac said on Tuesday it got a more than $600 million contract from ADNOC Gas for the Habshan carb..

The Mind of an Entrepreneur: Resilience, Vision, and Growth

The Mind of an Entrepreneur: Resilience, Vision, and Growth

By Ashish Fernando, Founder & CEO, iSchoolConnect In the dynamic world of startups and innovation, it’s the me..

Banks behind 70% jump in greenwashing incidents in 2023 -report

Banks behind 70% jump in greenwashing incidents in 2023 -report

LONDON (Reuters) – The number of instances of greenwashing by banks and financial services companies around the world rose 70% ..

Countries pledge to raise $12 billion to fund coral reef protection

Countries pledge to raise $12 billion to fund coral reef protection

By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) – An alliance of nations said on Tuesday members would raise $12 billion to protect coral ..

UK’s Greggs shows resilience with quarterly sales rise

UK’s Greggs shows resilience with quarterly sales rise

LONDON (Reuters) -British baker and fast food chain Greggs kept its full-year outlook as underlying sales rose in the third quarter a..

Rouble recovers slightly after slide past 100 vs dollar

Rouble recovers slightly after slide past 100 vs dollar

(Reuters) -The Russian rouble weakened past the symbolic threshold of 100 to the dollar before recovering slightly in early trade on ..

UK shop price inflation at lowest in a year – BRC

UK shop price inflation at lowest in a year – BRC

LONDON (Reuters) – Prices in British store chains rose at the slowest pace in a year in September, according to industry data t..

Visa launches $100 million venture fund for generative AI startups

Visa launches $100 million venture fund for generative AI startups

(Reuters) – Payments processor Visa on Monday launched a $100 million venture fund for generative artificial intelligence (AI) ..

Oil tumbles 2% to 3-week low on strong dollar, profit taking

Oil tumbles 2% to 3-week low on strong dollar, profit taking

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices fell about 2% on Monday to a three-week low as a higher-priced Brent contract expire..

Dollar climbs to near 150 vs yen after US shutdown avoided, data

Dollar climbs to near 150 vs yen after US shutdown avoided, data

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar index climbed on Monday, building on four straight weeks of gains after th..

Global stock index dips while bond yields, dollar climb

Global stock index dips while bond yields, dollar climb

By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – MSCI’s global index of stocks kicked off fourth-quarter trading with a decline, wh..

Oil pares gains ahead of Fed Reserve comments

Oil pares gains ahead of Fed Reserve comments

By Paul Carsten LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices pared gains after earlier climbing $1 on Monday, with questions around supply and..

EU launches first phase of world’s first carbon border tariff

EU launches first phase of world’s first carbon border tariff

By Philip Blenkinsop and Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union launched on Sunday the first phase of the world..

Tesla misses delivery estimates as factory upgrades curb production

Tesla misses delivery estimates as factory upgrades curb production

(Reuters) -Tesla missed market estimates for third-quarter deliveries on Monday as planned upgrades at its factories forced productio..

London stocks kick off Q4 lower as rising yields bite

London stocks kick off Q4 lower as rising yields bite

By Johann M Cherian and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -London stocks gave up early gains and closed lower on Monday as rising yields..

Germany’s Birkenstock targets over $9 billion valuation in US IPO

Germany’s Birkenstock targets over $9 billion valuation in US IPO

By Manya Saini (Reuters) -Birkenstock, the German premium footwear brand backed by private-equity firm L Catterton, said on Monday ..

France kicks off bird flu vaccination despite trade backlash risk

France kicks off bird flu vaccination despite trade backlash risk

By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) -France began vaccinating ducks against bird flu on Monday to try and stem the virus that ki..

Euro zone factory activity stuck in steep downturn in Sept – PMI

Euro zone factory activity stuck in steep downturn in Sept – PMI

LONDON (Reuters) – Euro zone manufacturing activity remained mired in a deep and broad-based downturn last month, according to ..

STOXX 600 sinks to six-month low on higher bond yields

STOXX 600 sinks to six-month low on higher bond yields

By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and Siddarth S (Reuters) -European stocks kicked off the final quarter on a negative note as highe..

Hungarian and US scientists win Nobel for COVID-19 vaccine discoveries

Hungarian and US scientists win Nobel for COVID-19 vaccine discoveries

By Ludwig Burger and Niklas Pollard STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Hungarian scientist Katalin Kariko and U.S. colleague Drew Weissman, who met ..

Environmental groups file complaint against France’s TotalEnergies over climate impact

Environmental groups file complaint against France’s TotalEnergies over climate impact

PARIS (Reuters) – Four environmental organisations have started legal action against France’s largest energy company Tota..

Top central banks’ rate hike push fizzles out in September, EM parts ways

Top central banks’ rate hike push fizzles out in September, EM parts ways

By Karin Strohecker and Sumanta Sen LONDON (Reuters) – Central banks across major developed economies delivered what looked lik..