Economic news

British retail sales rose unexpectedly last month, helped by strong online shopping, according to data published on Friday which added to signs of...

Swedish telecoms gear maker Ericsson said it planned to return 15 billion Swedish crowns ($1.7 billion) to investors through its first share...

Oil prices rebounded on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump renewed threats against major Middle Eastern producer Iran, raising concerns of...

Britain's Revolut has scrapped plans to buy a U.S. lender and will instead apply for an American banking licence, Financial Times reported on...

Intel said on Thursday it struggled to satisfy demand for its server chips used in AI data centers, and forecast quarterly revenue and profit...

Target on Thursday elected two new directors to its board ahead of Michael Fiddelke's ascension as the retailer's chief...

Procter & Gamble's second-quarter revenue fell slightly short ​of Wall Street expectations on Thursday, as weak spending by U.S....

Spotify on Thursday rolled out "prompted playlist", an artificial intelligence-powered feature in the United States and Canada that...

The U.S. economy grew a bit faster than initially thought in the third quarter, the government said on Thursday, while corporate profits ​were also...

The outlook for European corporate health has slightly worsened, according ​to forecasts released on Thursday, as relief from ‌U.S. tariffs is...

India's Adani Total Gas on Thursday reported its first quarterly profit increase in five quarters, as higher compressed natural gas (CNG)...

World stocks nudged higher, the dollar was steady and gold softer on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump ruled out seizing...

The Japanese government largely retained its cautiously optimistic view of the economy in its economic report published on Thursday, while warning...

The U.S. dollar fell slightly on Thursday ahead of key economic data, as the so‑called ‘Sell America’ trade faded after President...

Bankinter expects lending income to increase in 2026, helped by a rise in loans and "solid economic growth" in its main geographies...

A sharp downturn across British retailers abated somewhat this month, although store chains remain gloomy overall about their prospects, an...

The German economy ended last year with momentum building but first quarter growth is likely to be modest, with inflation stabilising at 2%, the...

UK shares edged up in a broad-based rally on Thursday, as risk appetite improved after U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned tariff threats linked...

ManpowerGroup sees the global staffing market ​stabilising after a difficult ‌2025 and says improving economic conditions could set up...

Sterling edged up against both the euro and the U.S. dollar after recent economic data painted a mixed picture, bringing the Bank of ​England rate...

Shares in ​Volkswagen jumped to the top of Germany's blue-chip ‌DAX index on Thursday after Europe's largest...

The Indian rupee broke its six-day declining streak by staging a mild recovery on Thursday, supported by an improvement in risk appetite after U.S....

World stocks nudged higher, the dollar was steady and gold softer on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump ruled out seizing...

South Korea's economy unexpectedly shrank in the final quarter of 2025, marking the biggest slump in three years on weaker investment and...

Gold steadied on Thursday after a more than 1% fall earlier in ‌the session, with concerns over the U.S. Federal Reserve's independence...

Oil prices slipped on Thursday after gaining in previous sessions, as investors assessed the supply and demand outlook, while a report showing a...

China has issued the first batch of 93.6 billion yuan ($13.44 billion) of ultra-long-term special treasury bonds to support equipment upgrades for...

Wall Street ended higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 posting ​its biggest one-day percentage gain in two months, as investors were buoyed by...

Walmart will trim its stake in PhonePe by ‌about 12% in the Indian payments firm's much-anticipated initial public offering, while...

Chinese rural banks are unable to find buyers for hundreds of foreclosed properties they are auctioning despite offering steep discounts, deepening...

Argentina's economic activity shrunk 0.3% in November compared with the same month last year, marking the first monthly contraction of 2025,...

London's FTSE 100 ‌closed higher on Wednesday, recovering from losses earlier in the day as investors took heart from U.S. President...

Italian solar power production rose 25% last year compared with 2024 to a new record of 44.3 terawatt hours (TWh), the country's power grid...

Indian state-run refiner Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) reported a jump in third-quarter profit on Wednesday, supported by higher refining margins...

British supermarket group Morrisons on Wednesday reported flat core earnings for its 2024/25 year, blaming higher costs, but said trading improved...

British industrial orders fell again in January but by the smallest amount since September, while expectations for prices shot to an almost...

Fashion retailer Next said on Wednesday it has purchased British footwear brand Russell & Bromley through an insolvency process, paying...

There are early signs that pay deals awarded by British employers have fallen to around 3% at the start of this year, data provider Brightmine said...

Chinese importers of naphtha could boost stocks in the first quarter of 2026 ahead of an imminent consumption tax on the petrochemical feedstock...

The pound held steady on Wednesday, after data showed UK inflation picked up more than expected in December, which could lower the...

LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - British sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion on Wednesday reported a fall in underlying sales over the key...

Gold prices surged to a record ‌above $4,800 per ounce on Wednesday, as investors sought the metal as a safe haven following a broad selloff...