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UK property asking prices fall, headwinds remain for 2025, Rightmove says

UK property asking prices fall, headwinds remain for 2025, Rightmove says

By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) –     Average asking prices for newly listed houses and apartments in Britain fell by 1.7% in ..

Schroders seeks buyers for Indonesian unit with $4 billion in assets, sources say

Schroders seeks buyers for Indonesian unit with $4 billion in assets, sources say

By Yantoultra Ngui and Selena Li SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Schroders is looking to sell its Indonesian business, according..

ECB’s Villeroy: more interest rate cuts to come in 2025

ECB’s Villeroy: more interest rate cuts to come in 2025

PARIS (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is likely to further ease interest rates next year and is at ease with market projec..

Lilly’s Mounjaro more popular than Wegovy in UK’s private obesity drug market

Lilly’s Mounjaro more popular than Wegovy in UK’s private obesity drug market

By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) – Britons paying privately for obesity drugs are increasingly choosing Eli Lilly’s Mounjar..

UK payments regulator consults on cross-border card fees cap

UK payments regulator consults on cross-border card fees cap

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s payments regulator said on Friday it would consult on whether to introduce a cap on cross-bor..

Mercer & Hole appoints Menzies LLP Director of Corporate Finance

Mercer & Hole appoints Menzies LLP Director of Corporate Finance

Accountants Mercer & Hole has today announced the appointment of Kevin Paget. Kevin joins as Director and Head of Deal Advisory an..

Dollar holds steady despite rate cut bets; Aussie rises after jobs data

Dollar holds steady despite rate cut bets; Aussie rises after jobs data

By Brigid Riley TOKYO (Reuters) –     The U.S. dollar traded in a narrow range on Thursday after hitting a two-week high in the ..

Adidas raided for second day running in EU tax investigation, FT reports

Adidas raided for second day running in EU tax investigation, FT reports

BERLIN (Reuters) –     Investigators carried out searches at Adidas’s headquarters for a second consecutive day, the Finan..

Polish fashion retailer LPP’s Q3 profit misses forecasts as labour costs rise

Polish fashion retailer LPP’s Q3 profit misses forecasts as labour costs rise

By Marta Maciag (Reuters) -Poland’s biggest fashion retailer LPP on Thursday reported third-quarter profit that missed analysts&..

Upper Crust owner SSP plans for Indian IPO of Travel Food Services

Upper Crust owner SSP plans for Indian IPO of Travel Food Services

(Reuters) -Upper Crust owner SSP Group said on Tuesday that it is planning an initial public offering in India of airport lounge opera..

French central bank sees growth flatlining in fourth quarter

French central bank sees growth flatlining in fourth quarter

PARIS (Reuters) –     French economic growth is set to stall in the last three months of the year but not retreat as some busine..

Vodafone franchisees in Britain file legal claim against telecom group

Vodafone franchisees in Britain file legal claim against telecom group

LONDON (Reuters) –     A group of current and former Vodafone franchisees in the UK filed a legal claim against the company on T..

Pearl: The Simple Solution to Owning and Running Autonomous AI Agents

Pearl: The Simple Solution to Owning and Running Autonomous AI Agents

The AI industry is expected to reach $1.8 trillion by 2030 according to recent industry report. Pearl, an innovative product by Olas c..

‘Bridging the Knowing-Doing Gap: Lessons from Today’s Management Challenges’

‘Bridging the Knowing-Doing Gap: Lessons from Today’s Management Challenges’

Alex Adamopoulos, CEO and Chairman of Emergn (Alex Adamopoulos, CEO and Chairman of Emergn) In management, there’s a frust..

Former OpenAI researcher raises $40 million to build more empathetic audio AI

Former OpenAI researcher raises $40 million to build more empathetic audio AI

By Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – –     A former OpenAI researcher has raised $40 million for a startup that will bui..

Dollar edges up as market looks to CPI data; Aussie, kiwi rise on China

Dollar edges up as market looks to CPI data; Aussie, kiwi rise on China

By Hannah Lang NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar was up slightly in skittish trading on Monday as investors awaited U.S. inflation data l..

Global, US stocks fall; oil, gold rise over 1% on geopolitical risk

Global, US stocks fall; oil, gold rise over 1% on geopolitical risk

By Chris Prentice and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) –     Global shares turned lower on Monday as traders focused on U..

At Gulf bitcoin gathering, Trump family and allies to bask in crypto industry’s euphoria

At Gulf bitcoin gathering, Trump family and allies to bask in crypto industry’s euphoria

By Michelle Conlin NEW YORK (Reuters) -Several key players in President-elect Donald Trump’s new cryptocurrency venture head to ..

Germany’s CompuGroup in talks about potential offer by CVC

Germany’s CompuGroup in talks about potential offer by CVC

(Reuters) – CompuGroup Medical, a German provider of healthcare software, said on Sunday it is in advanced talks to be acquired ..

Rachel Reeves to push for UK/EU reset at finance ministers’ meeting

Rachel Reeves to push for UK/EU reset at finance ministers’ meeting

LONDON (Reuters) – Reducing Britain’s trade barriers with the European Union will improve the growth prospects of both, fi..

UK business leaders struggle to understand cyber risk as a financial risk as three-quarters of mid-to-large firms report breaches

UK business leaders struggle to understand cyber risk as a financial risk as three-quarters of mid-to-large firms report breaches

Despite the UK Government’s latest figures showing that 74% of mid-to-large UK businesses have experienced cybercrime, IT and financia..

Ant International sees robust growth across pillar businesses of payments, digitalisation, and inclusive financial services in 2024

Ant International sees robust growth across pillar businesses of payments, digitalisation, and inclusive financial services in 2024

Numbers show Alipay+ expands a vibrant wallet-based payment and digitalisation space that further strengthens WorldFirst and Antom, t..

Balancing technology with human agents: why the customer service sector will never be fully AI automated

Balancing technology with human agents: why the customer service sector will never be fully AI automated

Carrie Ramskill, chief operating officer at HGS UK By Carrie Ramskill, chief operating officer at HGS UK Generative artifi..

Italian startup iGenius and Nvidia to build major AI system

Italian startup iGenius and Nvidia to build major AI system

By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Italian startup iGenius and Nvidia on Thursday said they are planning to bring online one of the w..

Macquarie-backed offshore wind developer Corio starts job cuts

Macquarie-backed offshore wind developer Corio starts job cuts

(Reuters) – Corio Generation, the UK-based offshore wind developer backed by Australia’s Macquarie Group, plans to cut a s..

Russian Railways to cut spending by around 40% in 2025, says finance chief

Russian Railways to cut spending by around 40% in 2025, says finance chief

(Reuters) – Russian Railways, a key cog in Russia’s industrial machine, may substantially cut its spending next year by ar..

HSBC improves data access and operational efficiency with Starburst technology.

HSBC improves data access and operational efficiency with Starburst technology.

Thanks to Starburst’s solution, HSBC has accelerated its access to information with queries up to 20 times faster, reducing anal..

Instant view: Bitcoin vaults above $100,000

Instant view: Bitcoin vaults above $100,000

(Reuters) – Bitcoin hit a record high above $100,000 on Thursday as the election of Republican Donald Trump as U.S. president fu..

Sweden’s SBB receives letters from funds intending to accelerate Eurobonds

Sweden’s SBB receives letters from funds intending to accelerate Eurobonds

(Reuters) –     Swedish property group SBB said it had received letters from FFI Fund and Olifant Fund notifying an intention to..

Airbus cuts 2,000 Defence and Space jobs, taming earlier plans

Airbus cuts 2,000 Defence and Space jobs, taming earlier plans

By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) –     Airbus announced just over 2,000 job cuts in Defence and Space, or about 5% of its second-la..

Simplifying On-Chain AI: Spectral Labs Launches Syntax V2

Simplifying On-Chain AI: Spectral Labs Launches Syntax V2

Spectral Labs, a pioneer in integrating AI with blockchain, just launched Spectral Syntax V2, a platform that allows anyone to create ..

Sensay’s AI Superpowers: Unlocking the Next Wave of Innovative Apps

Sensay’s AI Superpowers: Unlocking the Next Wave of Innovative Apps

Dan Thomson, founder and CEO of Sensay, has big plans for his company’s AI technology. Sensay has developed a robust API that al..

European Commission favours more EU funds for electric vehicles sector

European Commission favours more EU funds for electric vehicles sector

BRUSSELS (Reuters) –     The European Commission called on Tuesday for an additional 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) of EU funds ..

Bronze statues, coins and ancient eggs found in Tuscan thermal baths

Bronze statues, coins and ancient eggs found in Tuscan thermal baths

By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) –     Ancient statues, coins, jewels and still-intact eggs from Roman and Etruscan times have..

UK’s FTSE 100 extends winning streak as energy stocks climb

UK’s FTSE 100 extends winning streak as energy stocks climb

(Reuters) –     Britain’s FTSE 100 gained for a fifth straight session on Tuesday as higher oil prices lifted energy share..

Asia stocks rise after Wall Street records; dollar rebounds

Asia stocks rise after Wall Street records; dollar rebounds

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) –     Asian stocks climbed on Monday, buoyed by record high closes on Wall Street, while the d..

Dollar edges higher amid rate, political uncertainty

Dollar edges higher amid rate, political uncertainty

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) –     The dollar crept higher on Monday in what is shaping up to be a critical week for the prosp..