economy 04/04/2018 China hits back at U.S. with list of 25 percent tariffs on imports including agricultural products Fears of an all-out trade war between the two economic giants once again hit stock markets
economy 03/04/2018 Spotify to make its New York Stock Exchange debut Shares in the Swedish music streaming company will be publicly traded for the first time on Tuesday. Spotify has not turned a profit since it launched 12 years ago.
economy 30/03/2018 Easter strikes ground passengers Some staff members at Ryanair and Air France are striking over the Easter weekend.
economy 29/03/2018 Will Brexit harm the UK economy? Pre-Brexit referendum, the UK economy was strong and is still growing but from one of the fastest it's fallen to one of the slowest
economy 28/03/2018 US sees stronger economic growth The economy increased at a solid 2.9 percent annual rate, a sharp upward revision that caps three straight quarters of healthy growth
economy 28/03/2018 Multi-billion euro pile of unsold clothes at H&M The company said operating profit fell 62 percent in the three months through February
economy 27/03/2018 British lawmakers quiz Facebook data whistleblower The whistleblower at the heart of the Facebook privacy scandal testified on Tuesday before British lawmakers investigating digital privacy. Facebook CEO will not appear before the committee in London.
economy 26/03/2018 U.S. Federal Trade Commission to investigate Facebook Social media giant Facebook is to be investigated by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission after details of up to 50 million users ended up in the hands of data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica.
economy 26/03/2018 Head of IMF suggests eurozone leaders sign up to "rainy day" fund for future economic crises Christine Lagarde warns that rise of populism and protectionism could damage Europe's prosperity.
economy 26/03/2018 China calls on WTO members to prevent the United States “wrecking” the organisation Beijing urges them to oppose U.S. tariffs targeting China’s alleged theft of intellectual property.
economy 16/03/2018 Eurozone inflation lower than expected European Central Bank President Mario Draghi says he sees no reason to change current policy
economy 15/03/2018 Third biggest UK company Unilever moves its headquarters from London to Rotterdam Unilever's CEO insists it has nothing to do with Brexit but unions say Britain is becoming less competitive.
economy 09/03/2018 Asian markets sigh with relief over ease in nuclear tensions A thaw in relations between North Korea and the US has pleased investors as most Asian markets close with a lift.