Business Schneider Electric appoints new CEO to take charge of strategy The board of one of Europe's biggest tech companies has signalled it's looking for a change of direction with the unanimous decision to appoint company veteran Olivier Blum as Chief Executive Officer. 04/11/2024
Business Ryanair profits fall amid Boeing delays and reduction in fares The Irish budget carrier reported strong traffic, offset by lower air fares for the past six months. 04/11/2024
Economy How the Nordic nations could become Europe's answer to Silicon Valley The Nordic countries along with the Baltic region are both leading contenders in the contest to become Europe’s centre for digital technology. 03/11/2024
Business Stellantis revenue plunges as falling EU and US sales hit car giant Europe's second-largest car maker, Stellantis, reported that its net revenues slumped by 27% in its latest earnings update as it aims to slim down its inventory and launch new products. 31/10/2024
Business Russia fines Google more than the world’s total GDP over YouTube bans Russia fined Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 - that’s 2.5 trillion trillion trillion dollars after the US tech giant took action against Putin's propaganda. 30/10/2024
Economy Hungary unexpectedly dips into recession for second time in two years Hungarian gross domestic product (GDP) turned negative for the second quarter in a row. 30/10/2024
Business Swiss banking giant UBS beats forecasts with leap in profits High profit and progress on the integrations of collapsed competitor Credit Suisse were the key takeaways of the bank’s quarterly report. 30/10/2024
Economy European tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles: All you need to know EVs are the latest flash point in a broader trade dispute over Chinese government subsidies. The new levy concerns European car makers too. 30/10/2024
Economy Switching to EVs could cost German car industry 186,000 jobs by 2035 EV car production requires fewer employees overall than in the past, according to new report findings. 30/10/2024
Business Pharma giant Novartis raises forecast on strong drugs demand The Swiss company reported a strong performance and a major boost in sales of its products. 29/10/2024
Business Small nuclear plants in Europe: CEZ and Rolls-Royce SMR sign a deal CEZ plans to build the first small modular reactor at the existing Temelin nuclear plant in the first half of the 2030s. 29/10/2024
Economy Europeans forced to cut back on food to pay mortgages as costs soar A large number of Europeans have no other way to cover their mounting housing costs other than to cut back on food, according to a new study. 25/10/2024
Economy Fancy a beer? Where in Europe will you have to pay the most tax on it? The EU requires member states to levy a minimum excise duty on beer but the majority of countries actually charge more. 19/10/2024
Business Italian car workers go on strike as pressure mounts on Stellantis Workers in Italy's troubled automotive sector are holding a national strike for the first time in 20 years. 18/10/2024
Economy China: World's second-largest economy sees growth slowing The economy has remained sluggish despite the lifting of Covid restrictions at the end of 2022. Consumer confidence is low and the property market remains a drag on the economy. 18/10/2024
Business Tesla gets go-ahead for controversial factory expansion in Germany The US electric car maker has plans to build the biggest car plant in the country, manufacturing one million cars annually. 16/10/2024
Economy UK inflation falls to 3-year low boosting hopes for another rate cut Lower air fares and petrol prices dragged down price increases in September in the UK, prompting hopes that there will be another interest rate cut on the cards. 16/10/2024
Economy Which European country takes the crown in global survey on pensions? The Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index assesses retirement income systems around the world. 16/10/2024
Business Google set to power its AI data centres with mini nuclear reactors Tech giant Google has announced a deal to purchase small nuclear reactors from a company in the US to power its data centres. 15/10/2024
Economy Will France's looming tax hikes force wealthy citizens to move away? The French government is desperate to find savings of €60bn next year, part of it is going to be sourced through 'exceptional' and 'temporary' tax hikes. 15/10/2024