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Real Economy

Cradle to cradle: powering Europe's circular economy

In this edition of Real Economy, we take you on a journey to discover how our waste can become sustainable gold – powering the circular economy of

Business Series

All change at Twitter as four senior executives leave

Four senior Twitter executives are leaving the struggling media company amid concern the company has failed to significantly boost its user base.

Business Planet

EMAS: Combining competitiveness with environmental performance

In this edition of Business Planet, we visit the Onassis Foundation in Athens to find out how we can transform waste into raw materials. This concept

Switzerland

Post COP21: now what? - views on climate change from Davos ski slopes

The spotlight is on big business and politics at Davos during the World Economic Forum. But euronews wondered what skiers on the slopes think about

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Economy

Saudis begin opening oil industry to foreign investors

Saudi Arabia will open its oil refining ventures to foreign investors, but not state-owned exploration and production activities, according to

Economy

Air France-KLM report mixed fortunes for terror-stained 2015

Air France – KLM say the Paris attacks cost the airline around 70 million euros in lost revenue in December, but that business appears to be picking

Business Planet

The importance of Key Enabling Technologies for SMEs

In this edition of Business Planet, we visit the University of Warwick in Coventry which has been helping the industrial SMEs to develop new products

Economy

CES 2016 - Las Vegas becomes a technology fest

There was a song and a robot with a welcome to this year’s Consumer Electronic’s show. The one-time toy has grown up into a practical smart helper

Economy

French telecoms companies Orange and Bouygues in merger talks

A telecoms giant with over half of France’s fixed-line and mobile markets. That’s on the table if a merger between Orange and Bouygues goes ahead

Economy

Seasonal gift to Spain and Germany's unemployment rates

A busy Christmas season has helped pushed Spain’s unemployment rate down further. It fell by 1.34 percent in December, leaving just over four million

Business Series

Blackberry posts losses but better than expected

Blackberry has posted results that are better than expected. The Canadian technology company still suffered a widely-anticipated fiscal third

Business Series

Luxury group Prada's profits hit by Chinese slowdown

The Italian luxury goods maker Prada has reported a drop in profits of 38 percent in just one quarter. It’s been hit hard by falling sales in Greater

Business Series

'Missing' Fosun chairman reappears

One of China’s richest businessmen has made his first public appearance since going missing at the end of last week. Guo Guangchang , the Chairman of

Business Planet

Social enterprise: a new business model for Europe

This week Business Planet looks at the concept of social enterprise – sustainable, innovative entrepreneurial answers to society’s challenges. It’s

Economy

Brent crude oil dips below $40 a barrel for first time since 2009

US crude fell below $37 (34 euros) a barrel on Tuesday, and Brent below $40 (36.7 euros) for the first time since early 2009. Oil prices then

World News

Hungary: Santa's Factory strives to give children a happy festive period

The festive period has begun in Hungary and one charity is hoping to make it the most wonderful time of the year for hundreds of thousands of

Economy

From a linear to a circular economy

This week on UTalk, we answer a question from Claire in Brussels: “We currently hear more and more about the circular economy whose objective is to

Business Line

Business Line: the demise of Black Friday and Cyber Monday

The holiday season is on and that means it’s time to think about presents. In the US the gift shopping traditionally kicks off after Thanksgiving

Business Planet

Copernicus: down-to-Earth opportunities for SMEs reaching for the stars

The Copernicus programme is an EU system providing Earth observation data and information. It delivers operational data on a free, full and open

Business Line

Business Line: the high cost of high security, and fighting terror with kittens...

Europe is on high security alert following the attacks in Paris on November 13. During this short period of time Europeans have had to get used to a