UK trade deals with India and Gulf nations are ‘the priority,’ business minister says
The U.K. said Monday that securing deals with India and Gulf nations remains “the priority” for Labour’s free trade agenda, with talks between Britain and the Gulf Corporation Council expected to resume as soon as next week.
U.S. crude oil prices fall more than 2% after OPEC cuts demand forecast again
Soft demand in China has weighed on the market for months.
Dow adds 200 points for first close above 43,000; S&P 500 hits another all-time high: Live updates
The early signs of recovery in the banking sector helped push the broader market to all-time highs at the end of last week.
ServiceNow, Coreweave and others to invest $8.2 billion in UK data centers to fuel AI growth
American enterprise software giant ServiceNow and cloud computing startup CoreWeave plan to invest billions of dollars in their U.K. operations.
Stripe, Wise founders want a ‘tech renaissance’ in Europe to help region rival Silicon Valley
Founders of some of Europe’s largest technology unicorns are calling for the creation of a single pan-European entity to promote startups and innovation.
European Central Bank set for third interest rate cut of the year in meeting this week
Markets are eyeing two more rate cuts from the euro area’s central bank this year amid a weak growth outlook and lower inflation.
Nobel economics prize for 2024 awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson
The winner of the award, officially the “Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel,” receives $1 million.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer vows to slash regulatory red tape in bid to boost investment
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday vowed to slash regulatory red tape to boost anaemic investment in the country.
European markets little changed as the new trading week kicks off
European stocks were little changed on Monday, with regional markets searching for direction after a choppy week last week.
China’s exports and imports grew far less than expected in September
China was expected Monday to report a slowdown in export growth in September versus August.
