European markets clock best week since November as investors digest U.S. jobs report
European markets climbed on Friday as investors digested key euro zone inflation data and December’s U.S. jobs report.
Crypto exchange Huobi to lay off 20% of staff as industry reels from FTX collapse
Justin Sun, a Huobi advisory board member, said the crypto exchange plans to reduce its global headcount by about 20%.
GOP leader McCarthy elected House Speaker on 15th vote in historic run
In a dramatic and contentious four days of voting, House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy cobbled together just enough support to win the speakership on the 15th vote.
China’s NetEase buys gaming studio involved in major titles including Halo Infinite and Minecraft
NetEase has ramped up its international expansion efforts in gaming over the last two years as China’s domestic market has slowed amid tougher regulation.
Taliban leader hits out at Prince Harry for calling his Afghanistan kills ‘chess pieces’ in new tell-all book
Among the many revelations in the memoir is Harry’s disclosure that he killed 25 Taliban fighters while on deployment in Afghanistan with the British Army.
BioNTech says it will start cancer vaccine trials in the UK from September
The company aims to test 10,000 personalized mRNA therapies, including cancer vaccines, between September 2023 to the end of the decade.
UK stock funds lost a record $10 billion last year, new research shows
U.K.-focused equity funds saw $10 billion in outflows through the year, much higher than other major markets.
Richard Branson left school at 15—his headmaster said he’d either ‘go to prison’ or ‘become a millionaire’
Richard Branson left school at 15 after he raised enough money to start a magazine. His then-headmaster told him that persuasiveness could lead to his success or downfall.
Euro zone inflation rate slides to 9.2% as energy price surge cools
Headline inflation came in at 9.2% year on year in December, according to preliminary data. It follows November’s headline inflation rate of 10.1%.
Saudi Arabia’s cash splurge on soccer could cause ripple effects across the sports world
Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Saudi club Al-Nassr, and the Kingdom’s growing investments in the sport, could have ripple effects across Europe and the U.S.
