UK housing market heats up in January despite cost pressures – RICS
LONDON – Already rapid house price growth in Britain hit a new six-month high in January but momentum in the housing market could soon fade because of a growing cost-of-living…
LONDON – Already rapid house price growth in Britain hit a new six-month high in January but momentum in the housing market could soon fade because of a growing cost-of-living…
LONDON – British retailers have cancelled 7.1 billion pounds ($9.6 billion) in contracts over the last 12 months with suppliers that do not meet their ethical and sustainability standards, according…
– Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said on Wednesday his state will end its school mask mandate on Feb. 28, but individual schools districts will still have the power to establish…
By Gloria Dickie LONDON – Advances in satellite technology have revealed that the world’s glaciers contain significantly less ice than previously thought, according to a study published in Nature Geoscience…
LONDON – Marks & Spencer has maintained its position as Britain’s fastest growing food retailer, market researcher NielsenIQ said on Tuesday, indicating its turnaround plan is gaining momentum. It said…
By Nick Carey LONDON – Governments and utilities need ambitious plans to cut red tape to install vehicle chargers if Europe is to be ready for 130 million electric vehicles…
– Tesla Inc decided to remove one of the two electronic control units included in the steering racks of some made-in-China Model 3 and Model Y cars to meet fourth-quarter…
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY – A measure of Australian business conditions took a turn for the worse in January as a surge in coronavirus cases hit consumer spending, though firms…
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK – Banks in Latin America and emerging Europe are most exposed to dollarization among developing economies, making them vulnerable to weaker local currencies and increasing…
– Nissan Motor Co Ltd plans to stop developing new internal combustion engines in all its major markets except the United States and focus on making electric vehicles, the Nikkei…
BEIJING – China and the United States should address trade issues on the basis of mutual respect, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday, as U.S. officials urged Beijing to…
SINGAPORE – Elon Musk’s satellite internet venture is helping to restore connectivity to the Pacific Island nation of Tonga, according to an official in Fiji where the work is underway.…
BERLIN – Volkswagen does not expect the global shortage of semiconductors to end this year although it should further ease slightly in the second half, a board member was quoted…
BERLIN – Luxury carmaker Porsche AG expects another record year for sales despite the global semiconductor chip shortage, its sales chief was quoted as saying by industry magazine Automobilwoche. “When…
By Phil Stewart and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON – Russia has in place about 70% of the combat power it believes it would need for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and…
BERLIN – Germany is considering deploying additional troops to Lithuania, Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said, as tensions remained high over Russia’s military build-up near Ukraine. In an interview with the…
– Some 50 members of Iran’s 290-seat parliament have contracted COVID-19, a senior MP said on Saturday as the Omicron variant spreads unabated across the county. MP Alireza Salimi, speaking…
BEIJING – A snowflake instead of a huge cauldron and a “micro-flame” in place of a roaring fire at the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics were an “innovation” celebrating…
– Apple Inc is targeting a date on or near March 8 to unveil a low-cost 5G iPhone and an updated iPad, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people with…
By Julien Ponthus and Pamela Barbaglia LONDON – Advent International is looking to sell its French biometrics and fingerprint identification firm IDEMIA in a deal worth up to $4.6 billion…
LONDON – The world’s top central banks are about to embark on “the largest quantitative tightening in history”, analysts at Morgan Stanley said on Friday, estimating that $2.2 trillion worth…
LONDON – Investors pumped money into equities and yanked funds out of bonds and cash as inflows into equity markets showed no signs of abating, BofA’s weekly flow show report…
– Bank of New York Mellon Corp said on Thursday its employees will return to offices starting March 7, according to a memo seen by Reuters, in regions where conditions…
– American Express Co said on Thursday it would ask its New York employees to work from office at least once a week, starting March 1, according to a memo…
ZURICH – Siemens is ramping up its spending on research and development above its rivals, Chief Executive Roland Busch will tell the German engineering group’s shareholders next week. The maker…