Santander profit beat overshadowed by weak quarter in Brazil
By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Santander on Tuesday beat forecasts with a 1% rise in first-quarter net profit…
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London Q1 finance job vacancies plummet 31% year-on-year
LONDON (Reuters) – First-quarter job opportunities in London’s financial sector plunged by almost a third year-on-year, recruiter Morgan McKinley said…
UK grocery inflation eases slightly to 17.3% in April -Kantar
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – British grocery inflation edged lower in April but remained near record highs, industry data…
Marketmind: Zooming in on AI, rates and chips wars
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Vidya Ranganathan. ChatGPT vs Bard. Earnings from U.S….
Bitcoin could hit $100,000 by end-2024, Standard Chartered says
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -Top cryptocurrency bitcoin could reach $100,000 by the end of 2024, Standard Chartered said on…
Britain to take on Big Tech with new legal powers
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Tuesday it would introduce a new law to rein in the power that big…
Dollar slides as rate cuts priced in; yen falls ahead of BOJ meeting
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell to a more than one-week low against major currencies on…
Oil prices settle higher on optimism about fuel demand in China
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -Oil prices settled higher on Monday, reversing losses as investors grew optimistic that holiday travel in…
Floating wind power gains traction but can it set sail?
By Nina Chestney and Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – After a bumper year for floating offshore wind farm tenders, the…
Ex Barclays banker says faced racial hostility after whistleblowing
By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) – A former Barclays banker alleges he was undermined, harassed and denied appropriate compensation and…