Chinese carmaker BYD triples profits
Chinese electric car maker BYD registered a sharp increase in profits in the first six months of this year. Net profit rose to between...
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Jul 15, 2023
Nokia and Ericsson shares fall as cost of living crisis hits telecoms sales
Finnish company lowers profit expectations, while Swedish firm expects flat or ‘slightly up’ margins Shares in Nokia and Ericsson fell...
Jul 15, 2023
'Super Mario' turns 40: Gaming's greatest triumph
July 14 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of "Mario Bros.", the video game that drove a multibillion-dollar industry and cemented...
Jul 15, 2023
Rapid pace of price rises 'embedded', forecaster warns
The rapid pace of price rises looks like it is becoming entrenched, putting huge pressure on the public finances, the government's...
Jul 12, 2023
UN Security Council fails to renew authorisation of vital cross-border aid for Syria
Two rival resolutions were in turn vetoed by Russia on one hand and the US, UK and France on the other. The programme had allowed for aid...
Jul 11, 2023
Europeans much less concerned about energy prices but inflation fears remain high, new poll shows
Europeans seem to have moved on from the worst of the energy crisis. The question of energy supplies, which were dramatically upended in...
Jul 10, 2023
Do we need the digital euro?
Digital currencies have grown in popularity. Unlike bitcoin, the digital euro would be a central bank digital currency (CBDC),...
Jul 8, 2023
Spain pushes EU countries to reach power market deal in coming weeks
Spain, which holds the EU rotating presidency, wants its European peers to reach an agreement in principle on the reform of the common...
Jul 8, 2023
US jobs growth weakest in more than two years
US jobs growth slowed last month in a sign that the weight of higher interest rates may be starting to slow the world's largest economy....
Jul 6, 2023
Are short-term rentals the cause of Porto's housing crisis?
Residents of Porto say they're being squeezed out of the housing market by short-term rentals, but landlords say they're boosting the...
Jul 6, 2023
Flip-flops and gigs: Irish national broadcaster RTE engulfed by scandal over extravagant spending
Senior figures have been grilled about throwing money on flip-flops and undisclosed top-ups for the highest-paid presenters. Irish...
Jul 6, 2023
Brussels wants to relax rules for gene edited crops
The changes could see some plants become more resistant to climate change phenomena, such as drought and heatwaves. The European...
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