First-class goods in second-tier cities as luxury goes local in China
Luxury spending in second-tier cities exceeding first-tier Middle-class looks to spend on luxury, save on living costs Gen…
America Inc’s productivity boom may be going global
ORLANDO, Florida, Jan 26 (Reuters) – The rumblings of a productivity boom are reverberating through the U.S. economy…
UK businesses report post-budget bounce
UK composite PMI rises to highest since April 2024 Services leads upturn but manufacturing grows too Data adds…
Surprise UK retail sales rise adds to signs of pickup in economy
UK retail sales rise 0.4% in December Economists had expected 0.1% fall Data adds to early signs of…
Europe commits to wind energy expansion despite Trump criticism, draft shows
Item 1 of 2 An aerial view shows wind turbines at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm, off the…
UN biodiversity treaty enters into force, aims to protect 30% of oceans by 2030
SINGAPORE, Jan 17 (Reuters) – A landmark global treaty to safeguard biodiversity in the high seas came into…
Weaker UK jobs data may offer inflation relief to BoE
Private sector pay grows by least since November 2020 UK regular wage growth slows to 4.5% Jobless rate…
New map reveals hidden landscape under Antarctica’s ice sheet
Item 1 of 4 An undated handout image of a map illustrating the subglacial landscape of mountain ranges,…
UK surveyors turn more upbeat about housing market outlook
LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Britain’s housing market showed some signs of turning a corner last month as…
Global grain traders’ green pledges face skepticism as deal to protect Brazil’s rainforest unravels
Item 1 of 2 A drone views shows fallen trees in a secondary forest where farmers (not pictured)…
HSBC launches UAE asset management business to tap into wealth influxÂ
DUBAI, Jan 12 (Reuters) – HSBC (HSBA.L), opens new tab is opening an asset management business in the…
Starlink rival Eutelsat orders 340 OneWeb satellites from Airbus
Jan 12 (Reuters) – Eutelsat (ETL.PA), opens new tab, the satellite operator backed by the French and the…