China mulls trade talks with the U.S.

A massive chemical explosion in Beirut leaves more than a hundred dead and thousands wounded. President Trump suggests the blast may have been intentional. Chinese service sector growth retreats from ...

5 Aug 202024min

A 3-way deal? President Trump says the U.S. Treasury should receive a significant cut of Microsoft’s bid for Chinese social media app TikTok, as he says the companies have until 15 September to reach ...

4 Aug 202024min

Provisions eat into profit at HSBC after first half earnings miss forecasts, falling 65 percent as the bank sets aside more capital and warns of ongoing risks for the year ahead. French bank SocGen re...

3 Aug 202024min

Technology giants lead the way on Wall Street with Apple, Alphabet, Facebook and Amazon adding $200bn to their combined value in after-hours trading. Apple posts the biggest quarterly revenue jump in ...

31 Jul 202024min

Credit Suisse leads a slew of European earnings, reporting a 24 per cent increase in second quarter profit as CEO Thomas Gottstein announces a merger of the global markets and investment banking divis...

30 Jul 202023min

Deutsche Bank posts a second quarter loss of €77m despite investment bank revenues rising 46 per cent, as cost-cutting measures weighed on the bottom line. Santander reports a record second-quarter lo...

29 Jul 202024min

Republican lawmakers announce they have agreed on a $1tn virus stimulus bill with Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell saying the U.S. “has one foot in the pandemic, one foot in the recovery”. Marke...

28 Jul 202024min

Second wave caution… The UK sparks travel chaos with an overnight decision to reinstate quarantine measures against travellers from Spain. Madrid, airlines and travel operators hit out at the move. Go...

27 Jul 202024min