The pan-European Stoxx 600 was down 0.5% by mid-afternoon. Oil and gas led losses, down 1.5%, with most sectors and major bourses in the red. Retail stocks bucked the trend, trading up 0.4%.It...
I first started to write a balance of payments focused blog back in 2004. Initially, I spent most of my time documenting the rapid rise in China’s surplus, the relentless rise in the...
When it comes to credit card processing, Visa and Mastercard are practically the only game in town. Here, we'll tell you how retailers are fighting back and how, if they are successful,...
Worldwide spending on augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) is forecast to reach $13.8 billion this year and grow to $50.9 billion in 2026, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) wants to establish a simplified advice regime focused on a limited range of mainstream investments to allow firms to offer services at cheaper rates.The regime would be...
As the holiday shopping season heads into high gear with Cyber Monday, you may want to look for alternatives to expensive toys or physical gifts. Consider another kind of present - a...
The holiday season tends to be an expensive one. From gifts to travel to an ongoing stream of parties (some of which you may be tasked with hosting), many people wind up...
The Netweek Group is the leading company in hyper-local information and aims to become the reference interlocutor of the small and micro enterprises of Northern Italy through an offer of calibrated and...
The Federal Reserve issued its latest interest rate hike in early November. It marks the sixth increase this year and has pushed new auto loan finance rates to their highest since 2019....