Europe

04 Apr Volvo Cars up 6% on record monthly sales despite China EV slowdown

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Volvo's EX90 electric vehicle photographed in Sweden on Nov.9, 2022.Mikael Sjoberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSweden's Volvo Cars on Thursday climbed to its highest level since November, after the automaker reported record single-month sales for March and solid electric vehicle growth in Europe.Shares rose by...

04 Apr Danone CEO downplays threat of weight loss drugs on food producers

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Pots of Activia yoghurt, manufactured by Danone SA, sit on display.Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe CEO of French consumer goods giant Danone downplayed the threat of obesity drugs on its food business, arguing that consumers were likely to turn to healthy products as part of their...

04 Apr Coinbase partner ClearBank posts first full-year of profit

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Charles McManus, CEO of ClearBank, speaks at the Innovate Finance Global Summit in April 2023.Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesClearBank, a British financial technology firm powering payments for the likes of Coinbase, scored its first full year of profit after higher interest rates helped...

03 Apr Hungary’s Orban, a long-time Trump ally, rocked by political scandals

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Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives to attend a European Council summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels on March 21, 2024.Sameer Al-doumy | Afp | Getty ImagesHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has run into political trouble ahead of European parliamentary elections in June, with...

03 Apr Half of adults are stressed about personal finances, survey finds

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Roughly half of adults are stressed about personal finance, a new survey spanning various advanced economies found.D3sign | Moment | Getty ImagesAt least half of adults in a range of major economies report being stressed about their personal finances, and say inflation is one of...

02 Apr Oil prices climb to five-month high on escalating Middle East tensions

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A flare stack burns beyond oil storage tanks at the Taneco Oil Refining and Petrochemical complex, operated by Tatneft PJSC, in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, Russia, on Tuesday, March 5, 2019.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesOil prices on Tuesday rose to their highest level since October as...

02 Apr Swiss banking giant UBS to launch share buyback of up to $2 billion

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UBS logo is seen at the office building in Krakow, Poland on February 22, 2024.Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesUBS on Tuesday announced a new share repurchase program of up to $2 billion, with up to $1 billion of that total expected to take...

02 Apr From Miami to Melbourne, a quiet revolution is underway

Posted at 05:12h in Europe

Firefighters work on the zone of a forest fire in the hills in Quilpue comune, Valparaiso region, Chile on February 3, 2024.Javier Torres | Afp | Getty ImagesA quiet revolution is underway to address a widely underestimated climate challenge: extreme heat.Local authorities have appointed several...

29 Mar The 10 richest retirement towns in the U.S.

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There's plenty of towns across the U.S. where Americans can retire affordably and live out their golden years without breaking the bank. But where do retirees with bigger nest eggs like to settle down? Earlier this month, personal finance site GoBankingRates.com ranked the richest retirement towns...

29 Mar What a one-night journey costs

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Reservations for Italy's new "La Dolce Vita Orient Express" train open Tuesday.Luxury train enthusiasts may want to lock in the current rate now — before it climbs any higher.Starting rates for a one-night journey on the luxury train increased from 2,000 euros ($2,168) per person...