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French data watchdog carries out ‘checks’ at Worldcoin Paris office

French data watchdog carries out ‘checks’ at Worldcoin Paris office

PARIS (Reuters) -France’s data watchdog carried out “checks” at Worldcoin’s Paris office this week, amid globa..

StanChart CFO Halford to retire, hires former BofA senior banker

StanChart CFO Halford to retire, hires former BofA senior banker

(Reuters) -Standard Chartered said on Thursday Andy Halford has decided to retire as chief financial officer, with former Bank of Amer..

Privacy activist Schrems files complaints against Google’s Fitbit

Privacy activist Schrems files complaints against Google’s Fitbit

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Advocacy group Noyb on Thursday filed complaints against Google-owned Fitbit in Austria, the Netherlands a..

UK business optimism at 18-month high on hopes for rate hike pause

UK business optimism at 18-month high on hopes for rate hike pause

LONDON (Reuters) – British companies are their most confident since before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a su..

UK’s car output continues growth streak for six months in July- SMMT

UK’s car output continues growth streak for six months in July- SMMT

(Reuters) – Britain’s car production rose for the sixth consecutive month in July as automakers continued to recover from ..

French prices to stay high till March -Les Mousquetaires grocery chain

French prices to stay high till March -Les Mousquetaires grocery chain

PARIS (Reuters) -Retail prices in France will not fall significantly before March, the boss of supermarkets group Les Mousquetaires s..

European car sales rise 15% in July, EVs up nearly 61%

European car sales rise 15% in July, EVs up nearly 61%

LONDON (Reuters) – European new car registrations jumped 15.2% in July, the 12th consecutive month of growth as the auto industr..

Australia’s Orora confirms talks to buy French glass bottles maker Saverglass

Australia’s Orora confirms talks to buy French glass bottles maker Saverglass

(Reuters) – Australian packaging firm Orora Ltd confirmed on Wednesday it was in advanced discussions regarding a potential acqu..

England to rollout world-first seven-minute cancer treatment jab

England to rollout world-first seven-minute cancer treatment jab

(Reuters) – Britain’s state-run national health service will be the first in the world to offer an injection that treats c..

Oil rises 1% on softer dollar, US braces for hurricane hit

Oil rises 1% on softer dollar, US braces for hurricane hit

BENGALURU (Reuters) -Oil prices rallied more than a dollar a barrel on Tuesday as the greenback slid, while investors debated the pote..