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Accenture forecasts 2024 revenue growth above estimates on AI demand

Accenture forecasts 2024 revenue growth above estimates on AI demand

Accenture forecasts 2024 revenue growth above estimates on AI demand (Reuters) -IT services provider Accenture projected annual revenu..

Italy boosts crypto risk oversight and toughens sanctions, draft shows

Italy boosts crypto risk oversight and toughens sanctions, draft shows

ROME (Reuters) – Italy plans to adopt measures to beef up surveillance over risks tied to cryptoassets, including high fines for..

Morning Bid: Bailey likely to bail on rate change

Morning Bid: Bailey likely to bail on rate change

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee British inflation may have returned to its 2% target for th..

Credit Suisse collapse showed weakness in regulatory framework: SNB

Credit Suisse collapse showed weakness in regulatory framework: SNB

ZURICH (Reuters) – The collapse of Swiss bank Credit Suisse last year has highlighted weaknesses in the regulatory framework, th..

Asian stocks hold on to gains; BoE in focus

Asian stocks hold on to gains; BoE in focus

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks took a breather on Thursday, hovering near their highest in two years as traders waited for m..

UK election pledges fall short of $48 billion health funding gap, think tank says

UK election pledges fall short of $48 billion health funding gap, think tank says

LONDON (Reuters) – Election pledges by Britain’s governing Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party do not set out ho..

British review of “politically exposed” bank clients put off until election

British review of “politically exposed” bank clients put off until election

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s financial watchdog will wait until after next month’s national election to publish its ..

Germany’s working-age population to decline by 2% by 2045, study shows

Germany’s working-age population to decline by 2% by 2045, study shows

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will see its working-age population decrease by 2% by 2045, according to a forecast released on Wedne..

UK inflation back to 2% target for first time since 2021

UK inflation back to 2% target for first time since 2021

LONDON (Reuters) -British inflation returned to its 2% target in May for the first time in nearly three years, data showed on Wednesda..

UK’s Berkeley turns to build-to-rent segment; raises earnings view

UK’s Berkeley turns to build-to-rent segment; raises earnings view

(Reuters) -British high-end homebuilder Berkeley lifted its earnings outlook by 5% for fiscal year 2025 on Wednesday and said it would..