Economic news and events


TOP NEWS: China's April exports lowest in two years as virus bites

China's export growth slumped in April to its lowest level in almost two years, customs data showed Monday, as a Covid resurgence shuttered factories, sparked...

Mon, 09/05/2022 - 05:47


G7 countries pledge to stop Russia oil imports

The G7 club of wealthy nations committed Sunday to phasing out its dependency on Russian oil and issued a scathing statement accusing President Vladimir Putin...

Mon, 09/05/2022 - 05:11


UK PM says will use Queen's Speech to ‘deliver on promise of Brexit’

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is promising to deliver a ‘super seven’ of Brexit Bills which will cut red tape and ‘unnecessary barriers inherited from...

Sun, 08/05/2022 - 10:22


UK PM faces post-vote headaches after Tory losses, Sinn Fein triumph

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces pressure from Tory members of Parliament and a potential constitutional crisis over Northern Ireland in the fallout from a...

Sun, 08/05/2022 - 10:16


Counting to resume in Northern Ireland with Sinn Fein set for victory

Counting is set to resume in the Northern Ireland Assembly election later with Sinn Fein firmly on course to emerge as the largest Stormont party....

Sat, 07/05/2022 - 09:07


UK PM takes blame as ruling Conservatives lose 400 local council seats

The Conservatives suffered a net loss of almost 400 councillors as a day of vote counting delivered a bruising set of local election results for...

Sat, 07/05/2022 - 09:03


TOP NEWS SUMMARY: UK PM Johnson's party suffers losses in local polls

The following is a summary of top news stories Friday.

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COMPANIES

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International Consolidated Airlines Group reported a narrowed first-quarter loss as the British...

Fri, 06/05/2022 - 10:54


UPDATE: Anger at Johnson as Tories pay for 'partygate' at UK polls

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing an angry backlash from local Tories as the party saw key London strongholds fall to Labour while also...

Fri, 06/05/2022 - 10:50


TOP NEWS: UK construction activity slows in April due to higher costs

UK construction sector activity edged lower in April as rising energy and raw material costs weighed on client budgets, S&P Global said on Friday....

Fri, 06/05/2022 - 09:58


CORRECT: LONDON BRIEFING: BA parent set to restore 2019 capacity

(Correcting IAG pretax and after-tax losses.)

International Consolidated Airlines Group on Friday said demand for travel is recovering strongly in line with its previous expectations...

Fri, 06/05/2022 - 08:36


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