Angela Barnes

Markets

Oil prices rise as investors monitor Hormuz shipping disruption

Oil prices rebounded again on Wednesday morning as investors monitored updates on shipping attacks in the Strait of Hormuz.

11 November 2026

Business

OpenAI reports steep losses despite quarterly revenue rise

OpenAI's quarterly revenue rose about 50% to $10 billion in the third quarter. However, the group behind ChatGPT continued to ‌post steep operating losses, according to the Wall Street Journal.

11 November 2026

Markets

Markets fluctuate as US rate worries temper tech bounce

European markets opened in the green on Wednesday after Asian stocks diverged as renewed optimism over the AI trade was offset by forecast-topping US inflation data and the prospect of a bumper interest rate hike next month.

11 November 2026

Markets

What we know about AI giant Anthropic’s blockbuster IPO plans

Anthropic plans to raise up to $64 billion (€57.1bn) in its upcoming initial public offering, the artificial intelligence giant said in a filing on Tuesday, in a listing that could value the company at up to $1.4 trillion (€1.25trn).

11 November 2026

Business

Infineon says AI data centre boom to persist despite growing backlash

Infineon expects soaring demand for chips powering AI infrastructure to sustain growth, despite mounting concerns over the environmental and economic costs of data centre expansion.

10 November 2026

Business

Vodafone suffers huge net loss on Germany hit but raises outlook

British mobile phone giant Vodafone on Tuesday posted a huge post-tax loss for its first half, linked primarily to a writedown in Germany, but raised its outlook with total revenue increasing.

10 November 2026

Markets

Oil prices continue to fall on hopes of US-Iran peace deal talks

Oil prices extend their losses as investors remain hopeful that diplomatic talks between the US and Iran will lead to an end to the Middle East conflict.

10 November 2026

Economy

China's trade surplus surpasses $1 trillion as AI boom powers exports

China's trade surplus ballooned to more than $1 trillion in October, official data showed on Tuesday, reaching the milestone even earlier than last year's record-breaking sum.

10 November 2026

Markets

Nvidia stock slides as it probes claims CEO was intelligence target

Nvidia's share price pre-market was in the red as investors follow updates on claims that one of its executives may have been a foreign intelligence target.

9 November 2026

Markets

Tech stocks recover after midterms rout as Nvidia takes centre stage

Tech firms rose on Monday to claw back some of last week's painful losses fuelled by AI regulation worries, though traders were keeping an eye on a probe into Nvidia boss Jensen Huang.

9 November 2026

Markets

Tech companies hit by new AI worries after US midterms

Apart from tech stocks, shares mostly gained on Thursday after Wall Street rallied following the midterm elections, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumping more than 3% after President Donald Trump’s party lost its sole control of Washington.

5 November 2026

Markets

Binance resumes withdrawals after billions stolen in hack

Binance said it had seen withdrawals of around $4.7 billion (€4.21bn) on Sunday, after more than $6 billion (€5.38bn) in virtual assets were stolen from the cryptocurrency exchange in a major hack for which the FBI said North Korea was responsible.

2 November 2026

Economy

Italy inflation surges to 5.4% in October as energy costs bite

Italian inflation rose 5.4% in October from a year earlier, a sharp rise from the 4.2% rate in September, Italy's statistics agency Istat said on Friday.

30 October 2026

Markets

Tech firms take fresh hit as disappointing earnings fan AI fears

Tech firms were again on the back foot on Friday after another round of disappointing earnings from Wall Street titans, fanned already by deep concerns about the AI investment boom.

30 October 2026

Markets

Bank of Japan says inflation hit 2% target after 13 years

The Bank of Japan said on Friday inflation had hit its 2% target, more than 13 years after it adopted the goal in a bid to pull the economy out of deflation, but held off hiking interest rates for now.

30 October 2026

Markets

Binance hit by major hack as billions in crypto funds are frozen

Cryptocurrency platform Binance said on Thursday it had fallen victim to a major hack that hit around $6.3 billion (€5.5bn) in funds, with about half that amount frozen to prevent a massive theft.

30 October 2026

Business

Volkswagen posts €5.8 billion loss as Chinese competition bites

Europe's largest carmaker Volkswagen said on Thursday it had made a €5.8 billion loss in the third quarter, as it struggles with intense Chinese competition.

29 October 2026

Markets

Shares mixed after Google parent Alphabet's earnings disappoint

Ahead of European markets opening, Asian shares and US futures were mixed on Thursday morning, weighed down by some big technology stocks after Google parent Alphabet’s earnings were lower than expected.

29 October 2026

Business

Airbus eyes UK-Japan-Italy fighter jet deal after rival collapse

Airbus chief Guillaume Faury said on Wednesday that the European plane maker could join a British-Japanese-Italian consortium to build a next generation fighter jet after the collapse of a Franco-German rival.

29 October 2026

Economy

UK budget: Here’s five key takeaways from the Chancellor’s speech

The UK's new Chancellor, John Healey, has delivered his first Budget in the role. Here's five key takeaways from his speech.

28 October 2026