The UK’s antitrust watchdog is seeking market feedback on the long-anticipated merger of Vodafone Group Plc and CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd’s British units before it kicks-off a formal investigation.
London Luton Airport halted all flights until 3 pm p.m. local time Wednesday after a fire tore through one of its car parks, causing a partial collapse.
India’s government is considering a plan to boost cash support to small farmers by a third, allowing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party to shore up support from a key voting bloc ahead of elections.
Egypt has no plans to peg its pound to a basket of currencies, an official with direct knowledge of the matter said, denying a report in state-run media.
Consumer expectations for euro-area inflation increased marginally in August — reinforcing the notion that it’s too soon for the European Central Bank to declare victory over rising prices.
The prospect that high interest rates will keep constricting the global economy is worrying World Bank officials as they look to the impact on nations nursing large debts.
European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot said inflation shocks are now in retreat, though officials stand ready to step in again if reaching the 2% goal moves further into the future.
Trading on Japan’s first carbon-credit exchange started Wednesday, as the nation looks to put a price on emissions to help zero them out by 2050.
France’s TotalEnergies SE has agreed to buy liquefied natural gas from Qatar for 27 years, cementing the European nation’s commitment to fossil fuels beyond 2050.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. plans to eventually use its H3 rocket as many as six times a year to launch heavy payloads into orbit, the company told reporters Wednesday.
