Business
German industry increased its energy consumption in 2024 after firms had cut usage following higher prices triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Consumer groups and experts warned shoppers internationally to beware of scams and accelerated, deceptive Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales ahead of Nov. 28.
October consumer inflation diverged across Europe: Finland's consumer prices fell 0.2%, France's inflation slowed to 0.8%, and Spain's rose 3.1% amid higher electricity and transport costs.
China's economy showed further cooling as investment fell by its largest pandemic-era decline, while industrial output and private consumption weakened, with consumer spending at its lowest in over a year.
Berlin's court ordered Google to pay Idealo €465 million in damages, finding the company favoured its own price‑comparison service, a ruling that may be appealed.
The Guardia Civil’s UCO searched Acciona’s Madrid and Bilbao offices to seize contracts and documents in a secret judicial probe into possible irregularities in Belate tunnel adjudications.
A London judge ruled that mining giant BHP was liable for the 2015 Samarco dam collapse in Brazil that killed 19 and devastated communities, opening the way for multibillion‑pound damages.
The eurozone economy grew modestly in the third quarter, powered by Spain and France while Germany’s weakness restrained overall expansion, though early indicators suggested further recovery.
La productividad de la economía española se desaceleró al crecer un 0,8% en el tercer trimestre de 2025, mostrando un enfriamiento pese al impulso del empleo y la inversión.
Global stock markets fell sharply as a tech-driven sell-off, concerns about China's economy and renewed doubts about U.S. rate cuts spurred investor risk aversion.
About 2,900 cattle from Uruguay were stranded for weeks on a livestock ship off Turkey, dozens died after authorities barred landing over missing ear tags and paperwork.
The UK Treasury said it would not cut the threshold for the higher-rate income tax, pushing long-term gilt yields higher as markets reacted ahead of the Nov. 26 budget.
Italy's antitrust authority fined Wizz Air €500,000, ruling its "All You Can Fly" subscription was misleading and contained ambiguous information and unfair contract clauses.
Siemens Energy raised its revenue and profit targets and lifted its profit outlook, citing surging data‑centre equipment and gas‑turbine demand, and its shares jumped.
About 3,000 Boeing defense workers in the St. Louis area approved a new contract, ending a strike of more than three months that had slowed F-15EX production.
U.S. telecom company Verizon planned to cut 15,000 jobs next week — its largest-ever reduction, sources said; the company did not immediately comment.
