Among the hurdles ahead for the British economy is an increase in taxes on employers that came into effect at the start of the second quarter. Along with an increase in the minimum wage, that has ...

We believe Rakuten will be able to leverage the strength of its ecosystem and capitalize on the growth in e-commerce penetration in Japan for the next decade or so. We foresee the consolidation in the ...

Engie said the rise was mainly attributable to a better performance in its infrastructures business. Within the division, EBIT from networks activities rose organically by 69% but declined organically ...

Gross domestic product expanded 0.7% in the quarter through March, figures from the U.K.'s Office for National Statistics showed Thursday. That was faster than economists' forecasts for 0.6% growth, ...

Singapore's private home sales fell for a second straight month amid continuing global uncertainties. Excluding executive condominiums, developers sold 663 units in April, down 9.05% from the previous ...

The German group's operating profit was up 6.3% on year at 4.24 billion euros, just ahead of consensus' 4.23 billion-euro estimate. Allianz confirmed its full-year guidance for operating profit of ...

KBC Group is buying a majority stake in Slovakian bank 365.bank in a deal that values it at 761 million euros ($850.3 million), expanding its presence in Slovakia and Central and Eastern Europe. The ...

Deutsche Telekom nudged up its full-year guidance after revenue for the first quarter beat market views, reflecting strong growth in the U.S.

Siemens posted better-than-expected revenue and net profit for its second quarter on a strong performance of its industrial business. The German industrial giant on Thursday said that for the quarter ...

Like State Street and Bank of New York Mellon in the US, which compete with custodian businesses inside larger US banks like J.P. Morgan, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group's main competitors are the ...

The company backed its full-year guidance, guiding for adjusted Ebitda between 4.55 billion and 5.15 billion euros as well as adjusted net profit between 1.3 billion and 1.8 billion euros. RWE said it ...

Germany's Merck KGaA slashed its full-year outlook on the back of challenging macroeconomic conditions and foreign-exchange headwinds.