Gamestop tables shock $55.5bn swoop for eBay as Cohen sets sights on Amazon
GameStop, the American video game chain that became the standard-bearer of the 2021 meme stock frenzy, has stunned Wall Street with an unsolicited $55.5bn (£40.9bn)...
Humanoid robots step onto the recycling line as waste firms battle 40% staff turnover
The dust hangs thick in the air at Sharp Group’s recycling facility in Rainham, east London, where the relentless rumble of hoppers and conveyor belts...
Natwest profits jump to £2bn as Iran conflict drives mortgage rates higher
NatWest has cashed in on the surge in borrowing costs unleashed by the war in Iran, posting a 12.2 per cent jump in first-quarter pre-tax...
EU ‘not competitive’ – Belgian central bank chief
Soaring energy costs are squeezing the bloc’s industry and pushing it further behind global rivals, Pierre Wunsch has warned The EU is “not competitive” against...
Putin envoy names ‘first victim’ of historic energy crisis
Spirit Airlines announced it was shutting down immediately following a failed Washington bailout bid and a surge in oil prices Spirit Airlines, a US-based low-cost...
Kuwait exports zero barrels of oil for first time in 35 years – monitor
The halt is due to a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the country’s only export route, with crude accounting for roughly 50% of GDP...