Deliveroo made a net profit of £1.3 million ($1.7 million) in the six months through June, bouncing from a loss last year.
Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont returns to Spain after seven years, risking arrest
Former Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont returned to Spain after seven years of self-imposed exile, defying a pending arrest warrant.
Italy looks like fertile ground for a mega merger deal in banking
Years after a debt crisis in the region and a government rescue for Banca Monte dei Paschi, analysts are looking at Italy’s banking sector with fresh eyes.
3,000 evacuated, state of emergency declared after Ukraine’s raid into Russia
A state of emergency has been declared in Kursk following a Ukrainian incursion into the Russian border region.
India’s Nifty 50 is outperforming the S&P 500 so far this year
The South Asian benchmark has surged 11.5% so far this year, outpacing the S&P 500’s 8.7% gain, and crossed the 25,000 level for the first time last week.
China’s exporters enjoyed the benefits of a weak yuan. Now that’s changing and cutting into profits
Chinese companies seeking growth from exports face a new challenge: a strengthening yuan.
CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street rebound fizzles out
Wall Street’s comeback attempt fizzles out. JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon sees recession ahead. Warner Bros. sinks on $9.1 billion write-down.
China will have nearly twice the pets than young children by 2030, Goldman Sachs says
The country’s urban pet population is set to hit over 70 million by the end of the decade, while the number of children under the age of four will dwindle to less than 40 million.
Asia markets lower as Wall Street recovery stalls; investors assess Japan trade data
Japan’s current account figure for June came in at 1.533 trillion yen, lower than the 1.789 trillion yen expected by economists polled by Reuters.
Putin accuses Ukraine of ‘large-scale provocation’ at the Russian border
Russia President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine on Wednesday of carrying out what he called “yet another large-scale provocation” at the Russian border.