Faced with a severe shortage of truck drivers, the United Kingdom is expected to issue temporary visas to foreign drivers and ease typical visa rules. This comes as the driver shortage leads to the rationing of fuel at filling stations as well as the issuing of warnings by retailers...
In an effort to raise capital, low-cost airline EasyJet Plc is looking to sell 1.2 billion pounds ($1.65 billion) worth of shares in the company. This comes after the airline reportedly rejected an unsolicited takeover approach because this would undermine the values of the company.
In order to create an additional...
Italy's antitrust regulator announced recently that it will be officially launching a probe into a technical and distribution deal between sports streaming app DAZN and Telecom Italia, in which DAZN secured the rights to screen Italian Serie A soccer matches over the next three seasons for a 2.5 billion...
The Swedish Coop grocery store chain closed 800 of its stores nationwide on Saturday after a ransomware attack on its American IT provider prevented employees from managing to operate cash registers. The attack, which took place on Friday, led to the successful hijacking of the widely used technology software...
COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna is looking to deliver its shipment of vaccines promised to Germany earlier than expected, Dan Staner, its European head, stated on Thursday. The biotech firm is aiming to deliver 80 million doses by the end of 2021, a figure that is in line with the...
With U.K. inflation rising above the Bank of England's (BoE) benchmark to 2.1%, European stocks at large opened higher on Wednesday morning. Despite data showing that the national cost of living had reached its highest levels in May since 2019, the FTSE 100 still opened up 0.6%.
While analysts expected...
With Germany opening vaccinations to all sectors of the population, the German government has acknowledged the lasting economic effect that the pandemic has had on local businesses, deciding to extend its economic aid to companies that have been damaged by the coronavirus pandemic until the end of September.
Originally revealed...
With the release of strong economic data from the U.S. and Europe keeping investors' confidence afloat, European shares have been inching ever closer to record numbers. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.1%, hovering just below its all-time record high. Energy and consumer stocks emerged as the biggest winners...
The family of the founder of British airline EasyJet made the monumental decision on Thursday to sell a small portion of its share in the company. According to a regulatory filing made during the same day, the Haji-Ioannou family's stake in the company was reduced from 26.7% to 25.3% following...