Nikkei 225 rallied, JPY fell and the JGB curve steepened on Takaichi's victory - Newsquawk European Opening News

APAC stocks began the week mixed amid several holiday closures throughout the week and the ongoing US government shutdown. Nikkei 225 rallied, JPY fell and the JGB curve steepened amid hopes of fiscal loosening and a delay to BoJ policy...

Elizabeth Shaw: Belfast-born writer who left Ireland young and found fame in Germany

How I Came to Berlin: An Artist’s Journey from Belfast and the London Blitz to a Cold-War City Author: Elizabeth Shaw ISBN-13: 978-1843519522 Publisher: Lilliput Press Guideline Price: €18.99 “The Irish are very conscious of clan and history,”...

Ange goes nuclear, job under threat

Ange Postecoglou has taken a thinly veiled swipe at UK broadcaster Sky Sports following another horror show in the Premier League as the Aussie finds himself at risk of losing the job he just got. The Aussie was appointed to Nottingham Forest just...

France unveils new government lineup amid ongoing political deadlock

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government on Sunday, putting together a team under Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu as he struggles to pull the country out of a political crisis. The new cabinet lineup was unveiled nearly a...

Increased Exit Activity and Dealmaking Positions Private Equity to End Year on Positive Note, Report Claims

October 5, 2025 @ 8:50 pm By Omar Faridi Steady dealmaking alongside increased exit activity positions private equity to end the current financial year on a relatively high note, according to recent update from PitchBook. PitchBook researchers...

Intangible capital in France and Germany: Measurement issues and their impact on productivity

The productivity gap between Europe and the US has continued to widen in recent decades (Adilbish et al. 2025). Closing this gap will depend heavily on investment in intangible capital and new technologies (Westlake and Haskel 2018), particularly...

McFeely: Wentz not looking ahead about starting QB job. ‘I’m done doing that.’

The good news if you’re a Minnesota Vikings fans is that they have two weeks until their next game. Time to heal. The bad news if you’re a Minnesota Vikings fan is that they have two weeks until their next game. Prepare to be inundated with...

TIM Enterprise Invests €1 billion in Data Centers & Cloud to Boost Italy's Digital Transformation

TIM Enterprise announced a €1 billion investment plan over three years to strengthen Italy's position as a leading technology hub and accelerate the country’s digital transformation. The strategy of Italy's largest ICT platform was presented to...

France’s new government has been announced

PARIS, October 5. /TASS/. French president's chief of staff, Emmanuel Moulin, has announced Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu’s new government that was formed a month after the resignation of the previous prime minister. Thus, former finance...

Astronaut could very legitimately be your next job

Sometime in the next few years, you could be suspended in the stars' awesome majesty, traversing space's vast expanse… all for just a few thousand dollars and some PTO. The age of commercial spaceflight is here, and the burgeoning industry needs a...

France unveils new government under PM Lecornu that might not last long

France’s new prime minister named a government Sunday, bringing back former finance minister Bruno Le Maire to serve at the defence ministry, where he’ll help oversee French military support for Ukraine and address threats to European security...

Banks scrambling to hire directors with technology experience

British banks and financial services companies are scrambling to hire non-executive directors with technology experience — and if the new recruits have worked for one of the giants of Silicon Valley, so much the better. Finance firms’ boards have...

What Europe stands to lose from Trump’s latest tariffs – revisited

Earlier this year, we examined the potential consequences of Trump’s renewed tariff agenda for the European Union. With a framework agreement between the EU and US now in place, the euro appreciating against the dollar and early trade data...

France President Emmanuel Macron unveils new government but PM Sebastien Lecornu faces risk of being toppled

France President Emmanuel Macron named a new government on Sunday, putting together a team under Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, who risks being toppled in a deeply divided parliament. The new cabinet lineup was unveiled nearly a month after...

Labour tells 'bitter and sad' Reform UK to IGNORE Brexit reset - because it's 'not 2016 any more'

Reform UK has been told to "get a new gig" rather than attack Labour's Brexit "reset" deal after it was panned by a damning report. Sir Keir Starmer secured new arrangements with Brussels on a number of issues earlier this year, including defence...

Stalker ‘got within feet of Prince Harry’ on his visit to Britain

The Duke of Sussex’s staff “body-blocked” an alleged stalker who got within feet of him on two occasions during his recent trip to the UK, it has been claimed. The woman’s approaches were made while Prince Harry was attending the annual WellChild...

The ieBusiness Podcast: UCC Finance lecturer John O'Brien calls out EU's 'weak' approach to US trade deal

The European Union’s approach to trade negotiations with the US indicates a lack of strength and a major capitulation to the Trump administration, John O’Brien, lecturer in finance and accounting in University College Cork (UCC) has warned....

EXPOSED: Taxpayer-funded BBC staff 'pulling sickies at alarming rate' as 20,000 sick days issued

Staff at the BBC have been told to "grow up" after it was found that employees of Britain's national broadcaster took over 20,000 sick days off work for mental health issues last year, including for stress, depression and anxiety. Information,...

Business Diary: educating and empowering at jobs conferences

‘EDUCATE, EMPOWER, EMPLOY’ CONFERENCE Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough’s Labour Market Partnership (LMP) will host its annual conference on Thursday November 6 at Craigavon Civic Centre (9am-1.30pm), bringing together educators,...

France Names Roland Lescure as New Finance Minister in Cabinet Reshuffle

In Paris, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu named Roland Lescure as his new finance minister in the reshuffled cabinet, where a number of senior officials from the previous government had kept their posts. Lescure, who quickly became Macron’s...