Article content (Bloomberg) — Freezing temperatures are spreading across Europe, with snow forecast from Germany to the UK, testing energy systems in a second winter without the bulk of Russian fuel supplies. Berlin is set for a low of -4.5C on Tuesday and Wednesday, while Helsinki won’t get above -8C on Monday, according to forecaster […]
Article content (Bloomberg) — A Black Sea storm left half a million people without power in Crimea and halted crude loadings at Russia’s Novorossiysk and the CPC terminal, leading to an oil-production drop in Kazakhstan. Authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea declared Monday a non-working day as the storm reaching wind speeds of 40 meters per second […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Battery giants are starting to put their money on new sodium-based technology, a sign that there could be yet another shakeup in the industry that’s crucial for the energy transition. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Eddie Spence and Annie Lee Published Nov 26, 2023 • 3 minute read Join […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business The German government’s struggle to hammer out a revised budget after a shock court ruling last week not only gave a boost to the opposition but also stoked fresh infighting within the ruling coalition. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Arne Delfs, Kamil Kowalcze and Michael Nienaber Published Nov 26, […]
Article content (Bloomberg) — Australia is on track to cut its greenhouse emissions by 42% below 2005 levels by 2030, Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said, citing new projections that will be released formally this week. That’s less than the Labor government’s 43% reduction target, but still an improvement from last year 40% estimate. […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business The world’s most-developed nations will be told to curb their excessive appetite for meat as part of the first comprehensive plan to bring the global agrifood industry into line with the Paris climate agreement. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Agnieszka de Sousa Published Nov 25, 2023 • 3 minute […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business European shares wavered after the latest economic data highlighted Germany’s struggle to recover from an energy-induced downturn last winter and the mounting impact of higher borrowing costs. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Matthew Burgess and Robert Brand Published Nov 24, 2023 • 3 minute read Join the conversation An […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Your morning roundup of key UK business news just in Author of the article: Bloomberg News Leonard Kehnscherper Published Nov 24, 2023 • 3 minute read Join the conversation Shoppers cross Oxford Street in central London, UK, on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. Retail sales are set to be a drag […]
Article content (Bloomberg) — A drop in household spending drove Germany’s contraction in the third quarter as Europe’s largest economy began what the Bundesbank reckons may be a recession. Gross domestic product shrank 0.1% in the three months through September, the statistics office reported Friday, confirming an initial reading. Consumer spending dropped 0.3% from the […]
Article content (Bloomberg) — The European Union is finalizing a decision to release as much as €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in EU funds for Hungary just as Prime Minister Viktor Orban is stepping up his attacks against the bloc and threatens to derail aid to Ukraine. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, is concluding […]