British employers plan to increase staff numbers by the most in more than eight years over the coming months and few intend to make staff redundant when government furlough support ends next month, a survey showed on Monday. 

China’s factory output and retail sales growth slowed sharply and missed expectations in July, as new Covid-19 outbreaks and floods disrupted business operations, adding to signs the economic recovery is losing momentum. 

The British government said on Monday it will review green retail electricity tariffs due to concerns that energy companies could be exaggerating how environmentally friendly their products are. 

Former US oil investment bankers, portfolio managers and executives have formed over 20 listed blank-check companies to take renewable energy companies public, with more listings expected.

Ford Motor Co said late on Friday it will ask the US Patent Office to rescind trademarks obtained by rival General Motors Co for the terms “Cruise” and “Super Cruise,” escalating a brawl GM began by suing Ford over its use of “Blue Cruise” for an automated driving system.

A decade after Libya descended into chaos, a host of countries are eyeing potential multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects in the oil-rich nation if stability is assured.

US and European stock markets made modest gains on Friday after days of records as concerns about the pandemic sparked a surprise collapse in US consumer confidence.

DR Congo has revived a long-standing dream of promoting the national currency and sidelining the dollar to regain control over key economic levers.

Severe droughts are drying up rivers and reservoirs vital for the production of zero-emissions hydropower in several countries around the globe, in some cases leading governments to rely more heavily on fossil fuels.

Where Covid-19 has precipitated unprecedented debt, the climate crisis could trigger defaults across a planet that a UN panel says is dangerously close to runaway warming. 

The Taliban’s rapid advance towards Kabul is not only causing concern about Afghanistan’s future but also about the impact on other countries in the region and their economies. 

The infrastructure programme, called “Gati Shakti”, will help boost productivity of industries and boost the economy, Modi said during his speech at the Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi.

India’s largest gas importer Petronet LNG said on Saturday that some of its customers have postponed spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports due to high prices. they have provided long term supplies with more attractive term contracts. 

Olam International, the Singapore-based agricultural trading house, said Friday that it plans to list its food ingredients business on the London stock market next year.

Oil prices dipped on Friday and ended the week little changed after weathering concerns from banks and the International Energy Agency that the spread of coronavirus variants is slowing oil demand. 

China announced scores of new carbon-intensive coal and steel projects in the first half of 2021, research showed on Friday just days after a key UN report urged immediate global action to curb use of fossil fuels and prevent runaway climate change.

US consumer sentiment dropped sharply in early August to its lowest level in a decade, in a worrying sign for the economy as Americans gave faltering outlooks on everything from personal finances to inflation and employment, a survey showed on Friday. 

European Union exports to Britain rose solidly in June from May, data released by the European Union statistics office showed on Friday, contrasting with a slight drop in the bloc’s exports to the rest of the world.

US value stocks may be getting a second wind, as bets on economic strength bolster Treasury yields and lift cyclically-sensitive shares that have stagnated in recent months after a powerful rally earlier this year. 

They are best known for bike-riding, but the climate-vulnerable Dutch are leading the way for electric cars with the largest number of charging stations in Europe.