German AI start-up Parloa has raised $350mn at a $3bn valuation, as it pushes to compete with US rivals in developing AI customer service agents. The Berlin-founded group, whose customers include ...

Investment banking divisions expected to shine for traditional Wall Street rivals after year of rising animal spirits ...

The protests in Iran, fresh US tariffs on buyers of Iranian oil and the prospect of a US intervention after reports of a ...

Good morning. Shabana Mahmood has essentially sacked Craig Guildford, the chief constable of the West Midlands Police, by saying she has no confidence in him and that the government will legislate to ...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s largest contract chipmaker, is planning up to $56bn in capital ...

Shares in Dunelm dropped 17 per cent on Thursday after the UK home furnishings group cautioned that downbeat consumer ...

South East Water is facing an investigation by the regulator into whether it has breached licence conditions that require it ...

Donald Trump said he had received assurances that Iran had “stopped” killing protesters, delivering a more measured tone ...

The UK economy beat expectations to grow 0.3 per cent in November, in a rebound from the previous month’s contraction that ...

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Richemont ’s sales rose 11 per cent at constant exchange rates in its third quarter ending December 31 for a total of €6.4bn, ...

The US Treasury secretary has criticised weakness in the Korean won, saying its depreciation is “not in line” with the ...