Euro-area inflation surged to a fresh all-time high, while the bloc’s economy lost momentum — reinforcing fears that a recession is now all-but unavoidable. Consumer prices jumped by 10.7% from a year ago in October, far exceeding the 10.3% median estimate in a Bloomberg survey. Third-quarter output, meanwhile, slowed to 0.2% from the previous three months — more than analysts ...
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Uber tops sales estimates on strong ridership, driver supply
Uber Technologies Inc reported revenue that beat analysts’ expectations, fueled by a recovery in driver supply that supported increased ridership, assuaging investor concerns that rising inflation would damp consumer spending. The shares jumped about 6% in early trading. Third-quarter sales jumped 72% to $8.34 billion, the San Francisco-based company said on Tuesday in a statement. That exceeded the $8.1 billion ...
Read More »UK house prices fall the most since start of Covid pandemic
UK house prices fall the most since the start of the pandemic in October as political and market turmoil sent shock waves through the property market. The average value of a home dropped 0.9% to £268,282 ($309,500), the Nationwide Building Society (NBS) said on Tuesday. It was the largest decline since June 2020 and much sharper than the 0.3% reduction ...
Read More »UAE to launch first lunar rover on November 22
Dubai / WAM The inaugural launch of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre’s (MBRSC’s) Rashid Rover is now scheduled no earlier than November 22. This updated target launch date is provided by the launch partners. Built by innovative Emirati minds, the rover will be launched on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space ...
Read More »Sultan Al Jaber calls for maximum energy with minimum emissions
Abu Dhabi / WAM  Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Managing Director and Group CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) on Monday called for maximum energy with minimum emissions to ensure global energy security in his opening address at the 38th edition of the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition Conference (Adipec). “A few ...
Read More »Adnoc, India’s Gail to explore opportunities in LNG supply
Abu Dhabi / WAMÂ Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and Gail (India) Limited signed a memorandum of understanding, on Monday, to explore collaboration opportunities in liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply and decarbonisation, including short and long term LNG sales agreements. The agreement also includes potential optimisation of LNG trading activities, the review of joint equity investments in renewables and ...
Read More »Adnoc sets upstream methane intensity target of 0.15% by ’25
Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) announced on Monday, it has set a new Upstream Methane Intensity target of 0.15 percent by 2025. The new target is the lowest in the Middle East, reinforcing Adnoc’s status as a leader in the responsible production of lower carbon energy. Adnoc’s 0.15 percent methane intensity target means Adnoc will ...
Read More »UAE, Kyrgyzstan to bolster cooperation in key sectors
Abu Dhabi / WAMÂ President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Japarov, attended the exchange of several memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and agreements between the UAE and Kyrgyzstan to enhance cooperation in various fields. The MoUs and agreements exchanged between the two sides at Al Shati Palace included the following: An MoU ...
Read More »Poland signs deal with Korea to build second nuclear plant
Bloomberg Poland reached a deal with South Korea to develop the European nation’s second nuclear power plant, accelerating its efforts to become energy independent following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., a state-run nuclear plant operator, signed a letter of intent with Polish utilities PGE SA and ZE PAK SA on Monday, South Korea’s energy ministry ...
Read More »Russian missile strikes cut Ukrainian power, water supplies
Bloomberg Ukraine warned of widespread blackouts after a massive wave of Russian missile attacks on Monday damaged power and water supplies across the country including in the capital Kyiv. The Kremlin meanwhile warned that grain shipments would be “much riskier and more dangerous†after it pulled out of a deal allowing Ukrainian exports from Black Sea ports following an attack ...
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