The euro zone economy grew a touch more quickly than expected in the third quarter, lifted by buoyant growth in France and Spain that more than offset faltering exports and…
Estee Lauder beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter sales and profit today on strong demand for its Le Labo and Tom Ford fragrances and an uptick in China demand, in…
Starbucks posted its first quarter of gains in comparable sales after nearly a year and a half today, led by international markets, but margins took a hit from the surging…
An expensive course correction at subsidiary Porsche dealt Volkswagen a hefty blow in the third quarter, resulting in a 1.3 billion euro operating loss and piling billions more in costs…
Oil prices eased today despite US President Donald Trump saying he would lower tariffs on China after a meeting with President Xi Jinping in South Korea, as there was scepticism…
The most important meeting of US President Donald Trump's four-day Asia tour lasted just over an hour and a half, and ended with no formal press briefing and no formal…
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David CannBusiness reporterPureSeoulKorean K-beauty products have caught the imagination of skincare buyers around the worldKorean skincare or "K-beauty" products are very popular around the world.But as exports from South Korea…
Danielle KayeBusiness reporterThe titans of the technology sector are ramping up their spending on artificial intelligence, as they rush to reap the benefits of an AI boom that has pushed…
Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesNearly 200,000 people on benefits could have their debts to their energy supplier cancelled, if they make some effort to pay what is owed.Unpaid bills…
Josh Martin,Business reporter and Haider Saleem,JournalistBBCLancashire gift shop and café owner Charlotte Brennan says autumnal trends have "snowballed", with customers buying in to homeware trends to mark the shorter days"It's…
Tit-for-tat tariffs, a shaky truce and turmoil: How we got to the Trump-Xi meetingOsmond ChiaBusiness reporterGetty ImagesDonald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are due to meet on ThursdayUS…