According to flash data released on Thursday, annual inflation in the euro zone fell to 2.4% in November from 2.9% in October. A reading of 2.7% was anticipated by Reuters polling economists. The European Central Bank’s closely watched core inflation rate, which takes into account only the volatile effects of food, energy, alcohol, and tobacco,…
The members of PayPal’s board announced that PayPal’s new CEO will be Alex Chriss. He currently runs the small business and self-employed group at Intuit. Chriss will take over for PayPal’s present CEO Dan Schulman from Sept. 27. Schulman had earlier announced a plan to resign from the role by the end of 2023. He will…
HSBC announced a deal to buy the U.K. arm of collapsed US tech startup lender Silicon Valley Bank. HSBC agreed to buy the SVB U.K. for £1. The transaction excludes the assets and liabilities of SVB U.K.’s parent company. HSBC Group CEO Noel Quinn, “The acquisition strengthens our commercial banking franchise and enhances our ability to…
China’s leaders take a cautious approach to the estimate for the country’s economic recovery, after removing most of the Covid restrictions on business activity that were imposed in 2022. China announced a target of around 5% Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for 2023, with only a slight increase in fiscal support. The vice president and senior…
