Enel’s Francesco Starace photographed during the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on May 24, 2022. During an interview with CNBC on Friday, Starace said dependence on gas was “foolish.&...
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Europe’s Public Markets Offer Happy Hunting Grounds For Private Tech Investors
The expansion of private markets – and the ready availability of capital to technology companies without having to list their shares publicly – has been a key development shaping the global digital ec...
Europe’s extreme weather risks smaller harvests and higher food prices
British farmers have warned that the country’s hot and dry conditions will inevitably lead to smaller harvests this year. Planet One Images | Universal Images Group | Getty Images In a typical y...
Europe’s Energy Crisis Won’t Be Over Anytime Soon, Experts Say
A man waves a European Union flag in front of the Romanian Parliament headquarters during a protest … [+] against government and corruption in the front of the Romanian Government headquarters i...
Europe’s Energy Crisis Threatens Glass Production
BERLIN—European businesses as diverse as car makers, bottle manufacturers and skyscraper builders—not to mention artisanal glassblowers—are preparing for a possible glass shortage if the loss of Russi...
ECB President Christine Lagarde Blames Climate Change for Europe’s Torrid Inflation – Economics Bitcoin News
According to the French politician currently serving as the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, Europe’s scorching hot inflation can be blamed on climate change. During he...
Europe’s Largest Nuclear Plant In Ukraine Disconnects From Grid
Topline The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Southeastern Ukraine—the largest power plant in Europe—was disconnected from the electricity grid Thursday for the first time in the history of the plant, acc...
Europe’s Black Car Problem May Be Yours
If you’re traveling to Europe and planning to hire a chauffeured limousine, be sure to book in … [+] advance getty The pandemic has disrupted travel in numerous ways, and the black car ind...
Europe’s Markets And Energy Security Disrupted By Russia Sanctions
A loan wind turbine stands before the exhaust plumes from cooling towers at German coal fired power … [+] plant. They will need more coal as they turn against Russian piped gas. Sorry, climate c...
Ukraine Runs Nuclear Disaster Drills In Zaporizhzhia As Tensions Rise At Europe’s Largest Plant
Topline Moscow on Thursday accused Kyiv of “nuclear blackmail” and escalating tensions surrounding Europe’s largest nuclear power plant ahead of a high-level United Nations visit to the region this we...
Europe’s Self Inflicted Oil Crisis And The Saudis Last Laugh With U.S.
President Joe Biden being welcomed by Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Alsalam … [+] Royal Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 15, 2022. (Photo by Royal Court of Saudi Arabia...
Europe’s largest private retreader becomes world’s 1st in the sector to accept Bitcoin
Europe’s leading independent tires retreader, Vaculug, has announced it will accept cryptocurrencies as part of its payment plan. The incorporation now makes Vaculug the first firm in the field to add...
Europe’s Most Balanced League Is Back; Expect Fireworks
REGGIO NELL’EMILIA, ITALY – MAY 22: AC Milan celebrate with the scudetto following the Serie A match … [+] between US Sassuolo and AC Milan at Mapei Stadium – Citta’ del ...
EU Official Says Europe’s MiCA Bill Would Prevent ‘Schemes’ Like Terra From Happening
The landmark legal framework, which has not yet been made into law, aims to provide regulatory clarity to the growing crypto industry in Europe. The legislation – which policymakers agreed to last mon...
Ukraine Accuses Russia Of ‘Nuclear Terror’ Amid Fighting Near Europe’s Largest Nuclear Plant
Topline Ukraine is calling for a stronger response from the international community after accusing Russia of once again shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power plant—the Zaporizhzhia plant in southern...
Europe’s Securities Regulator ESMA Seeks to Obtain Crypto Transaction Data – Regulation Bitcoin News
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is gearing up to implement stricter oversight in regards to crypto-related transactions. The agency is now looking to hire suppliers of trading dat...
Europe’s Rhine River Is on the Brink of Effectively Closing
(Bloomberg) — Water levels on the Rhine River are set to fall perilously close to the point at which it would effectively close, putting the trade of huge quantities of goods at risk as the cont...
Russian Gas Pivot Toward China Will Ease Europe’s Energy Crunch
(Bloomberg) — Russia is boosting natural gas shipments to China as it curbs flows to Europe, a dynamic that may offer some respite from the unprecedented rally in energy costs, according to cons...
Jacobi’s New CEO To Oversee Europe’s First Bitcoin ETF, Future Crypto Funds
Martin Bednall was previously co-head of iShares’ European ETP team and led FinEx Capital Management’s ETF business BlackRock is “many years away” from launching a bitcoin ETF, says the former managin...
Tesla (TSLA) is Europe’s most-Googled stock, study finds
With the current sentiment swings in the markets, investors are looking for new opportunities to invest in, often times using the internet to perform their due diligence. Meanwhile, a UK-based financi...
Europe’s energy giants explore potential of floating solar
This illustration shows how SolarDuck’s technology could be deployed at sea. SolarDuck German energy firm RWE is to invest in a pilot project centered around the deployment of floating solar tec...
MG4 Mulan Could Be Europe’s First Really Affordable Mainstream EV
We have been waiting for electric vehicles to hit price parity with fossil fuel cars for a while. Right now, EVs are still quite a bit more expensive, and this has led to claims that they are just toy...
Photos show Europe’s devastating fires as temperatures surge
Dubbed a “heat apocalypse” by one French meteorologist, many nations in Europe are sweltering under record temperatures, causing devastating fires in some parts of the continent. Spain and...
The Dollar Prowls Below Highs as Fear Arises Surrounding Europe’s Gas Supply
The combination of wobbling economics in China and Europe and the rising interest rates in the United States has led the greenback to soar this year. It pushed the numbers above parity for the first t...
Europe’s Largest Crypto Miner Selling Coins Daily
The Grand Sellings Northern Data, the biggest cryptocurrency miner in Europe, announced in a report on Thursday that it plans to sell all of its daily mining rewards to focus on making money in the do...
ECB Top Officials Back Europe’s CBDC Initiative Over Cryptocurrencies
11 mins ago | 2 mins read Altcoin News The existing model’s stability is based on using public money as an anchor. Non-European businesses might gain a monopoly on the European payments market. Centra...
Europe’s Largest Crypto Miner Reveals Plans To Sell Coins Daily After Selling Well Above Current Levels In May and June ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Northern Data, Europe’s largest crypto-miner, in a report on Thursday, reveals that it plans to sell all its mining rewards daily to focus on cash ge...
Euro Slips Below Dollar as Europe’s Economic Fortunes Slump
The euro’s slide below parity with the U.S. dollar reflects Europe’s sinking economic fortunes in the face of the war in Ukraine. But unlike the last time the euro was this weak 20 years ago, nobody i...
How Europe’s Airports Became Choke Points For Summer Travel
Suitcases piled up at London Heathrow’s Terminal Three bagagge claim area on July 8. (Photo by Paul … [+] Ellis) AFP via Getty Images Airports in Europe have replaced U.S. hubs as choke po...
Richard Branson takes stake in Lightyear, Europe’s answer to Robinhood
The Lightyear app. Lightyear Lightyear, a European challenger to trading platform Robinhood, has raised $25 million of funding in an investment round backed by British billionaire Richard Branson. Sil...
One Of Europe’s Busiest Airports Tells Airlines To Stop Selling Summer Tickets Amid Travel Chaos
Topline London’s Heathrow Airport has told airlines to stop selling tickets this summer in order to keep passenger numbers at manageable levels, chief executive John Holland-Kaye announced on Tuesday,...
Shuttering Nord Stream 1 is just the start of Europe’s gas crisis — Quartz
Summer months are, of course, the slow season for natural gas demand in Europe, so when Russia shut down Nord Stream 1, the continent’s biggest gas pipeline, for scheduled maintenance today (July 11),...