Miners of bitcoin will soon face a halving of the reward for operating the most popular cryptocurrency, in a pivotal event that is a test of survival, industry commentators say.

Projections released by Think Tank suggest that consumers are likely to maintain a cautious approach to spending in the initial months of 2024.

To ensure it survives and prospers, the financial industry needs to overcome ten challenges, and it is vital that they do.

Amidst the government's ambitious push for a £1.8 billion annual DRS, retailers clash over its soaring costs, while Tesco electrifies its delivery fleet, making strides toward sustainability and cleaner air.

There have been approximately one in 18 hospitality industry closures all over Britain in the past year, as the record-breaking number sends shock waves through the sector and raises concerns about the long-term viability of businesses.

According to CMA, competition in the UK grocery retail industry will keep price increases low, despite food and grocery costs at historically high levels.

UK online retail revenue saw a 1.2 per cent year-on-year decline in June, marking the 26th month of negative growth in a row, according to IMRG Online Retail Index.

Thanks to its highly scalable GPU architectures, AMD GPUs are now powering a wide range of devices from consoles to PCs to mobiles.

French food group Danone said on Wednesday it expected better margins this year after soaring raw materials and energy costs weighed down its full-year 2022 operating margin.

Swiss food giant Nestle said on Thursday sales rose last year but inflation nibbled at its margins, while net profits plunged due to asset disposals in 2021.

Spotify Technology SA on Tuesday forecast that the number of listeners would reach 500 million in the current quarter as it reported fourth-quarter results that beat expectations for both active users and subscribers.

Britain's biggest retailer Tesco said it would focus on offering customers better value deals in January as it does not believe inflation has peaked, preparing for a tough 2023 after shoppers defied the cost of living crisis and spent big at Christmas.

Global airlines are predicting their first industry-wide profit since 2019 next year as air travel rebounds from COVID-19 restrictions, while a new war of words erupted with airports on Tuesday over rising air fares and ground charges.

Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, forecast full-year profit at the lower end of its previous guidance, blaming uncertainty over how consumer spending will evolve amid a worsening cost-of-living squeeze.

Volkswagen shares rose slightly on Monday after the carmaker said it was targeting a valuation of up to 75 billion euros ($74.84 billion) for sportscar brand Porsche, in potentially Europe's third biggest IPO ever.

Just as inflation ravages the big guns of U.S. apparel retail, awash in high inventory and deep discounts to lure shoppers back to stores, Japan's Uniqlo is set for its best year ever in North America after a COVID-imposed revolution in its business model.

A spike in wholesale energy prices has fed into retail charges for businesses and households.

U.S. consumers grappling with soaring inflation face more pain from high beef prices as ranchers are reducing their cattle herds due to drought and lofty feed costs, a decision that will tighten livestock supplies for years, economists said.

Shell on Thursday reported a second-quarter profit of $11.5 billion.

When food delivery service Grubhub struck a deal with Amazon earlier this month, offering Prime customers a year's free delivery, shares in rivals slumped.

Brazilian motor maker WEG SA on Wednesday reported a 19.5% drop in quarterly net income and said operating margins remained under pressure from supply chain issues despite strong demand for its products.

Asian companies are likely to find it harder to refinance dollar-denominated debt, the decline in a key metric suggests, with the currency at a two-decade high and a recent surge in inflation forcing central banks to raise interest rates.

Facing the toughest economic conditions in decades, Britain's supermarkets are cutting product ranges, searching for cost savings and patrolling each other's stores to check prices and products as they try to stay one step ahead.

The conglomerate's overall turnover is equivalent to around one-fifth of South Korea's gross domestic product.

Beware of companies calling themselves "the Amazon of X."

Mattel lands licenses for Pixar's old and new films.

Amazon easily beat analysts' expectations in Q1 but might not do so in Q2 by its own admission.

The e-commerce giant's entry into the industrial-supply market appears to have curtailed margin at traditional companies -- which is bad news for the industry's valuation.

And it might be too expensive for it to even try competing.

Losses mount yet again. But improving margins offer a preview of a better second half of 2018.