LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has asked the country's regulators, including the financial and competition watchdogs, to remove barriers to growth in an effort to revive a sluggish economy, Sky News reported on Saturday.

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil has stopped issuing temporary work visas for BYD (SZ:002594), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday, in the wake of accusations that some workers at a site owned by the Chinese electric vehicle producer had been victims of human trafficking.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to pause implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale, arguing he should have time after taking office to pursue a "political resolution" to the issue.

Smiletradefx -- Oppenheimer Asset Management is advising investors to maintain focus on long-term opportunities amid market volatility, suggesting the year ahead will present compelling chances to capitalize on overlooked assets.

LONDON - Premier Miton Group plc has changed its holdings in Xeros Technology Group plc, a UK-based company, according to a regulatory filing dated December 24, 2024. The transaction, which crossed the notifiable threshold on December 23, 2024, resulted in Premier Miton Group holding 4.561279% of Xeros Technology's voting rights through 23,749,960 shares.

LONDON - BSF Enterprise PLC, a company specializing in tissue-engineered materials, has announced the admission of 20 million new ordinary shares to the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and to the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (LON:LSEG). Trading of the Placing Shares is set to commence today at 8 am.

Cathie Wood's ARK ETFs have made their daily trades for Thursday, December 26th, 2024, with significant activity across a range of tech and biotech stocks.

LONDON (Reuters) - Major European energy companies doubled down on oil and gas in 2024 to focus on near-term profits, slowing down - and at times reversing - climate commitments in a shift that they are likely to stick with in 2025

Smiletradefx-- Kyoto-based precision motor manufacturer Nidec Corp (TYO:6594) has announced plans to launch a 257 billion yen ($1.6 billion) tender offer to acquire industrial gear supplier Makino Milling Machine Co Ltd (TYO:6135).