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Apple Ads & Apple Maps shouldn't be designated under DMA

The European Commission said today that Apple's Maps and Ads services will not be designated as gatekeepers under the EU's Digital Markets Act, citing their relatively low usage and limited market impact in Europe.

Business • 05 Feb

Maersk flags softer 2026 earnings as Suez hits rates

Danish shipping giant Maersk said today that falling freight rates driven by container-vessel overcapacity and gradual resumptions of shorter Red Sea routes could pressure earnings in 2026, dragging its shares down sharply.

Business • 05 Feb

Arm Holdings shares fall as licensing sales miss forecast

Shares of Arm Holdings fell last night as its licensing revenues fell short of Wall Street estimates, despite a push by the company to boost the segment with new chip technology designs.

Business • 05 Feb

Vodafone growth in Turkey, Africa, Germany backs guidance

Mobile group Vodafone today said top-line growth in Germany and a strong contribution from Turkey and Africa in its third quarter kept it on track to report full-year earnings and cash flow at the upper end of its guidance.

Business • 05 Feb

Bank of England holds UK rates steady at 3.75% today

The Bank of England kept interest rates on hold today, but only after an unexpectedly narrow 5-4 vote, and it said it expected a future cut if a sharp fall in inflation due in the coming months proved not to be a blip.

Business • 05 Feb

ECB President Christine Lagarde on a stage with the EU stars behind her

ECB keeps rates steady, takes dollar weakness in stride

The European Central Bank left interest rates on hold as expected today, playing down the impact of dollar moves on its future policy choices and stressing that its inflation outlook remained largely unchanged.

Business • 06 Feb

BNP Paribas vows more cost cuts as profit tops forecast

BNP Paribas has today nudged up its 2028 profitability target and pledged more cost cuts, after reporting a better-than-expected fourth quarter profit despite a mediocre performance at its investment bank.

Business • 05 Feb

Shell has kept its share buyback programme steady at $3.5 billion for the next three months

Shell's quarterly profit falls 11% to $3.3 billion

Shell has today missed fourth-quarter profit expectations with an 11% drop to the lowest level since early 2021 amid weaker oil prices, but kept its bumper share buyback programme.

Business • 05 Feb

Danske Bank's Q4 net profit beats forecast

Danske Bank has today reported fourth-quarter profits that beat expectations, and said it expected consumer sentiment to improve in 2026 as interest rates continue to stabilise across the Nordic region.

Business • 05 Feb

Alphabet says capital spending in 2026 could double

Alphabet has said that capital expenditure could as much as double this year, in yet another aggressive spending ramp-up by the Google parent as it deepens investments to allay constraints on compute capacity and push ahead in the AI race.

Business • 05 Feb

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Apple Ads & Apple Maps shouldn't be designated under DMA

Maersk flags softer 2026 earnings as Suez hits rates

Arm Holdings shares fall as licensing sales miss forecast

Vodafone growth in Turkey, Africa, Germany backs guidance

Bank of England holds UK rates steady at 3.75% today

ECB keeps rates steady, takes dollar weakness in stride

BNP Paribas vows more cost cuts as profit tops forecast

Shell's quarterly profit falls 11% to $3.3 billion

Danske Bank's Q4 net profit beats forecast

Alphabet says capital spending in 2026 could double