LONDON (Reuters) -Air France-KLM reported higher second-quarter operating profit on Thursday, citing strong bookings for its premium services even as the sector frets about the knock-on effects from U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff war. Europe's major airlines have been watching for a possible dip in transatlantic travel as European travellers have shied away from booking trips to the United States...

July 31 (Reuters) - The London Stock Exchange Group ( LDNXF ) on Thursday announced a share buyback program of 1 billion pounds ($1.33 billion) for the second half after reporting a better-than-expected rise in first-half profit, driven by strong performance across its businesses. The company said total income, excluding recoveries, in the first half was 4.49 billion pounds, up...

LONDON (Reuters) -Global gold demand including over-the-counter (OTC) trading rose by 3% year-on-year to 1,248.8 metric tons in the second quarter of 2025 as investment jumped 78%, the World Gold Council said on Thursday. Spot gold prices are up 26% so far this year after hitting a record $3,500 per troy ounce in April as uncertain global trade policy and...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...