About this content About Leo Grieco Leo joins us with a degree in Media Production from Bournemouth University. His work includes reporting for the UK editorial team and video editing for the broadcast team. He comes with an expertise in video editing and producing. Leo’s specialities include hospitality and leisure, support services, tech and video games. Read more About the publisher Proactive financial news and online broadcast teams provide fast, accessible, informative and actionable business and fi ...

Initially, the restriction covers the Indian election. It will be interesting to see what happens when Americans go to the polls   Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)-owned Google has implemented restrictions on its AI chatbot, Gemini, specifically for election-related inquiries, amid global elections and a push to mitigate misinformation risks. Announced via a blog post, this policy change is initially applied in India, with upcoming elections starting in April, reflecting Google's cautious stance on AI technology ...

Global dividends swelled 5% to new record levels last year and are expected to continue growing in 2024. Last year's total reached $1.66 trillion thanks to strong bank payouts on the back of higher interest rates in the US, UK and China, while reforms in Japan also fed through to provide a boost. US tech giants Microsoft and Apple provided the largest payouts. The quarterly Janus Henderson dividend report showed 86% of the world’s 1,200 biggest public companies increased their dividends or kept them steady ...

About this content About Angela Harmantas Angela Harmantas is an Editor at Proactive. She has over 15 years of experience covering the equity markets in North America, with a particular focus on junior resource stocks. Angela has reported from numerous countries around the world, including Canada, the US, Australia, Brazil, Ghana, and South Africa for leading trade publications. Previously, she worked in investor relations and led the foreign direct investment program in Canada for the Swedish government ...

About this content About Emily Jarvie Emily began her career as a political journalist for Australian Community Media in Hobart, Tasmania. After she relocated to Toronto, Canada, she reported on business, legal, and scientific developments in the emerging psychedelics sector before joining Proactive in 2022. She brings a strong journalism background with her work featured in newspapers, magazines, and digital publications across Australia, Europe, and North America, including The Examiner, The Advocate, ...

CVS Group (AIM:CVSG) has said proposals are already available to address competition concerns in Britain’s veterinary sector, after news of a probe stripped a quarter of its value on Tuesday. Pets at Home Group PLC (LSE:PETS), which was also dragged lower by the news of the regulatory investigation, argued such concerns did not relate to its own business model, meanwhile. Each were updating after the Competition and Markets Authority said pet owners were often uninformed of pricing and could be left overpay ...

About this content About Leo Grieco Leo joins us with a degree in Media Production from Bournemouth University. His work includes reporting for the UK editorial team and video editing for the broadcast team. He comes with an expertise in video editing and producing. Leo’s specialities include hospitality and leisure, support services, tech and video games. Read more About the publisher Proactive financial news and online broadcast teams provide fast, accessible, informative and actionable business and fi ...

About this content About Angela Harmantas Angela Harmantas is an Editor at Proactive. She has over 15 years of experience covering the equity markets in North America, with a particular focus on junior resource stocks. Angela has reported from numerous countries around the world, including Canada, the US, Australia, Brazil, Ghana, and South Africa for leading trade publications. Previously, she worked in investor relations and led the foreign direct investment program in Canada for the Swedish government ...

Workers at Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN, ETR:AMZ)’s Coventry and Birmingham-based fulfilment centres will down tools in the coming weeks in the latest round of strikes to hit the e-commerce giant’s UK operations. Strike action will take place in Coventry on March 19-20 and 27 in Birmingham on March 27-28. Workers at the Birmingham centre, which only opened its doors last October, first warned of potential industrial action in December. GMB organiser Rachel Fagan commented: “Fresh strike action will be a huge ...

Elon Musk will reportedly visit Tesla Inc’s German gigafactory on Wednesday, after an arson attack last week left the plant without power for days. Power was restored on Monday following the attack on a nearby power pylon, which ultimately halted production at the Tesla plant. As per local publication Table Media, Musk will visit the Gruenheide site on Wednesday, alongside meeting Brandenburg premier Dietmar Woidke and its economy minister, Joerg Steinbach. Far-left activist group Vulkangruppe previously cl ...