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 William Farrington William kickstarted his career as a researcher and reporter for a global legal publication, covering everything from public law to M&A. Before moving to Proactive Investors, he worked as a reporter for a major fintech company with a focus on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Harking from Queensland, Australia, William obtained first-class honours in journalism and media from Birkbeck University before going on to complete an MA in creative and critical ...

Who is better, the United States of America or the European Union? On the one hand, European citizens are by and large privy to free access to healthcare, though the land of the free is considerably less stingy with its food portion sizes. The benefits of each can be argued until the cows come home, but what about stock market performance? Deutsche Bank analysts have dug deep into the data to provide some enlightening comparisons between Europe’s ‘Fabulous 5’ big-cap stocks and the US’s ‘Magnificent 7’. You ...

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 ...