⚽ The latest football news heading into the weekend ⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Mail Niall Aston Villa sealed a top-eight finish in the Europa League after Jadon Sancho’s first goal for the club gave them a 1-0 win over Fenerbahce in Turkey. But the Villa manager, Unai Emery, was involved in a touchline spat with Youri Tielemans after the midfielder was substituted in stoppage ti...
⚽ The latest football news heading into the weekend ⚽ Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Mail Niall Aston Villa sealed a top-eight finish in the Europa League after Jadon Sancho’s first goal for the club gave them a 1-0 win over Fenerbahce in Turkey. But the Villa manager, Unai Emery, was involved in a touchline spat with Youri Tielemans after the midfielder was substituted in stoppage time. Emery, who appeared to shove Tielemans as the Belgian left the pitch, appeared to laugh off the incident saying: “He’s my son. He’s my son.” Emery went on to say he was pleased to secure progress to the last 16, and said: “Europa League is important for us and we have got in the top eight. Building the team with some circumstances not helping us but next week we can finish the transfer window and hopefully we can get everything we need to complete the squad for the competitions we have.” No Premier League team has a win streak longer than one game, and a turbulent month shows no sign of settling down. Manchester United are enjoying a rare spell as the form side in their city after a derby demolition – Sunday’s trip to leaders Arsenal, fresh off two goalless draws in a row, feels less daunting than it might for Michael Carrick’s men. Continue reading...
Europe is leaning more heavily on gas reserves this winter, with this month’s withdrawals running at the fastest pace in five years amid unusually cold weather. Pipeline and LNG flows haven’t been able to meet higher energy needs, causing net withdrawals to average around 7.79 terawatt-hours, or roughly 730 million cubic meters, per day. LNG imports have been at less than half of those levels. Gas...
Europe is leaning more heavily on gas reserves this winter, with this month’s withdrawals running at the fastest pace in five years amid unusually cold weather. Pipeline and LNG flows haven’t been able to meet higher energy needs, causing net withdrawals to average around 7.79 terawatt-hours, or roughly 730 million cubic meters, per day. LNG imports have been at less than half of those levels. Gas prices have surged more than 30% so far this month, after cold weather upended market sentiment and triggered a sharp reversal in bearish positioning. Stockpiles are now less than half full, far emptier than they usually are at this time of year, and Wood Mackenzie Ltd. sees them ending winter at 20%. On top of that, an unfavorable price spread between summer and winter contracts has weakened the economics of stockpiling — a repeat of the situation that led to the storage deficit. “Europe has a tighter balance than in previous winters,” said David Lewis, a senior research analyst at the firm. “As a result, storage is having to compensate for weaker pipeline supply and higher demand.” While Europe already lost most of its former Russian pipeline flows after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, some of the remaining deliveries were curbed again at the start of 2025 when a transit agreement with Kyiv expired. As a result, the region has had to rely even more on LNG in the run-up to this winter. Withdrawals from storage sites aren’t only driven by cold weather, according to Bloomberg Intelligence’s senior analyst Patricio Alvarez . They also reflect the economics of using stored gas versus importing flexible LNG. LNG imports are less attractive when spot prices are high — as they currently are — because the fuel is priced at those elevated market levels and includes shipping and regasification costs. Meanwhile, gas in storage was bought earlier at lower prices and can be withdrawn quickly and at lower marginal cost. Even so, January’s drawdowns have been elevated compared to ...
Despite all the attention paid to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), the addressable opportunity for AI still pales in comparison to the global retail industry . According to the latest update from Mordor Intelligence, the retail industry is expected to grow from an estimated $29.8 trillion in 2026 to approximately $41.5 trillion by 2031, representing a compound annual growth rate of nearly...
Despite all the attention paid to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), the addressable opportunity for AI still pales in comparison to the global retail industry . According to the latest update from Mordor Intelligence, the retail industry is expected to grow from an estimated $29.8 trillion in 2026 to approximately $41.5 trillion by 2031, representing a compound annual growth rate of nearly 6.9%. The challenge with this massive global opportunity is that it's difficult to stand out. The retail space is highly competitive, and operating margins can sometimes be razor-thin. Image source: Costco Wholesale. Continue reading
(RTTNews) - European stocks traded slightly lower on Friday and were on track to snap a five-week winning streak due to geopolitical and trade tensions linked to Greenland.
(RTTNews) - European stocks traded slightly lower on Friday and were on track to snap a five-week winning streak due to geopolitical and trade tensions linked to Greenland.