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Swedish firm Klarna is partnering up with Dutch payments fintech Adyen to bring its popular buy now, pay later service into physical retail stores.

investors are on edge ahead of more key macro events that could shape the tone for trading in the weeks ahead. Here's your look at the week ahead for markets from Kevin Buckland in Tokyo, Ira Iosebashvili in New York, Yoruk Bahceli in Amsterdam and Naomi Rovnick and Amanda Cooper in London.

Universal Music Group NV’s shares fell as much as 30%, the biggest decline since the company’s initial public offering, after its subscription and streaming revenue growth disappointed investors. 

India has so far won 10 gold medals in its Olympic history. With the 2024 Paris Olympic Games just a few days away, ET Sport looks back at each of those golden moments. 1928 First-ever gold It was in Amsterdam 1928 where India’s three-decade long reign over the world of hockey began. The Indians won their first ever Olympic gold in hockey by beating Holland 6-0. Dhyan Chand scored 14 of India’s 29 goals at Amsterdam. Curiously, Great Britain did not send their hockey team. Just before the Olympics, Great Britain were drubbed 4–0 by India. It gave birth to a rumour that the ‘colonisers’ were afraid of losing to their ‘colony’ on an international stage. This rumour was so wide-spread that Dhyan Chand referred to it in his recollections, “I reiterate that this is mere hearsay (that England dropped out of the Amsterdam Games fearing the Indians), although we fondly hoped that at least in future Olympics we would have the honour of meeting Great Britain and showing them how good or bad we were. It is my regret that this hope was never realized so long as I participated in Olympic events.”

Brad Furman’s indie drama People Not Places has added seven actors to its cast. The script, written by Furman’s mother, Ellen Brown Furman, continues to gain attention with these new additions, a Deadline report said. New Cast Members Brad Furman has rounded out the cast for People Not Places. The seven new actors joining the project are Mercedes Ruehl, Yul Vazquez, Laurence Mason, Obba Babatundé, Joey Bicicchi, Colleen Camp, and Olivia Jude.

Crypto asset manager 21Shares has launched three crypto exchange traded products (ETPs) on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam, looking to grow its offerings.

Joe Biden to step out of the U.S. presidential election race, mounting expectations of a September Fed rate cut, Q2 earnings, an ECB meeting and Britain's king unveiling the legislative programme of the new Labour Government. Don't race off for that summer break just yet.

A Delta flight from Detroit to Amsterdam was diverted to New York’s Kennedy Airport after passengers were served spoiled food

Taylor Swift's European tour was top of mind for Nikita Rao when planning where to go for her family's annual summer vacation.

Delta Flight 604 catches fire after landing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Monday, May 6. (Credit: Port of Seattle/SEA Airport/LOCAL NEWS X/TMX)

AMSTERDAM — Europe is at risk of falling behind the U.S. and China on artificial intelligence as it focuses on regulating the technology, according to Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands.

According to its original prospectus, the company intends to raise capital to develop a series of tourist attractions in the Kingsway Exchange Tunnels, which were used during the Second World War. The listing and start of trading are expected to take place on 27 June, it said, with a market capitalisation of around £130m.  The London Tunnels aims to raise up to £30m via the issue of new ordinary shares to institutional investors in various jurisdictions for up to 90 days. The London Tunnels set to become UK's first IPO of 2024 So far, it said it has received «irrevocable commitm...

These documents, a few of which are being reprinted for our readers, reveal a series of letters exchanged between the British Olympic Association, the International Olympic Committee and the India Office, discussing the prospects of Indian participation at the 1912 Olympics. Had this participation happened, India would have been among the first Asian countries to embrace the Olympic movement, alongside Japan, which established a national Olympic Committee in 1911 before participating in the 1912 competition.

AMSTERDAM — The financial technology industry is embracing a new normal — with some industry executives and investors believing the sector has reached a «bottom.»

AMSTERDAM — Digital bank Starling will not re-apply for a European Union banking license and instead pursue international expansion through its software business, the incoming CEO said, in a diverging approach to overseas growth from some of its rivals.

Looking at their tokenisation developments, Habteab told Finextra: “Not only is it powering up those merchants with the additional sales conversion, but it's driving really convenient, secure payment experiences for consumers.”

Nicki Minaj's arrest incident at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport has taken a wild turn after the Dutch police has denied claims that the rapper was arrested due to her race. Minaj was arrested last weekend at the Netherlands airport after airport security found «dozens of joints in her luggage», according to a BBC report.

Haut Monde Mrs India Worldwide, a prestigious beauty pageant honoring the strength, grace, and beauty of married women, recently concluded its highly anticipated Season 13. The magnificent grand finale took place on May 9th, 2024, at the esteemed Ajman Hotel, UAE. The event showcased the remarkable talent, grace, and empowerment of women worldwide.

Federal Open Market Committee gathering ending May 1 showed that, while participants assessed that policy was “well positioned," various officials mentioned a willingness to tighten policy further if warranted. “Participants noted disappointing readings on inflation over the first quarter," according to the minutes released Wednesday in Washington.

WisdomTree received approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on May 22 to list its cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs), WisdomTree Physical Bitcoin (BTCW) and WisdomTree Physical Ethereum (ETHW), on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).