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Europe News 15 June 2025 - 5 November 2025

Europe’s Gas Demand Implodes: LNG Imports to Plunge 20% by 2030, Russian Flows at Historic Lows

Europe’s Gas Demand Implodes: LNG Imports to Plunge 20% by 2030, Russian Flows at Historic Lows

Demand Forecasts and Key Drivers Natural gas consumption is on a downward trajectory in Europe. In 2023, the EU already used 19% less gas (326 bcm) than in 2019 (404 bcm) Reuters. New analyses predict further drops: the IEA’s Gas 2025 report expects OECD Europe’s gas demand to shrink 8–10% from 2024 to 2030 Hellenicshippingnews. Much of the decline comes in power…
5 November 2025
Nvidia’s Meteoric October: $4 Trillion Milestone, Mega AI Deals, and Unstoppable Momentum

Germany’s €1B ‘AI Factory’ Revealed: Nvidia & Deutsche Telekom Just Redrew Europe’s Tech Map — Here’s What Changes Now

Key facts (updated November 5, 2025) The announcement in detail Deutsche Telekom and Nvidia say the Industrial AI Cloud is designed as a “sovereign AI” platform—compute, networking and software kept in Germany, with industry‑grade security and compliance. Nvidia’s blog frames it as the “world’s first AI factory for industry,” blending Nvidia AI Enterprise, Omniverse and DGX‑class systems with Telekom’s cloud…
Branson’s Bold Move: Virgin Trains Poised to End Eurostar’s 30-Year Channel Tunnel Monopoly

Branson’s Bold Move: Virgin Trains Poised to End Eurostar’s 30-Year Channel Tunnel Monopoly

Breaking the Monopoly For the first time since 1994, a train company other than Eurostar will be allowed to run passenger services through the Channel Tunnel. On 30 October 2025 the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) announced it had approved Virgin Trains Europe’s depot access application Gov. Temple Mills International depot (Leyton, London) – the only UK facility capable…
BYD’s European EV Invasion – Boom in Sales but Stock Takes a Hit

BYD’s European EV Invasion – Boom in Sales but Stock Takes a Hit

BYD’s European Sales Explosion Industry reports confirm that China’s biggest EV maker is tearing up European sales charts. Deutsche Welle’s Welt notes “the world’s largest Chinese e-car maker is celebrating ever greater success in Europe. In Britain sales have recently exploded… and in Germany the figures are also rising significantly” Welt. Indeed, BYD’s September figures were eye-popping: UK registrations jumped…
MG Cyberster EV Roadster Shakes Up Europe’s Sports Car Market

MG Cyberster EV Roadster Shakes Up Europe’s Sports Car Market

MG Cyberster: A Design Fusion of Retro and Future MG’s new Cyberster is a dramatic two-seat roadster that cleverly blends cues from the brand’s past with futuristic flair. The low-slung body features a long, sculpted bonnet and crisp side creases, evoking classic sports cars, while its techy details signal the EV age. Up front, aggressive LED headlamps and a sleek…
19 September 2025
Lightning-Fast Liechtenstein: Inside Europe’s Most Connected Country in 2025

Lightning-Fast Liechtenstein: Inside Europe’s Most Connected Country in 2025

By the end of 2023 Liechtenstein completed a nationwide Fiber-to-the-Home rollout, connecting 99%+ of buildings to gigabit fiber and making LKW the passive network owner. As of early 2025, internet penetration is 97.3% with about 38.9k users out of 40k. The median fixed download speed is about 189 Mbps (Jan 2025), with fiber available to every home. Liechtenstein has three…
7 August 2025
Jeff Bezos vs. Elon Musk: How Amazon’s New Kuiper Satellites Could Disrupt a $100 Billion Space‑Internet Gold Rush

Space Race Frenzy: Exploding Starships, Quantum‑Proof Satellites & Europe’s Billion‑Dollar Constellation Shake‑Up — Everything That Hit Orbit TODAY (24 June 2025)

SpaceX’s Transporter-14 rideshare lofted 70 payloads, including memorial capsules, ICEYE and Capella radar sats, and York Space Systems’ Dragoon Tranche-1 12-satellite demo. The first Dragoon craft launched Monday on Transporter-14 is now on orbit, with SDA citing a four-month schedule cut to accelerate capabilities. Shijian-21 rendezvoused with Shijian-25 at about 22,236 miles, rehearsing refueling and capture maneuvers that analysts warn…
Lightning-Fast Latvia: Inside Europe’s Undercover Internet Powerhouse

Lightning-Fast Latvia: Inside Europe’s Undercover Internet Powerhouse

Latvia has about 1.9 million people, with roughly 92.9% online as of early 2024. Over 50% of Latvian households use fiber connections, placing Latvia among seven European countries with high fiber penetration. Latvia has the second-highest rural fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) coverage in Europe, behind Denmark. As of 2022, 76% of fixed broadband subscriptions were over fiber, and over 38% of connections…
15 June 2025

Stock Market Today

  • Smith + Nephew Acquires Integrity Orthopaedics to Expand Shoulder Repair Portfolio
    January 19, 2026, 2:22 PM EST. Smith + Nephew (SNN) has acquired US-based Integrity Orthopaedics for $225 million upfront plus $225 million in milestone payments. This move strengthens SNN's Sports Medicine portfolio through the Tendon Seam system, a next-generation rotator cuff repair technology aimed at reducing high re-tear rates common in shoulder repair. The deal supports SNN's strategy of innovation and expands its addressable market in the $875 million US rotator cuff repair segment. Shares remained flat post-announcement but SNN's stock has gained 8% over six months versus a 7.1% industry decline. The acquisition is expected to enhance margins by 2028 and drive sustainable growth with integration into the existing shoulder product suite.
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