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Volkswagen strikes below-inflation wage deal, continues German trend

Volkswagen strikes below-inflation wage deal, continues German trend

By Jan Schwartz HAMBURG (Reuters) -Volkswagen on Wednesday agreed a two-year wage deal for workers at its western German factories, of..

Italy’s A2A trims green investment plan citing economy, volatile markets

Italy’s A2A trims green investment plan citing economy, volatile markets

(Reuters) -Italy’s largest regional utility A2A on Tuesday scaled back its investments aimed at reducing its carbon footprint, a..

Britain’s Halfords targets retirees in recruitment drive

Britain’s Halfords targets retirees in recruitment drive

LONDON (Reuters) – Halfords is aiming to recruit 1,000 new technicians over the next 12 months by attracting retirees to work in..

Glencore to sell Australian copper mine to SPAC for $1.1 billion

Glencore to sell Australian copper mine to SPAC for $1.1 billion

(Reuters) – Glencore said on Wednesday that blank-check firm Metal Acquisition Corp (MAC) agreed to an amended agreement to buy ..

German residential property market faces risk of price drop – DIW study

German residential property market faces risk of price drop – DIW study

BERLIN (Reuters) – The German residential property market faces a growing risk of price corrections, the DIW research institute ..

HP to cut about 12% jobs by end of fiscal 2025

HP to cut about 12% jobs by end of fiscal 2025

(Reuters) -HP Inc said on Tuesday it expects to cut up to 6,000 jobs by the end of fiscal 2025, or about 12% of its global workforce, ..

Analysis-At World Cup, Saudi crown prince moves back on to global stage

Analysis-At World Cup, Saudi crown prince moves back on to global stage

By Angus McDowall and Maya Gebeily DOHA (Reuters) – When Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman took his seat next to th..

UK investigating Apple, Google mobile browser dominance

UK investigating Apple, Google mobile browser dominance

By Paul Sandle and Pushkala Aripaka LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s competition watchdog on Tuesday launched an in-depth investigati..

First nationwide map of Italy’s fascist monuments goes online

First nationwide map of Italy’s fascist monuments goes online

By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) – More than 1,400 monuments, street signs and plaques honouring fascism have been put online ..

UK says Baker Hughes-Altus deal may hurt competition in oil well services

UK says Baker Hughes-Altus deal may hurt competition in oil well services

(Reuters) – Britain’s competition watchdog said on Tuesday U.S.-listed oilfield services firm Baker Hughes Co’s acqu..

Equinor evaluating impact of British windfall tax on projects

Equinor evaluating impact of British windfall tax on projects

By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) -Norwegian oil company Equinor said on Tuesday it is evaluating the impact of Britain’s windfall ..

Suedzucker expects to raise its sugar prices again next year

Suedzucker expects to raise its sugar prices again next year

By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) -Europe’s largest sugar producer Suedzucker is set to bump up sugar prices again next year as ..

Zoom shares down 90% from peak as pandemic boom fades

Zoom shares down 90% from peak as pandemic boom fades

By Aditya Soni and Chavi Mehta (Reuters) – Shares of Zoom Video Communications Inc have tumbled about 90% from their pandemic pe..

End of cheap money for U.S. farmers plows trouble into food production

End of cheap money for U.S. farmers plows trouble into food production

By P.J. Huffstutter and Bianca Flowers CHICAGO (Reuters) – Montana farmer Sarah Degn had big plans to invest the healthy profits..

ITRS Group appoints Rob Jardine as Chief Marketing Officer to accelerate growth

ITRS Group appoints Rob Jardine as Chief Marketing Officer to accelerate growth

    London: 16th November 2022 – ITRS Group, the leading provider of real-time enterprise monitoring and analytics software to gl..

UK businesses call for looser immigration rules to boost growth

UK businesses call for looser immigration rules to boost growth

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain should create a programme of temporary work visas to boost economic growth and also resolve a dispute..

Lufthansa launches drive to hire 20,000 employees

Lufthansa launches drive to hire 20,000 employees

BERLIN (Reuters) – Deutsche Lufthansa said it planned to hire 20,000 new employees as the German flagship airline launched a rec..

Virgin Money shares leap on higher profit, investor payouts

Virgin Money shares leap on higher profit, investor payouts

By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -Shares in British lender Virgin Money leapt 16% on Monday after it reported a jump in full-year prof..

StanChart sees Asia, Middle East as bright spots in weak global economy

StanChart sees Asia, Middle East as bright spots in weak global economy

By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Standard Chartered expects Asia and the Middle East to outperform other regions even as s..

Nestle’s Nespresso to sell paper-based compostable coffee pods

Nestle’s Nespresso to sell paper-based compostable coffee pods

ZURICH (Reuters) – Nestle’s Nespresso coffee business is launching paper-based compostable capsules to attract customers p..

Contract caterer Compass expects 2023 profit growth to top 20%

Contract caterer Compass expects 2023 profit growth to top 20%

(Reuters) – Contract caterer Compass Group on Monday forecast its profit growth to be more than 20% in 2023 and margins to be ab..

In a stadium of their own, migrant workers say their sweat made World Cup happen

In a stadium of their own, migrant workers say their sweat made World Cup happen

By Maya Gebeily and Charlotte Bruneau DOHA (Reuters) -Taking selfies from the stands and sitting on the grassy pitch, thousands of mig..

Oil prices ease to trade near 2-month lows on China demand fears, dollar strength

Oil prices ease to trade near 2-month lows on China demand fears, dollar strength

By Emily Chow SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices dropped to trade near two-month lows on Monday, having earlier slid by around $1 a barre..

Younger Chinese are spurning factory jobs that power the economy

Younger Chinese are spurning factory jobs that power the economy

By David Kirton SHENZHEN (Reuters) – Growing up in a Chinese village, Julian Zhu only saw his father a few times a year when he ..

Chinese carmakers target more European sales with five-star EVs

Chinese carmakers target more European sales with five-star EVs

By Nick Carey SOLIHULL, England (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers have set their sights on winning over European ..

Irish consumer sentiment dips slightly on tech job losses

Irish consumer sentiment dips slightly on tech job losses

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish consumer sentiment dipped slightly in November as people grew concerned about job losses in the country..

Collapsed FTX owes nearly $3.1 billion to top 50 creditors

Collapsed FTX owes nearly $3.1 billion to top 50 creditors

(Reuters) -Cryptocurrency exchange FTX, which has filed for U.S. bankruptcy court protection, said it owes its 50 biggest creditors ne..

Wall Street seen opening higher but U.S. recession priced in

Wall Street seen opening higher but U.S. recession priced in

By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday, indicating a higher open on Wall Street, as investor..

ECB could slow rate hikes, but bond run-off should start soon, Knot says

ECB could slow rate hikes, but bond run-off should start soon, Knot says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank may slow the pace of interest rate hikes but should soon start running down its ..

After Elon Musk’s ultimatum, Twitter employees start exiting

After Elon Musk’s ultimatum, Twitter employees start exiting

By Sheila Dang, Paresh Dave and Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) -Hundreds of Twitter Inc employees are estimated to have decided to quit the bel..

Pfizer/BioNTech’s updated COVID shot shows strong response against BQ.1.1

Pfizer/BioNTech’s updated COVID shot shows strong response against BQ.1.1

(Reuters) -Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE said on Friday their Omicron-tailored shot produced higher virus-neutralizing..

Facctum launches FacctSet to streamline watchlist management

Facctum launches FacctSet to streamline watchlist management

  The new solution is the first purpose-built watchlist management product to address growing data management challenges  London,..

PA Consulting signs collaboration agreement with PulPac to bring Dry Molded Fiber solutions to life for global brands

PA Consulting signs collaboration agreement with PulPac to bring Dry Molded Fiber solutions to life for global brands

  PA Consulting (PA), the consultancy that’s bringing ingenuity to life and PulPac, the Swedish R&D and IP company behind Dry..

Unlike dogs, a business strategy isn’t for life, it can be just for Christmas

Unlike dogs, a business strategy isn’t for life, it can be just for Christmas

  By Mark Inskip, CEO, Matrix Mark Inskip, CEO of Matrix draws on his extensive experience to discuss how business leaders can ad..

Hartpury and Hamilton Barnes partner to raise awareness of tech career opportunities

Hartpury and Hamilton Barnes partner to raise awareness of tech career opportunities

   Hartpury University and Hartpury College has partnered with one of the UK’s fastest growing recruitment companies to drive awa..

Silicon Milkroundabout announces biggest technology job fair yet, & introduces new NEXT GEN event on Friday 18th November for Graduates and new entrants

Silicon Milkroundabout announces biggest technology job fair yet, & introduces new NEXT GEN event on Friday 18th November for Graduates and new entrants

  ∙      Silicon Milkroundabout is the UK’s largest and best loved tech jobs fair and for the first time this year is incorporati..

How to build a successful business in 1,000 days

How to build a successful business in 1,000 days

Kevin Gaskell has done this not once or twice, but many times.  This is his formula for success. People are incredible and ordinary pe..