A UK COVID lockdown would be wrong right now, business minister says
LONDON (Reuters) – Another COVID lockdown would be completely wrong right now as Britain is learning to live with the novel coro..
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UK competition watchdog has music streaming in its sights
By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s competition regulator plans to launch an investigation into music streaming to see wh..
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Lightsource BP to enter Polish renewables market
LONDON (Reuters) – Lightsource BP said on Tuesday it was entering the Polish market with a deal to develop solar energy projects..
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Fewer than one in ten holidaymakers trust reviews on accommoda-tion providers’ websites
New research has found that while more than a third (38%) of people always read reviews before making a holiday booking, trust in them..
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Shame, fear and guilt – how managers tackle the ‘imposter phenomenon’ at work
Do you ever feel like you aren’t good enough for the job you have, and any success you experience is due to luck? Does this affect you..
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Nearly 75% of people still want the option to set their own contactless limit
A recent study by KIS Finance has revealed some interesting statistics in relation to the limit for contactless payments increasing to..
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Social media trends indicate ferries are the most “Sea-nic” way to travel
Seascapes and natural scenery are our most shared holiday snaps Social media’s influence on travel bookings is growing October 2021..
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Power squeeze curbs Chinese growth, leaves Europe in a gas bind
By Muyu Xu, Oksana Kobzeva and Jason Hovet BEIJING/MOSCOW/PRAGUE (Reuters) – China’s power shortages hit growth in the wor..
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Former U.S. President Clinton leaves hospital, heads to New York
ORANGE, Ca. (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Bill Clinton walked out of a Southern California hospital on Sunday after being admitted ..
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Ford to invest around $300 million to build electric car parts at UK plant
LONDON (Reuters) – Ford said on Monday it would invest up to 230 million pounds ($316 million) to build electric car components ..
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Oil prices climb as COVID recovery, power generators stoke demand
By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices hit their highest level in years on Monday as demand recovers from the COVID-19 ..
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Taiwan’s Foxconn shows off three electric vehicle prototypes
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan tech giant Foxconn unveiled its first three electric vehicle prototypes on Monday, unders..
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For Britain’s chicken farmers, Brexit and COVID brew a perfect storm
By Kate Holton and James Davey DRIFFIELD, England (Reuters) – When Nigel Upson checks the plucked chicken carcasses dangling fro..
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Hungry for fuel, China looks to the U.S., Europe eyes relief plans
By Chen Aizhu, Jessica Jaganathan and Scott DiSavino (Reuters) – China’s energy crisis deepened on Friday with coal prices..
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Adele makes music comeback with new single ‘Easy On Me’
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) -British singer-songwriter Adele made her highly anticipated music comeback on Friday, rele..
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Pearson pounded after COVID hits U.S. community college enrolment
By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -Global education group Pearson said enrolments at community colleges in the United States had been hi..
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Italian fashion group OTB joins LVMH-led blockchain platform
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian fashion group OTB has joined a consortium formed by luxury goods heavyweights LVMH, Prada and Richemon..
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The logo of French cloud computing company OVHcloud is seen on a data-center building in Strasbourg, France, October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell has appointed Wael Sawan as head of its integrated gas and renewables division, replacing M..
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Shares in French tech champion OVHcloud gain 6% in Paris debut
PARIS (Reuters) -Shares in French cloud computing company OVHcloud climbed around 6% on their first day of trading on Friday, after a ..
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The Great Return – and the Great Reset
Any business owner or manager expecting employees to flock back to the office once restrictions are lifted and slide straight back int..
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Companies’ climate disclosures still lacking -task force
By Huw Jones and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) -Around half of companies assessed have begun to apply globally-agreed climate-related ..
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IKEA warns supply chain disruptions likely to last into 2022
By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -IKEA, the world’s biggest furniture brand, is leasing more ships, buying containers and r..
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Have you got the ‘Home-Office Hunch’? With remote working here to stay, Arthr advises workers to take action to im-prove their musculoskeletal health this World Arthritis Day
Arthr is working with TV personality and former Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer, Joanne Clifton, who was herself diagnosed w..
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Ondat, Formerly Known as StorageOS, Adds Key Executives, Doubles Team in 2021
LONDON, – Following a recent rebrand from StorageOS, Ondat, the leading Kubernetes-native storage platform provider, today annou..
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Britain’s binge on cheap food is over, biggest chicken producer says
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s 20-year binge on cheap food is coming to an end as food price inflation could hit double digi..
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From beef bowls to coffee, cost surge squeezes Japan’s salaryman staples
By Daniel Leussink and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – In 50 years running a cafe in Tokyo, Shizuo Mori can’t remember a ti..
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Digital ad demand helps Publicis hike 2021 growth outlook
By Milla Nissi (Reuters) – French advertising group Publicis raised its outlook for 2021 on Thursday as a global shift towards d..
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Rocking down to Electric Avenue? Good luck charging your car
By Nick Carey and Tina Bellon LONDON (Reuters) -European and U.S. cities planning to phase out combustion engines over the next 15 yea..
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JLR parent Tata Motors surges nearly 20% on TPG fundraise, EV plans
BENGALURU (Reuters) – Shares of India’s Tata Motors rose nearly 20% on Wednesday, a day after the Jaguar and Land Rover ow..
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UK economy picks up in August, underpinning BoE rate hike bets
By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s economy returned to growth in August after contracting for t..
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Asia’s airlines ramp up flights, offers as tough COVID travel curbs ease
By Jamie Freed and Aradhana Aravindan SYDNEY/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asia-Pacific airlines have lost billions of dollars this year..
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Marston’s says Q4 sales above pre-pandemic levels
(Reuters) – Pub operator Marston’s said on Wednesday that sales were above pre-pandemic levels in the fourth quarter, as p..
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Apple likely to cut iPhone 13 production due to chip crunch -Bloomberg News
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) -Apple Inc is likely to slash production of its iPhone 13 by as many as 10 million units due to the global..
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BORROW A BOAT CROWDFUNDING ROUND GOES LIVE
Leading boat rental and yacht charter marketplace Borrow A Boat’s £750,000 CrowdCube raise now live having already secured 59% funding..
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PCI Pal announces Amazon Connect Integration and AWS Marketplace Availability
* Amazon Connect users across the globe can now leverage PCI Pal’s secure payments solutions for additional payment security and compl..
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Managers and employees argue more over fair wages when economic conditions are uncertain
Workplace disagreements between managers and employees over the fair pay of staff wages drastically increase when wider economic condi..
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Business Travel in a new world
The lines between business traveller and digital nomad are blurring to become one in the same By Louis Mann, Homelike It ..
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