China greenlights Audi-FAW’s $3.3 billion electric vehicle venture
By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Volkswagen’s Audi and its Chinese state-owned partner FAW Group have received approval from Ch..
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Online retailer sees spike in demand for electric blankets and heaters as winter temperatures plummet across the UK
Online retailer Studio is seeing an increasing demand for products that help keep warm during the winter months, suggesting that homeo..
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The top three ways businesses are putting their cybersecurity at risk – and how to fix them!
Cyber crime is on the increase. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, cyber attacks on businesses have surged, and a UK Government..
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Disclosing influencer marketing is a double-edged sword
Disclosing influencer marketing as advertising is a double-edged sword, according to a new study by researchers from several European ..
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Australia drops landmark criminal cartel case against Citi, Deutsche
By Byron Kaye and Scott Murdoch SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia on Friday withdrew a cartel lawsuit against Citigroup Inc, Deutsche Bank A..
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Volvo Cars Q4 profit lags forecasts
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Volvo Cars reported on Friday quarterly earnings below expectations, and said it expected to continue grow..
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Katie Redfern publishes debut eBook ‘Working Meaningfully – Your fast-track guide to a career that lights you up.’
TUNBRIDGE WELLS, 06 JAN 2022: Katie Redfern, career coach and founder of Meaningful Recruitment, today publishes her debut eBook ‘Work..
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German retail slump highlights COVID roadblocks to recovery
By Zuzanna Szymanska BERLIN (Reuters) -A big fall in German retail sales as COVID-19 curbs kept people out of shops over the usually b..
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Dollar gains as Wall Street retreats on future Fed hikes
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. stocks retreated on Thursday after a solid opening, while the dollar gained as inv..
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Asian shares slump as Powell warns on inflation
By Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian shares fell to their lowest in more than 14 months, short-term U.S. yields rose t..
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Stocks shed gains, Treasury yields jump as Fed signals rate hikes could come ‘soon’
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. stocks retreated Wednesday, erasing strong gains, after the Federal Reserve signal..
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Microsoft offers strong forecast, lifting shares
By Nivedita Balu and Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) -Microsoft Corp on Tuesday forecast revenue for the current quarter broadly ahead of Wa..
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Global share sell off pauses in Asia as investors await Fed policy update
By Stella Qiu and Alun John BEIJING (Reuters) – Asian share markets steadied on Wednesday after three sessions of losses as inve..
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Temasek to acquire Bridgepoint’s UK-based testing firm for $7 billion -sources
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore’s Temasek Holdings has agreed to buy Element Materials Technology for about $7 b..
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China’s international flight suspensions leave travellers stranded, hurt businesses
By Stella Qiu and Jamie Freed BEIJING/SYDNEY (Reuters) – When Dwight Law’s father died in November, the Shanghai-based U.S..
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Bolt and Rydoo provide smart integration that delivers automated ride reimbursements
Mechelen, Belgium, – Rydoo, a leading international SaaS software solution for managing business travel and expense reports and Bolt, ..
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The Importance of a Holistic Brand Strategy
By Dangerfield and Fortune In 2021, brand strategy was the third largest spend within marketing budget — above analytics, research, an..
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Rio Tinto says output from $2.4 billion Serbia lithium project to be delayed
(Reuters) – Rio Tinto on Tuesday pushed back its timeline by a year to 2027 for first saleable production at its $2.4 billion Se..
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Oil rises to more than 7-year high on Mideast tensions
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday to a more than seven-year high on worries about possible supply ..
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Central banks start turning off the cash taps
By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) – As speculation grows about when the Federal Reserve will begin reducing the size of its balan..
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Facebook faces $3.2 billion UK class action over market dominance
By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) – Social media giant Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, faces a 2.3 billion pound plus ($..
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Cyber Monday sales down 1.4% – is physical retail making a comeback?
Cyber Monday sales dropped by 1.4% from last year, falling for the first time since Adobe Analytics started tracking spending on major..
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SECOM PLC EXPAND INTO ROCHESTER WITH A NEW, CREATING JOBS AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR KENT
SECOM Board of Directors (from left to right): Paul Weaver, Minoru Takezawa, Alan Blake, and Neil Fanthome-Hodgson. After ..
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HOTEL CO. 51 REFLECTS ON YEAR OF GROWTH FOR MOXY& COURTYARD BRANDS
2021 was an interesting time for the hospitality industry. One company took it in their stride and never waivered, opening hotels thr..
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Accounts receivables software Chaser celebrates helping businesses recover $10 billion in late payments
LONDON, 6 January 2022 – Chaser, the global accounts receivables automation software and credit control service provider, has a ..
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UK orders housebuilders to come up with $5 billion plan to remove cladding
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has given housebuilders around two months to come up with a fully-funded plan to remove dangerous cla..
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Orange’s board selects three candidates for new CEO – sources
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) – The search for a new CEO at France’s state-controlled telecoms firm Orange has boile..
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Vaccine mandate sends application numbers tumbling at critical time of year
The number of people applying for jobs in the UK dropped 25% in November as vacancies continued to increase, putting future economic g..
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Four tips to make your New Year’s resolutions stick
Psychologist reveals the healthy changes you can make and how to sustain them Many of us want to kick-start the new year with some he..
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Gazprom books no Yamal-Europe gas transit capacity for Dec. 30
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian gas company Gazprom has not booked natural gas transit capacity for exports via the Yamal-Europe pipe..
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Oil prices stay firm on fuel demand despite COVID-19 surge
By Florence Tan and Sonali Paul SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Thursday to extend several consecutive days of gains, buoyed b..
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Oil prices keep climbing even as Omicron COVID-19 variant fans out
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Thursday for a third straight day, underpinned by a weaker dollar on opt..
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Tesla CEO Musk says he is ‘almost done’ with stock sales; shares rally
By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday he was “almost done” with hi..
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UK retail sales growth slides as Omicron hits – CBI
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales growth fell sharply in the first half of December as concerns about the Omicr..
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Boeing, Airbus executives urge delay in U.S. 5G wireless deployment
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun and Airbus Americas CEO Jeffrey Knittel on Monday urged ..
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Barclays gets Australian banking licence in expansion push
(Reuters) – UK-based Barclays Plc said on Monday it had received approval from Australia’s prudential regulator to operate..
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End of an era: Airbus delivers last A380 superjumbo
By Tim Hepher and Fabian Bimmer PARIS/HAMBURG (Reuters) -Airbus delivered the final A380 superjumbo on Thursday, to Dubai’s Emir..
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