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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Boohoo warns on outlook, blaming higher returns and pandemic costs
LONDON (Reuters) -British online fashion retailer Boohoo warned on Thursday that expectations for its 2021-22 year will be lower than ..
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Schroders in talks to buy stake in green investor Greencoat
LONDON (Reuters) -British fund manager Schroders said on Thursday it was in advanced talks to buy a significant stake in renewables in..
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Our journey to becoming a remote-first company
Our journey to becoming a remote-first company
How Cactus Communications has embraced remote first employment Over the past 12 years, rates of remote working have grown by 159 per cent. This has ..
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Company climate disclosures jump in 2021 as board pressure builds
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – The number of companies sharing climate data with CDP, the world..
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