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Freightify secures $12M funding round to power digital transformation for freight forwarders globally

Freightify secures $12M funding round to power digital transformation for freight forwarders globally

Freightify is providing freight forwarders enhanced capabilities to procure, manage and quote Freight prices instantly. Customer numbe..

Hawk continues its European expansion with the opening of two new offices in Spain and Belgium

Hawk continues its European expansion with the opening of two new offices in Spain and Belgium

Hawk, a leading European player in omnichannel digital communication, with an established presence in France, the UK and Germany, is t..

Positive January retail sales mask negative underlying trends

Positive January retail sales mask negative underlying trends

Total like-for-like sales climbed by +10.9% compared to January 2022 The fashion sector drove growth with total LFLs climbing +20.1% ..

Leadership changes announced at Premier Asset Finance

Leadership changes announced at Premier Asset Finance

Kevin Davidson, Managing Director of Premier Asset Finance, has announced his retirement from the business he co-founded. Kevin will s..

DDOS Attacks mirroring increased Global Geopolitical tensions – NETSCOUT comments

DDOS Attacks mirroring increased Global Geopolitical tensions – NETSCOUT comments

As distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack volumes have gradually increased over the course of the last 20 years, recent data has ..

TIME TO GO TO TENDER

TIME TO GO TO TENDER

It’s not just a cost-of-living crisis that is giving cause for financial reassessment, the rising cost of fleet management is forcing ..

Driving growth and innovation on the road to the next ‘Silicon Valley’

Driving growth and innovation on the road to the next ‘Silicon Valley’

Tom Wrenn, Managing Partner at ECI Partners During his first major speech of 2023, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak highlighted the importan..

Ways To Start A Conversation

Ways To Start A Conversation

Starting a conversation can be one of the most difficult things to do, especially if you don’t know the person well. It’s even h..

Passive Income Businesses

Passive Income Businesses

Are you in pursuit of financial independence and the freedom to break free from the nine-to-five grind? If so, passive income busines..

Stocks, dollar pause ahead of Powell, Biden speeches

Stocks, dollar pause ahead of Powell, Biden speeches

By Herbert Lash and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – A gauge of global equities edged lower and the dollar inched up on Tu..

Stocks, dollar pause ahead of Powell, Biden speeches

Stocks, dollar pause ahead of Powell, Biden speeches

By Herbert Lash and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – A gauge of global equities edged lower and the dollar inched up on Tu..

Ringover launches Cadence to transform multi-channel prospecting for SMEs

Ringover launches Cadence to transform multi-channel prospecting for SMEs

VoIP provider Ringover has announced the launch of Cadence, its new multi-channel sales prospecting product designed to meet the requi..

BP makes record profit in 2022, slows shift from oil

BP makes record profit in 2022, slows shift from oil

By Ron Bousso and Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) – BP reported on Tuesday a record profit of $28 billion for 2022 and hiked it..

Cryptoverse: Is bitcoin out of the woods? Consider the options

Cryptoverse: Is bitcoin out of the woods? Consider the options

By Medha Singh, Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Vidya Ranganathan (Reuters) – Have bitcoin and ether finally turned a corner? It̵..

EU considers ban on ‘forever chemicals’, urges search for alternatives

EU considers ban on ‘forever chemicals’, urges search for alternatives

(Reuters) – The European Union on Tuesday started to consider a proposal to ban widely used substances known as PFAS or “f..

FTSE 100 inches towards recent highs as BP shines

FTSE 100 inches towards recent highs as BP shines

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) – UK’s FTSE 100 rose on Tuesday as bumper earnings from oil giant BP and a rally in energy sto..

ECB survey shows rising inflation expectations despite energy price falls

ECB survey shows rising inflation expectations despite energy price falls

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone consumer expectations for inflation edged up again in December, a European Central Bank survey s..

UK house prices stabilise after four-month fall, Halifax says

UK house prices stabilise after four-month fall, Halifax says

LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices were unchanged in January after falling in month-on-month terms in each of the previous ..

Allure of Japan’s powder snow a growing danger as more tourists ski backcountry

Allure of Japan’s powder snow a growing danger as more tourists ski backcountry

By Mariko Katsumura and Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – The popularity of Japan’s crisp powder snow among foreign skiers, su..

ChatGPT mania pumps up Chinese AI technology stocks

ChatGPT mania pumps up Chinese AI technology stocks

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese artificial intelligence stocks are the latest rage in mainland markets as the global frenzy around ..

Marketmind: Rates start to bite

Marketmind: Rates start to bite

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Asian stocks on Tuesday come off the..

From boom to bottom and now big change: Renault and Nissan reshape alliance

From boom to bottom and now big change: Renault and Nissan reshape alliance

PARIS/TOKYO (Reuters) – French carmaker Renault and its Japanese partner Nissan announced a deal on Monday to redesign their dec..

UK stocks slip as rate hike worries grip investors

UK stocks slip as rate hike worries grip investors

By Sruthi Shankar and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) – The UK’s FTSE 100 closed lower on Monday, as upbeat U.S. economic data ..

Global shares slide, dollar gains as rates rise on strong data

Global shares slide, dollar gains as rates rise on strong data

By Herbert Lash and Amanda Cooper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Global equity markets slid and the dollar firmed on Monday after data s..

Bank of England’s Mann doubles down on backing for rate hikes

Bank of England’s Mann doubles down on backing for rate hikes

By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Bank of England rate-setter Catherine Mann on Monday backed further increases in interes..

UK new car sales rise in January, full-year sales to top last year – SMMT

UK new car sales rise in January, full-year sales to top last year – SMMT

(Reuters) – New car registrations in the United Kingdom rose for the sixth straight month, recording a 14.7% annual rise in Janu..

UK watchdog warns crypto firms to prepare for advertising rule change

UK watchdog warns crypto firms to prepare for advertising rule change

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s financial watchdog warned crypto businesses on Monday to get ready for a rule change on advertising ..

U.S. job growth powers ahead; unemployment rate at 3.4%

U.S. job growth powers ahead; unemployment rate at 3.4%

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth accelerated sharply in January while the unemployment rate hit a more t..

Euro zone inflation seen just above ECB’s target in 2025, poll shows

Euro zone inflation seen just above ECB’s target in 2025, poll shows

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation is set to decline to 2.1% in 2025, just a shade above the European Central Bank’..

Kering recruits Estee Lauder exec for push into cosmetics

Kering recruits Estee Lauder exec for push into cosmetics

PARIS (Reuters) – French luxury goods group Kering said Friday it was entering the cosmetics business, with the announcement tha..

Lockmaker Assa Abloy boosts dividend, but wary on outlook

Lockmaker Assa Abloy boosts dividend, but wary on outlook

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Assa Abloy, the world’s biggest lockmaker, raised its dividend more than expected as it met quarterly profi..

TomTom raises 2023 revenue outlook as automotive drives Q4 beat

TomTom raises 2023 revenue outlook as automotive drives Q4 beat

By Federica Mileo (Reuters) -Dutch navigation and digital mapping company TomTom raised its 2023 revenue forecast on Friday, after pos..

France seeks strategy as nuclear waste site risks saturation point

France seeks strategy as nuclear waste site risks saturation point

By Benjamin Mallet LA HAGUE, France (Reuters) – At a nuclear waste site in Normandy, robotic arms guided by technicians behind a..

Tech earnings hit pause button on market rally

Tech earnings hit pause button on market rally

By Caroline Valetkevitch and Herbert Lash (Reuters) – Big Tech led U.S. markets on a sharp rebound to kick off 2023. The message..

Billionaire Cohen builds stake in Nordstrom, urges board shakeup

Billionaire Cohen builds stake in Nordstrom, urges board shakeup

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) -Billionaire investor Ryan Cohen is building a large stake in Nordstrom Inc and plans to pus..

Tips for supporting your vulnerable customers

Tips for supporting your vulnerable customers

  All customers deserve equal treatment and excellent service from their finance provider. However, many worry they’ll be treated..

Turnkey Consulting hires Brian MacFarland to expand North American footprint

Turnkey Consulting hires Brian MacFarland to expand North American footprint

    Risk management specialist, Turnkey Consulting, has appointed Brian MacFarland to head up its North American operations as it..