Cost-of-living crisis compromises Cupid – 13% of Brits will not celebrate Valentine’s Day this year
Hawk’s customised survey tool illustrates value of pre-planning campaign insights and research studies 13% of Brits will not celebrate..
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Record Liquidations a warning to Company owners
Record numbers of company liquidations should serve as a warning to business owners bracing for a recession to act early, acc..
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Apple’s weak iPhone sales drive first profit miss since 2016
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Apple Inc on Thursday reported sales and profits that missed Wall Street expectations driven by we..
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Central banks hike rates again, but a pause is coming
LONDON (Reuters) – Major central banks are steadily moving closer to a pause in their aggressive interest rate hiking campaigns...
Finance
Fed rates up, BoE up, ECB up, stocks up
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Higher stock markets showed the bulls were still firmly in charge on Thursday as the European C..
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Burnout: How to support employees with ‘nothing left in the tank’ – Top tips from Howden Employee Wellbeing and Benefits –
Following the announcement New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern is to step down from her role in early February as sh..
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London’s financial service jobs hit five year high
Key stats from Morgan McKinley’s 2022 London Employment Monitor: 36% increase in jobseekers for 2022 from 2021 16% increase in..
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YFM exits Wakefield Acoustics Ltd. to NASDAQ- listed firm
YFM completes sale of Wakefield Acoustics to CECO Environmental Corp. (Nasdaq: CECO) The investment will enable Wakefield to e..
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Ciphr names Sion Lewis as new CEO
SaaS HR provider Ciphr has appointed Sion Lewis as its new CEO. He joins the Marlow-based, ECI-backed group effective from 1 Fe..
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Food and fuel top supply chain thefts in 2022, as governments grapple with global supply chain disruption
BSI’s Supply Chain Risk Insights Report 2023 identifies key global trends in how organizations managed their supply chains and..
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Julius Baer 2022 profits fall as it hits business cycle targets
ZURICH (Reuters) – Julius Baer on Thursday said net profit fell 12% in 2022 in a tough market environment, as the Swiss bank sai..
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Exclusive: Volvo readies EV blitz in biggest product revamp under Geely
By Norihiko Shirouzu (Reuters) – Volvo Cars is gearing up for an electric blitz to convert all its mainstay models – three..
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Dollar falls to nine-month low as Powell notes progress in disinflation
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar extended losses on Wednesday and fell to a nine-month low against a basket of ..
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Investors go back to basics with simpler self-driving vehicles
By Nick Carey and Paul Lienert COVENTRY, England (Reuters) – Developing fully autonomous vehicles (AVs) that can go everywhere h..
Technology
UK shop price inflation hits record 8% in January: BRC
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Prices in British shops in January were 8.0% higher than a year before, the biggest annual ..
Finance
UK and EU reach post-Brexit customs deal for N.Ireland-The Times
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain and the European Union have struck a customs deal that could help end post-Brexit wrangling over Northern Ir..
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Asia’s factory activity contracts despite China’s COVID reopening
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Asia’s factory activity contracted in January as the boost from China’s COVID reop..
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UK shop price inflation hits record 8% in January: BRC
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Prices in British shops in January were 8.0% higher than a year before, the biggest annual ..
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Wage data dents dollar recovery before Fed rate decision
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell on Tuesday, giving up earlier gains, after data showed U.S. labor costs i..
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Dutch telecom KPN locks in 2023 targets helped by cost controls
(Reuters) -Dutch telecoms company KPN NV aims to slightly improve its core profit this year, it confirmed on Tuesday, supported by cos..
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Athletics-Farah returns for London Marathon before likely 2023 retirement
(Reuters) -Britain’s four-times Olympic champion Mo Farah said on Tuesday he expects 2023 to be the final year of his career, af..
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Philips to cut 13% of jobs in safety and profitability drive
By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch health technology company Philips will scrap another 6,000 jobs worldwide as it tries to ..
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Small business confidence collapses – FSB calls for growth plan to power through
The Q4 2022 Small Business Index from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has found that small firms’ confidence has fall..
Business
Deko appoints first dedicated Head of Consumer Product to maximise checkout acceptance for merchants
Daniel Lee joins to drive product innovation in the purchasing journey by empowering merchants with a true multi-lender, multi-..
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TechMarketView and Capita on the lookout for startups and scaleups transforming the public sector
Technology startups with innovative digital solutions to transform and automate the public sector are being given the chance ..
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Global law-matching marketplace aims to close pay gap in the legal industry
LegaMart, a global online network, has launched a mentorship program to empower women in the legal profession. With a current g..
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Onto raises £100M credit facility from CDPQ and Pollen Street to accelerate the shift to electric mobility
Electric car subscription service Onto raises a new credit funding line of £100 million (approximately CAD 153 million) ..
Technology
How to effectively manage cash flow in a startup
Starting and running a business can be a challenging task, but one of the most important aspects of any business is managing its cash...
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Nissan and Renault agree to overhaul alliance, this time as equals
By Maki Shiraki and Gilles Guillaume TOKYO/PARIS (Reuters) -Nissan Motor Co and Renault SA agreed on Monday to a sweeping remake of th..
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EU recovers appetite for trade in green industry push
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is aiming to enact up to five trade deals in record time to ensure ..
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Euro zone economic sentiment rises in January to seven-month high
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Euro zone economic sentiment rose to a seven-month high in January on more optimism across all sectors except cons..
Finance
Shares and bonds nervy as rate-hike week looms
By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) – Stock markets worldwide halted their January rally on Monday, pausing for breath at the sta..
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Euro rises after Spanish CPI, dollar slips towards 8-mth low
By Samuel Indyk and Rae Wee LONDON (Reuters) – The euro rose on Monday after unexpectedly high Spanish inflation data raised exp..
Investment
Sterling steadies vs dollar ahead of BoE, ECB meetings
By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling edged lower against the U.S. dollar on Monday ahead of a number of central bank meeti..
Investment
The mouse that roared: New Zealand and the world’s 2% inflation target
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Reuters) – More than 30 years ago, some relatively youthful central bank and Treasury e..
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Hong Kong home prices drop 15.6% in 2022, snap 13 years of gain
(Reuters) – Private home prices in Hong Kong, one of the most unaffordable territories in the world, fell 15.6% in 2022 in the f..
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Visa revenue growth slows more as tough economy sobers spending
By Mehnaz Yasmin (Reuters) -Visa Inc’s revenue growth continued to wind back to pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter as the ..
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