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We’ll be teaching children on Mars, says Hugh Viney, boss of Britain’s fastest-growing online school Minerva’s Virtual Academy.

We’ll be teaching children on Mars, says Hugh Viney, boss of Britain’s fastest-growing online school Minerva’s Virtual Academy.

  Here he shares his insight on how education is changing and why screen time has never looked so good. How many times do we hear..

Opinion

Dec 6, 2022 · 4 min read

THE GREAT REJUVENATION: NEW SURVEY SHOWS 53% OF LONDONERS ASPIRE TO BE THEIR OWN BOSS

THE GREAT REJUVENATION: NEW SURVEY SHOWS 53% OF LONDONERS ASPIRE TO BE THEIR OWN BOSS

  53% of Londoners have either started their own business or considered doing so – compared to nearly a third of people overall ..

Business

Dec 6, 2022 · 4 min read

CSR for Businesses with Limited Resources

CSR for Businesses with Limited Resources

    Tobin Murphy-Coles, CEO at Amba, a tech-powered HR consultancy with values at its heart, explores the risks businesses r..

Business

Dec 6, 2022 · 5 min read

The cost of halting innovation: why a recession is precisely the wrong time to put your automation plans on hold

The cost of halting innovation: why a recession is precisely the wrong time to put your automation plans on hold

  Gautam Moorjani, Head of Product, SS&C Blue Prism Interest rates are rising, credit availability is shrinking, and covid po..

Technology

Dec 6, 2022 · 6 min read

AI isn’t a one stop shop for all of HR’s problems, it will always require a human touch

AI isn’t a one stop shop for all of HR’s problems, it will always require a human touch

  Matthias Hansson Fredlund, Founder & CTO, Winningtemp Human Resources (HR) has always been an important part of every busin..

Business

Dec 6, 2022 · 4 min read

NEARLY A FIFTH OF GLASSES-WEARING DRIVERS ARE OVERDUE AN EYETEST

NEARLY A FIFTH OF GLASSES-WEARING DRIVERS ARE OVERDUE AN EYETEST

  Venson survey reveals cost-of-living pressures could be to blame  Fleet operators are being encouraged to ensure their drivers ..

News

Dec 6, 2022 · 3 min read

Markets’ high-octane boost if Fed Chair Powell signals rate rise step down

Markets’ high-octane boost if Fed Chair Powell signals rate rise step down

   “Markets will be given a high-octane boost should the Federal Reserve chair support expectations that it will begin to step do..

Business

Dec 6, 2022 · 2 min read

Profitability for wind turbines on the rise

Profitability for wind turbines on the rise

  Wind farms are to be greatly expanded, especially in the less windy south of Germany. A study has cast doubt on the profitabili..

Finance

Dec 6, 2022 · 3 min read

‘Folk’ panel to tackle diversity in marketing

‘Folk’ panel to tackle diversity in marketing

    BrandContent, rebrands to ‘Folk’ and launches diverse comms consultant panel to champion inclusive communications Four-time ..

Business

Dec 6, 2022 · 7 min read

Emergency call services, telcos urge EU to protect telecoms networks from power cuts

Emergency call services, telcos urge EU to protect telecoms networks from power cuts

By Elvira Pollina, Supantha Mukherjee and Mathieu Rosemain MILAN/STOCKHOLM/PARIS (Reuters) – Europe’s top telecoms operato..

Headlines

Dec 5, 2022 · 4 min read

First winter cold snap tests French power grid

First winter cold snap tests French power grid

PARIS (Reuters) – Temperatures hovering near zero in coming days will test the resilience of France’s power network, even ..

Headlines

Dec 5, 2022 · 3 min read

EU seeks deal on law preventing import of deforestation-linked goods

EU seeks deal on law preventing import of deforestation-linked goods

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will attempt to clinch a deal on Monday evening on a law to prevent compa..

Headlines

Dec 5, 2022 · 3 min read

Greece, Britain discussing Parthenon Sculptures return but deal not close, Athens says

Greece, Britain discussing Parthenon Sculptures return but deal not close, Athens says

By Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) – The Greek government on Monday quashed local media reports that a deal with Britain over th..

Headlines

Dec 5, 2022 · 3 min read

Historic crown to be modified for King Charles’s coronation

Historic crown to be modified for King Charles’s coronation

LONDON (Reuters) – The historic St Edward’s Crown, which has been the centrepiece of the coronation of monarchs in England..

Headlines

Dec 5, 2022 · 2 min read

Shares slip, yields rise as U.S. data sparks rate hike concerns

Shares slip, yields rise as U.S. data sparks rate hike concerns

By Herbert Lash and Elizabeth Howcroft NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Global stocks slid and Treasury yields rose on Monday as investors i..

Investment

Dec 5, 2022 · 4 min read

Sterling slips as boost from new China COVID rules fades

Sterling slips as boost from new China COVID rules fades

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – The pound slid on Monday, as an initial jolt of investor enthusiasm over signs of possible l..

Finance

Dec 5, 2022 · 3 min read

BIS warns of $80 trillion of hidden FX swap debt

BIS warns of $80 trillion of hidden FX swap debt

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has warned that pension funds and other ‘non..

Headlines

Dec 5, 2022 · 4 min read

ECB’s Makhlouf expects 50 bps rate hike in December

ECB’s Makhlouf expects 50 bps rate hike in December

(Corrects first paragraph to say rates ‘may have to move into restrictive territory’, not ‘would have to’) By ..

Finance

Dec 5, 2022 · 3 min read

UK new car sales rise in November, fail to zoom past 2019 levels- SMMT

UK new car sales rise in November, fail to zoom past 2019 levels- SMMT

(Reuters) – British new car registrations jumped nearly 24% in November from a year earlier to record their fourth straight mont..

Headlines

Dec 5, 2022 · 2 min read

Oil prices rise after OPEC+ keeps output steady, Russian price cap imposed

Oil prices rise after OPEC+ keeps output steady, Russian price cap imposed

By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Monday after OPEC+ nations held their output targets steady ahead of a European ..

Headlines

Dec 5, 2022 · 2 min read

Tax credits for EU electric vehicles to dominate Monday’s trade talks with U.S

Tax credits for EU electric vehicles to dominate Monday’s trade talks with U.S

By David Lawder COLLEGE PARK, Md. (Reuters) -Top European Union officials are aiming to be more vocal at a trade meeting with their U...

Headlines

Dec 5, 2022 · 3 min read

Euro zone likely heading into mild recession-PMI

Euro zone likely heading into mild recession-PMI

LONDON (Reuters) – Euro zone business activity declined for a fifth month in November, suggesting the economy was sliding into a..

Headlines

Dec 5, 2022 · 2 min read

Volkswagen to discuss new software roadmap on Dec. 15 -Handelsblatt

Volkswagen to discuss new software roadmap on Dec. 15 -Handelsblatt

BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen Chief Executive Oliver Blume will present a long-delayed new software strategy for the carmaker at..

Headlines

Dec 5, 2022 · 2 min read

Trafigura enters $3 billion loan to supply Germany’s Sefe with gas

Trafigura enters $3 billion loan to supply Germany’s Sefe with gas

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Commodities trading firm Trafigura on Monday said it has entered into a $3 billion four-year loan to suppl..

Headlines

Dec 5, 2022 · 1 min read

Asia shares bank on eventual China opening; oil gains

Asia shares bank on eventual China opening; oil gains

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares extended their rally on Monday as investors hoped steps to unwind pandemic restric..

Headlines

Dec 5, 2022 · 4 min read

China’s patchy COVID easing sows confusion but comforts investors

China’s patchy COVID easing sows confusion but comforts investors

By Ryan Woo and Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) -A partial easing of the world’s toughest COVID-19 curbs sowed confusion a..

Headlines

Dec 5, 2022 · 4 min read

Dollar soft as China reopening hopes boost risk sentiment

Dollar soft as China reopening hopes boost risk sentiment

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar struggled to gain a foothold on Monday and was languishing at five-month lows as traders looked..

Headlines

Dec 5, 2022 · 2 min read

U.S., France agreed to “fix” U.S. subsidies issues, says Macron

U.S., France agreed to “fix” U.S. subsidies issues, says Macron

(Reuters) -President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed during a state visit earlier this week to “fix”..

Headlines

Dec 5, 2022 · 1 min read

UK economy to shrink in 2023, risks ‘lost decade’: CBI

UK economy to shrink in 2023, risks ‘lost decade’: CBI

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy is on course to shrink 0.4% next year as inflation remains high and..

Headlines

Dec 5, 2022 · 2 min read

Crypto broker Genesis owes Gemini’s customers $900 million – FT

Crypto broker Genesis owes Gemini’s customers $900 million – FT

(Reuters) -Crypto broker Genesis and its parent company Digital Currency Group (DCG) owe customers of the Winklevoss twins’ cryp..

Headlines

Dec 5, 2022 · 2 min read

Analysis-Energy hungry Europe can’t look to U.S. shale to fill any OPEC gap

Analysis-Energy hungry Europe can’t look to U.S. shale to fill any OPEC gap

By Laila Kearney, Liz Hampton and Arathy Somasekhar NEW YORK/DENVER/HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. shale oil drillers turned from scra..

Headlines

Dec 2, 2022 · 6 min read

Take Five: Ready for that Santa rally?

Take Five: Ready for that Santa rally?

(Reuters) – Swiss lender Credit Suisse faces a litmus test over its rights issue, just one several trials markets must work thro..

Headlines

Dec 2, 2022 · 4 min read

U.S., EU to address Inflation Reduction Act fears constructively -draft

U.S., EU to address Inflation Reduction Act fears constructively -draft

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The United States and the European Union will seek to tackle EU concerns about a new U.S. g..

Headlines

Dec 2, 2022 · 3 min read

Stocks fall as strong U.S. payrolls muddies rate bets

Stocks fall as strong U.S. payrolls muddies rate bets

By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – Equities took a dip on Friday while U.S. Treasury yields climbed as investors bet on a more..

Finance

Dec 2, 2022 · 3 min read

Euro zone bond yields rise after U.S. jobs data

Euro zone bond yields rise after U.S. jobs data

By Alun John LONDON (Reuters) – European government bond yields rose after Friday data showed U.S. employers hired more workers ..

Finance

Dec 2, 2022 · 2 min read

Reckitt expects U.S. infant formula shortage until spring

Reckitt expects U.S. infant formula shortage until spring

By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) -The near year-long infant formula shortage in the United States that prompted the intervention of t..

Headlines

Dec 2, 2022 · 4 min read

Factbox-Global banks take axe to jobs as cost pressures mount

Factbox-Global banks take axe to jobs as cost pressures mount

LONDON (Reuters) – Banks typically trim jobs towards the end of the year, but 2022 has seen a bigger wave of redundancies and la..

Headlines

Dec 2, 2022 · 4 min read