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Russian rouble opens flat, sticks to 60-mark against U.S. dollar

Russian rouble opens flat, sticks to 60-mark against U.S. dollar

(Reuters) – The Russian rouble opened flat in trading on Friday as month-end tax payments by exporters helped keep the currency ..

Sentiment among German exporters falls for third month in a row -Ifo

Sentiment among German exporters falls for third month in a row -Ifo

BERLIN (Reuters) – Sentiment among German exporters fell for the third month in a row in August as high gas prices and a weak gl..

New UK PM will need to take urgent action on energy bills – Ofgem CEO

New UK PM will need to take urgent action on energy bills – Ofgem CEO

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s new prime minister will need to act urgently to address the issue of soaring energy prices, t..

UK’s Micro Focus shares nearly double after Canada’s OpenText agrees $6 billion takeover

UK’s Micro Focus shares nearly double after Canada’s OpenText agrees $6 billion takeover

By Eva Mathews and Krystal Hu (Reuters) -Shares of Micro Focus soared more than 90% on Friday after Canadian software company OpenText..

Most of BP’s Whiting refinery units shut following fire -sources

Most of BP’s Whiting refinery units shut following fire -sources

HOUSTON (Reuters) -Most of the units at BP Plc’s 435,000 barrel-per-day Whiting, Indiana, refinery were out of production on Thursday ..

Decision to end ECB reinvestments takes back seat to rate hikes, sources say

Decision to end ECB reinvestments takes back seat to rate hikes, sources say

By Balazs Koranyi JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (Reuters) – The European Central Bank could soon start talks on ending reinvestments of cas..

Carlsberg’s Poland unit could stop production; lack of CO2 threatens food industry

Carlsberg’s Poland unit could stop production; lack of CO2 threatens food industry

GDANSK (Reuters) -Danish brewery Carlsberg’s subsidiary in Poland could cut or halt beer production due to a lack of carbon diox..

Celonis Secures $1 Billion to Help Customers Fight Economic and Supply Chain Challenges with Process Improvements

Celonis Secures $1 Billion to Help Customers Fight Economic and Supply Chain Challenges with Process Improvements

    Includes a $400 Million Series D Extension and a Historic $600 Million Credit Facility Investment Based on Celonis’ Unique Po..

Rising inflation has impacted 95% of UK SMEs, with post-pandemic staffing challenges taking a heavy toll

Rising inflation has impacted 95% of UK SMEs, with post-pandemic staffing challenges taking a heavy toll

  In a study conducted for NatWest’s Mentor by OnePoll, the extent of current hardships and emerging concerns faced by the UK’s S..

Gender diversity in fintech: Making a difference from the inside out

Gender diversity in fintech: Making a difference from the inside out

By Rosie McConnell, Head of Product at IFX Payments The Fintech industry is often admired for its unmatched level of grow..

NICE Actimize SURVEIL-X Markets Surveillance Cloud Solution Selected by Olivetree Financial to Monitor Market Abuse and Support Multiple Asset Classes

NICE Actimize SURVEIL-X Markets Surveillance Cloud Solution Selected by Olivetree Financial to Monitor Market Abuse and Support Multiple Asset Classes

  August 23rd, 2022 Hoboken, N.J., August 23, 2022 – NICE Actimize, a NICE (NASDAQ: NICE) business, today announced that Olivetre..

Surge in demand for sustainable business courses to decrease environmental impact

Surge in demand for sustainable business courses to decrease environmental impact

    When a report by CDP Global revealed that 100 companies are responsible for 71% of global emissions in the last two decades1,..

Open Data Platform Raises 650K EUR in Follow-up Funding Round Despite Venture Capital Slowdown

Open Data Platform Raises 650K EUR in Follow-up Funding Round Despite Venture Capital Slowdown

  Okredo, an open data platform, raises 650,000 EUR in its follow-up funding round, having already raised 1 million EUR six month..

Dukkantek seals $10m funding round as it scales digital ecosystem for SMB retail sector in MENA

Dukkantek seals $10m funding round as it scales digital ecosystem for SMB retail sector in MENA

  Demand surges for Dukkantek digital transformation services to improve business processes.  19th August 2022; Store management ..

Deel launches Instant Card Transfer to help make paying contractors quicker and easier

Deel launches Instant Card Transfer to help make paying contractors quicker and easier

  Contractors across the globe can get paid within seconds instead of days, thanks to Deel’s new Instant Card Transfer feature Lo..

Inflation, recession, stagflation? But don’t admit defeat with your money!

Inflation, recession, stagflation? But don’t admit defeat with your money!

August 25 2022 Ignore the risks that inflation, recession and possible stagflation pose to your money, and it could be a very costly m..

After rescue by Open Arms, 99 migrants wait to dock in Europe

After rescue by Open Arms, 99 migrants wait to dock in Europe

By Juan Medina ABOARD THE OPEN ARMS UNO, off Sicily (Reuters) – Around 30 nautical miles off the coast of Italy’s Sicily, ..

Novartis to spin off generics business Sandoz next year

Novartis to spin off generics business Sandoz next year

By Natalie Grover ZURICH/LONDON (Reuters) -Novartis plans to spin off its underperforming generics unit Sandoz to sharpen its focus on..

Germany signs deal to give ownership of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

Germany signs deal to give ownership of Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany signed an agreement on Thursday to transfer ownership to Nigeria of the Benin Bronzes, among Africa&#..

Citigroup says will close Russian consumer, commercial business

Citigroup says will close Russian consumer, commercial business

By Lananh Nguyen (Reuters) -Wall Street giant Citigroup Inc will close its consumer and commercial banking businesses in Russia starti..

French wheat protein slips further in latest harvest results

French wheat protein slips further in latest harvest results

PARIS (Reuters) – Nearly complete quality results from France’s soft wheat harvest showed slightly weaker protein levels t..

Looks aren’t everything – British supermarkets to stock misshapen fruit amid drought

Looks aren’t everything – British supermarkets to stock misshapen fruit amid drought

By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) – Two British supermarket chains will stock bent carrots and other misshapen fruit and vege..

Matrixian Group raises €2M investment from new strategic partner Pride Capital Partners

Matrixian Group raises €2M investment from new strategic partner Pride Capital Partners

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Pride Capital Partners has invested 2 million into Matrixian Group, a group of Dutch dat..

Work-life balance overtakes salary post-pandemic

Work-life balance overtakes salary post-pandemic

Wednesday 24 August 2022 More workers said they were attracted to their current role for the work-life balance (41%) than the salary ..

AZETS TO ADD 900 JOBS ACROSS THE UK

AZETS TO ADD 900 JOBS ACROSS THE UK

Azets, the SME-focused international accounting and business advisory firm, today announces a national recruitment drive, ..

Dollar edges lower as investors wait on Fed’s Powell

Dollar edges lower as investors wait on Fed’s Powell

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar index and the euro both slipped on Thursday in choppy trading as investors wai..

Fortum says rising costs of Nordic power trading are “worrying”

Fortum says rising costs of Nordic power trading are “worrying”

By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finnish utility Fortum on Thursday said low liquidity and high price volatility have creat..

Europe’s Wizz Air considering a Saudi operating license

Europe’s Wizz Air considering a Saudi operating license

RIYADH (Reuters) -European budget carrier Wizz Air is considering basing an airline in Saudi Arabia as part an agreement signed with t..

Oil firms must step up exploration off Norway to unlock potential -NPD

Oil firms must step up exploration off Norway to unlock potential -NPD

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) – Oil companies in Norway must increase their exploration activity in remote regions like th..

Ukraine war, energy crisis send German business sentiment to lowest level since June 2020

Ukraine war, energy crisis send German business sentiment to lowest level since June 2020

By Miranda Murray BERLIN (Reuters) -German business morale in August fell to its lowest reading since June 2020 amid high uncertainty ..

Sterling rises 0.5% as dollar takes a breather

Sterling rises 0.5% as dollar takes a breather

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling recouped some losses against the dollar on Thursday but was still languishing near a..

FTSE 100 rebounds on energy, earnings lift

FTSE 100 rebounds on energy, earnings lift

By Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -London’s blue-chip stock index bounced off two-week closing lows on Thursday, ..

EU to urge big polluters to toughen climate pledges by COP27 summit – draft

EU to urge big polluters to toughen climate pledges by COP27 summit – draft

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will urge the world’s biggest economies to improve their targets to..

Energy stocks boost European shares ahead of ECB minutes

Energy stocks boost European shares ahead of ECB minutes

By Anisha Sircar (Reuters) -European shares firmed on Thursday on a boost from oil stocks ahead of minutes from the last policy meetin..

Sony hikes PS5 price on economic pressures, rising rates

Sony hikes PS5 price on economic pressures, rising rates

By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) -Sony Group Corp said on Thursday it was hiking the price of its PlayStation 5 games console in markets ..

New UK PM must be radical to stop power bill catastrophe – think tank

New UK PM must be radical to stop power bill catastrophe – think tank

By Humza Jilani LONDON(Reuters) -Britain’s next prime minister must adopt radical ideas – such as discounted power tariffs..

Shell Energy to pay for overcharging price cap customers -Ofgem

Shell Energy to pay for overcharging price cap customers -Ofgem

(Reuters) -Shell Plc’s UK retail energy business has to pay 536,970 pounds ($635,181) for overcharging some customers on its def..