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Rising oil prices buy Iran time in nuclear talks, officials say

Rising oil prices buy Iran time in nuclear talks, officials say

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -Emboldened by an oil price surge since Russia invaded Ukraine, Iran’s clerical rulers are in n..

Volkswagen boosts electric car investment in Spain to 10 billion euros

Volkswagen boosts electric car investment in Spain to 10 billion euros

By Emma Pinedo SAGUNTO, Spain (Reuters) -German carmaker Volkswagen AG and partners will invest 10 billion euros ($10.6 billion) to ma..

Stellantis won’t race to split electric vehicles from fossil fuel cars

Stellantis won’t race to split electric vehicles from fossil fuel cars

By Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) – Stellantis is not considering splitting its electric vehicle (EV) business from its legac..

BoE flags risk of recession and 10% inflation as it raises rates again

BoE flags risk of recession and 10% inflation as it raises rates again

By David Milliken, William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England sent a stark warning that Britain risks a do..

EU regulator hopes to approve COVID variant-adapted vaccines by autumn

EU regulator hopes to approve COVID variant-adapted vaccines by autumn

(Reuters) – The European Union’s drug regulator said on Thursday it hoped to have vaccines adapted to address coronavirus ..

Beijing nervously returns to work as China doubles down on ‘zero-COVID’ policy

Beijing nervously returns to work as China doubles down on ‘zero-COVID’ policy

By Eduardo Baptista and Andrew Galbraith BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Beijing residents tentatively returned to work on Thursday after ..

COVID took 15 million lives globally, not the 5 million reported – WHO

COVID took 15 million lives globally, not the 5 million reported – WHO

By Jennifer Rigby (Reuters) -Almost three times as many people have died as a result of COVID-19 as official data show, according to a..

How can Biophilic Design Bring Employees Back into the Office?

How can Biophilic Design Bring Employees Back into the Office?

Office working is back, yet people are still working remotely. In some instances, this can be more practical. But with 1 in 5 Brits wa..

Top passwords used by top-level executives Study: “123456” is the most common password amongst CEOs

Top passwords used by top-level executives Study: “123456” is the most common password amongst CEOs

  Like many netizens, high-level executives and business owners have a thing for the world’s most popular password “..

How intelligent automation can fill the growing labor and skills gaps

How intelligent automation can fill the growing labor and skills gaps

The pandemic has spurred on The Great Resignation, with record numbers of people leaving their jobs across the U.S., U.K., Canada and ..

UTP, Faster Processing, and phos become industry pioneers by being the first to introduce same day processing for payments accepted on a smartphone

UTP, Faster Processing, and phos become industry pioneers by being the first to introduce same day processing for payments accepted on a smartphone

These leading payment providers have partnered to create an application which allows smartphones to accept and process same-day card p..

Making the 5G switch ~ The business benefits of 5G ~

Making the 5G switch ~ The business benefits of 5G ~

With spring in full swing, many business owners are considering how they can give their tech setup a refresh. 5G first hit the UK̵..

New analysis reveals the importance of SMEs to the British economy

New analysis reveals the importance of SMEs to the British economy

  Small and medium businesses dominate Hospitality industry, making up 68% of all businesses Northern Ireland has the highest pe..

Make Positive Life Changes Like a Pro

Make Positive Life Changes Like a Pro

“A must-read for anyone looking to be their best. The Change Guidebook’s principles and practices are simple, easy to learn, and the r..

Amba Launches Unique New ESG Employee Benefits Platform

Amba Launches Unique New ESG Employee Benefits Platform

Workplace technology provider, Amba, is launching a new ESG focused platform designed to enable businesses of all sizes to offer susta..

Your Country Needs You – To Be Better Protected Against Cyber Threats

Your Country Needs You – To Be Better Protected Against Cyber Threats

  Author: Gavin Grace, UK Business & Growth Development of Authlogics If the findings of the UK Government’s new Cyber Securi..

HiveMind recruits new Marketing Director to support ambitious growth strategy

HiveMind recruits new Marketing Director to support ambitious growth strategy

Business, Technology and Design consultancy HiveMind has recruited its first-ever Marketing Director with the appointment..

Quin AI secures £582k in seed funding to help streamline online efficiency at e-commerce businesses

Quin AI secures £582k in seed funding to help streamline online efficiency at e-commerce businesses

  The funding will be used to scale the business across the UK and Germany as well as build out their business offering London, 4..

Know-it & Gigged.AI partner to help reduce freelancer late payments

Know-it & Gigged.AI partner to help reduce freelancer late payments

  Two of Scotland’s fastest rising tech companies, Know-it and Gigged.AI, have joined forces to help minimise the number of late ..

Royal Mail Marketreach and Accenture unveil research that shows 83% of consumers want choice about whether to receive communications by mail or email

Royal Mail Marketreach and Accenture unveil research that shows 83% of consumers want choice about whether to receive communications by mail or email

  50% say that being forced to go paperless is not a positive choice Under embargo until Tuesday 3rd May:  Marketreach has conduc..

Fintech Cheq announces $2 million raise to bring crypto payments to the masses and launches from stealth

Fintech Cheq announces $2 million raise to bring crypto payments to the masses and launches from stealth

  Connect Ventures leads pre-seed round with participation from Semantic Ventures, firstminute Capital, and 30 angels including M..

SeedLegals hits £1bn in startup funding

SeedLegals hits £1bn in startup funding

  LegalTech platform SeedLegals has today reached a significant funding milestone, announcing it has closed over £1bn in investme..

HALF OF UK ADULTS WOULD LIKE TO SPEND LESS TIME IN FRONT OF SCREENS

HALF OF UK ADULTS WOULD LIKE TO SPEND LESS TIME IN FRONT OF SCREENS

  Research from Aviva has found that 49% of UK adults want to spend less time at screens Just over one-third admit that excessiv..

Olsam acquires leading outdoors brand aggregator, MarketFleet

Olsam acquires leading outdoors brand aggregator, MarketFleet

The acquisition will help Olsam scale globally as it leads the way in market consolidation  3 May 2022, London: Olsam Group (“Olsam” o..

NRD Companies Overcomes A Challenging Year And Maintains Its Leadership Position In The Registries Market

NRD Companies Overcomes A Challenging Year And Maintains Its Leadership Position In The Registries Market

  In a year overshadowed by the Covid-19 pandemic, NRD Companies seized the opportunity and strengthened its leadership in the E-..

UFODRIVE appoints Dan Grossman as US Head of Operations

UFODRIVE appoints Dan Grossman as US Head of Operations

  New appointment underscores UFODRIVE’s goal to be the leading all-electric hire company, and further expand in the US and Europ..

Change in direction led to legal career with law firm

Change in direction led to legal career with law firm

  Holly Moxon is halfway through a solicitors’ apprenticeship with Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors following a successf..

Sheetgo, the SaaS application that automates processes from a spreadsheet, announces a $2m transaction to grow its customer base

Sheetgo, the SaaS application that automates processes from a spreadsheet, announces a $2m transaction to grow its customer base

The company also announces the addition of notable investors and founders to its advisory board from Dropbox, Accel-KKR, Microsoft and..

Explainer-What would be the impact of Russian oil sanctions in Europe?

Explainer-What would be the impact of Russian oil sanctions in Europe?

LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union has proposed a phased embargo of Russian oil, tightening its sanctions on Moscow for its i..

Markets mostly quiet ahead of Fed decision, crude jumps

Markets mostly quiet ahead of Fed decision, crude jumps

By Herbert Lash and Huw Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -U.S. and European equities mostly wavered on Wednesday while Treasury yields ..

Climate activists take aim at Barclays, StanChart shareholder meetings

Climate activists take aim at Barclays, StanChart shareholder meetings

By Lawrence White and Iain Withers LONDON/MANCHESTER (Reuters) -Climate activists and other disgruntled investors glued themselves to ..

Dollar slips before expected Fed rate hike

Dollar slips before expected Fed rate hike

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell against a basket of currencies on Wednesday ahead of the outcome of a Fed..

Analysis-Consumer boom nearly over as Central Europe heads into “decade of peril”

Analysis-Consumer boom nearly over as Central Europe heads into “decade of peril”

By Gergely Szakacs, Alan Charlish and Jason Hovet VELENCE, Hungary/WARSAW/PRAGUE (Reuters) – War may be raging on their doorstep..

India’s $2.7 billion LIC IPO subscribed 67% on first day

India’s $2.7 billion LIC IPO subscribed 67% on first day

By Nupur Anand and Chris Thomas MUMBAI (Reuters) -Life Insurance Corp’s (LIC) $2.7 billion IPO, India’s largest public iss..

Oil jumps 4% as EU proposes ban on Russian oil

Oil jumps 4% as EU proposes ban on Russian oil

By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices jumped on Wednesday as the European Union, the world’s largest trading bloc, spell..

Just Eat Takeaway faces shareholder backlash over dealmaking

Just Eat Takeaway faces shareholder backlash over dealmaking

(Reuters) – Just Eat Takeaway.com NV board was under fire on Wednesday from investors at its AGM who criticised its dealmaking a..

Volkswagen sticks to outlook as size offset supply chain woes

Volkswagen sticks to outlook as size offset supply chain woes

By Christoph Steitz and Jan Schwartz FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Volkswagen, Europe’s top carmaker, on Wednesday stuck to its outlook f..