Global Citizen seeks up to $1 billion for six sustainable ‘Impact’ funds
(The April 17 story officially corrects to remove reference to potential return in paragraph 7.) By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) R..
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Portugal expects deal to disconnect power prices from gas prices ‘very soon’
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal expects talks with Spain and Brussels on a temporary mechanism to decouple Iberi..
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Activision beats shareholder class action over sex bias claims, for now
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Activision Blizzard Inc has won the dismissal of a lawsuit in California accusing the video game ..
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Carrefour upbeat on turnaround after Brazil bolsters sales
PARIS (Reuters) – Carrefour said on Wednesday it was confident it would achieve the strategic goals set under its turnaround pla..
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Diamond miner De Beers returns to Angola after ten-year absence
LUANDA (Reuters) -Diamond miner De Beers has signed two mineral investment contracts with the Angolan government, the Anglo American s..
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We catch up with successful Actor, Producer & Businessman, Terry Stone
What age did you get into business? 18 Years of Age. Why did you get into business? I was moving up the career ladder ..
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Why (& How) Your Company Should Prioritise Online Security
April 2022: With the UK parliament’s second reading of the Online Safety Bill taking place this month, it’s a good time to thin..
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J&J pulls COVID vaccine sales forecast due to low demand, supply glut
By Manas Mishra and Michael Erman (Reuters) -Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday rescinded its forecast for sales of its COVID-19 vaccine..
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Biden, Johnson, Trudeau pledge artillery for Ukraine in battle against Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledge..
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Ukrainian volunteers recount three weeks in Russian captivity, allege beatings
By Alessandra Prentice and Sergiy Karazy DYMER, Ukraine (Reuters) – Volodymyr Khropun and Yulia Ivannikova-Katsemon say they wer..
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UK energy CEOs urge government action on ‘horrific’ price surge
By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) -CEOs from four of Britain’s leading energy suppliers called for more government action to c..
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Launching A Home Decorating Or Repair Business This Summer? Here’s What You Need To Know
It is always an exciting moment when you decide that the time is right to go into business for yourself. You are taking a gamble on yo..
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SCAMS PRESENT INCREASING RISK BUT BUSINESSES SLOW TO REACT – NEW RESEARCH SHOWS
New nationwide research, conducted by unbiased.co.uk, shows the industries most affected by scams included IT/Comms, whereby 44% adm..
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Wall Street ends lower as bond yields jump on growth concerns
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wall Street ended the day lower in a choppy trading day on Monday, while U.S. Treasury ..
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Exclusive-Russian invasion damaged up to 30% of Ukraine’s infrastructure, says minister
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – Russia’s invasion has damaged or destroyed up to 30% of Ukraine’s infrastructure ..
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Watchdog warned UK government of spyware infections inside 10 Downing Street
By Christopher Bing (Reuters) – Digital rights watchdog group Citizen Lab said on Monday it had warned British officials that el..
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U.S. CDC lifts COVID ‘Do Not Travel’ recommendations on about 90 countries
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday it had dropped its “Do N..
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CEO steers electric truck startup Rivian through supply chain twilight zone
By Joseph White NORMAL, Ill. (Reuters) – Rivian Automotive Inc CEO R.J. Scaringe needs to sell a lot more electric vans and pick..
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Ukraine says first civilians killed in Lviv, fighters cling on in Mariupol
By Oleksandr Kozhukhar and Pavel Polityuk LVIV/KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian authorities said a Russian missile attack killed seven..
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“So, you think you can start a micro-business”
How many people have thought, could I start my own business? How many others have questioned if they really started their own business..
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Business development and leadership and workplace management
When I sat down to write my new book, This Should Help: 50 Learnings from Running a Micro-business wasn’t thinking specifically about ..
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Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group achieves excellent result in 2021
–Excellent sales and net profit figures – Benefit from international stock position and sourcing network – Scale of ..
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City Recruitment Continues To Grow, Unphased By Escalating Global Concerns
Key stats from Morgan McKinley’s Spring London Employment Monitor: 11,008 jobs available in Q1 2022 73% increase in jobs available ye..
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Zoom Announces Platform Innovations to Elevate the Total Customer Experience
At its second Work Transformation Summit, a virtual gathering of business leaders that offers actionable insights for navigating the t..
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New research highlights gaps in UK’s workplace training provisions
In its recent whitepaper report – Are we trained for work? – research by enterprise LMS provider Digits revealed that over a quarter (..
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How Apple’s Tap to Pay will increase the adoption of Alternative Payment Methods
When Apple announced in February that it is launching Tap to Pay, its own payment collection system, it was easy to be blinded by what..
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Suspect in New York subway shooting arrested on Manhattan street
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) -Authorities on Wednesday arrested the man suspected of setting off smoke bombs and shooting 10 pa..
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Sidetrade recognized as one of three Leaders in the first Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Integrated Invoice-to-Cash Applications
LONDON, United Kingdom – 11 April 2022 | Global AI-powered Order-to-Cash platform, Sidetrade, today announced it has been recog..
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Scrapping of free COVID-19 Tests could have a devastating effect on small businesses
The government have announced that they will be discontinuing all free access covid-19 tests across the country in the hope th..
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Visa and Mastercard Increasing Processing Fees: Merchants Looking for Alternative Partners and Payment Solutions
With the ever-increasing fees, alternative payment method providers are well-positioned to compete for merchants’ attention. Consequen..
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Global equities waver on inflation view as falling oil supplies lift prices
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Global shares traded up on Wednesday after a six-day slump amid investor optimism despite blu..
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UK midcaps slip as inflation hits 3-decade high; Tesco slides
By Devik Jain (Reuters) -UK midcaps slipped on Wednesday after data showed annual inflation last month rose to a three-decade high, in..
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Meta to take nearly half of sales made by its metaverse creators as fees
(Reuters) – Facebook parent Meta Platforms will charge creators around 47.5% on sales of digital assets and experiences made ins..
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Delta sees return to profit as travel demand hits ‘historic’ levels
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) -Delta Air Lines Inc on Wednesday posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and forecast r..
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Oil prices extend gains with falling supplies in focus
By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices extended gains on Wednesday after Moscow said peace talks with Ukraine had reached a dea..
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After weeks of bombardment, 1,000 Ukraine marines surrender in Mariupol, says Russia
By Pavel Polityuk and Oleksandr Kozhukhar KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -More than 1,000 Ukrainian marines have surrendered in the port..
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Eye-opening business attitude and progress towards net-zero
With a third of UK businesses admitting to not having started any journey to reduce emissions, a whopping 70% of businesses say..
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