Metro Bank posts flat third-quarter loan growth
(Reuters) – Metro Bank said on Wednesday third-quarter net loans were at similar levels to the previous quarter, as a reduction ..
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A UK COVID lockdown would be wrong right now, business minister says
LONDON (Reuters) – Another COVID lockdown would be completely wrong right now as Britain is learning to live with the novel coro..
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How employers can better support and help their remote employees manage mental health and stress
Mental health has become a major workplace topic in recent years, but with a surge in anxiety caused by the COVID-19 outb..
Business
UK competition watchdog has music streaming in its sights
By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s competition regulator plans to launch an investigation into music streaming to see wh..
Business
Lightsource BP to enter Polish renewables market
LONDON (Reuters) – Lightsource BP said on Tuesday it was entering the Polish market with a deal to develop solar energy projects..
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MetLife enhances proposition with launch of EverydayProtect
EverydayProtect offers flexible protection tailored to suit clients changing lifestyles Protection suited to self-employed, families ..
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Virgin Media O2 supercharges small business services with first joint product offering
New proposition to offer small businesses greater value and extra benefits with the best from both brands London, UK: Virgin Media O2 ..
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Banking platform launches to power SME lending across Europe
FIBR brings EUR 1bn of lending to help European SMEs thrive post pandemic Amsterdam/London, 18.10.2021: FIBR, the connected digital ..
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LycaHealth invests more than £140 million, as it takes on the UK health market
LONDON, October 2021: LycaHealth has confirmed that it is investing more than £140 million to grow its business in the UK. The figure..
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MANCHESTER BUSINESS TO LAUNCH NEXT GENERATION INTERACTIVE VIDEO TECH AT GLOBAL EVENT
North West tech business Near-life™ will launch a powerful content authoring tool, Near-life™ CREATOR+, at this year’s DevLearn In Las..
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Almost half of graduates would advise going straight into business
New research by NerdWallet, one of the UK’s leading financial comparison sites, has found that almost half of former university studen..
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Shame, fear and guilt – how managers tackle the ‘imposter phenomenon’ at work
Do you ever feel like you aren’t good enough for the job you have, and any success you experience is due to luck? Does this affect you..
Business
MY BATTLE WITH LONG COVID AS AN ENTREPRENEUR
Founder of eco-friendly toothpaste startup, Faye Wilson, caught Covid in March 2020 and is still suffering from the long covid At her..
Business
Combining Business Leadership with Scientific Expertise: Lessons for Start-ups
By: Sara Hamou, CEO & Co-Founder of Medovie. The world of business is always challenging. Starting your own business takes that ch..
Business
Lessons Learned from Digitopia Maturity Summit
Leading digital maturity consultancy, Digitopia, led its first Digitopia Maturity Summit on 23rd September, hosted in London and broad..
Business
Why Setting Financial Goals is Something Everyone Should Do
Ask most people about their financial goals and you will usually receive the same vague responses; to get rich, to earn m..
Finance
Power squeeze curbs Chinese growth, leaves Europe in a gas bind
By Muyu Xu, Oksana Kobzeva and Jason Hovet BEIJING/MOSCOW/PRAGUE (Reuters) – China’s power shortages hit growth in the wor..
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Former U.S. President Clinton leaves hospital, heads to New York
ORANGE, Ca. (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Bill Clinton walked out of a Southern California hospital on Sunday after being admitted ..
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Ford to invest around $300 million to build electric car parts at UK plant
LONDON (Reuters) – Ford said on Monday it would invest up to 230 million pounds ($316 million) to build electric car components ..
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Oil prices climb as COVID recovery, power generators stoke demand
By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices hit their highest level in years on Monday as demand recovers from the COVID-19 ..
Business
Taiwan’s Foxconn shows off three electric vehicle prototypes
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan tech giant Foxconn unveiled its first three electric vehicle prototypes on Monday, unders..
Business
For Britain’s chicken farmers, Brexit and COVID brew a perfect storm
By Kate Holton and James Davey DRIFFIELD, England (Reuters) – When Nigel Upson checks the plucked chicken carcasses dangling fro..
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Hungry for fuel, China looks to the U.S., Europe eyes relief plans
By Chen Aizhu, Jessica Jaganathan and Scott DiSavino (Reuters) – China’s energy crisis deepened on Friday with coal prices..
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Adele makes music comeback with new single ‘Easy On Me’
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) -British singer-songwriter Adele made her highly anticipated music comeback on Friday, rele..
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Pearson pounded after COVID hits U.S. community college enrolment
By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -Global education group Pearson said enrolments at community colleges in the United States had been hi..
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Italian fashion group OTB joins LVMH-led blockchain platform
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian fashion group OTB has joined a consortium formed by luxury goods heavyweights LVMH, Prada and Richemon..
Business
The logo of French cloud computing company OVHcloud is seen on a data-center building in Strasbourg, France, October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell has appointed Wael Sawan as head of its integrated gas and renewables division, replacing M..
Business
Shares in French tech champion OVHcloud gain 6% in Paris debut
PARIS (Reuters) -Shares in French cloud computing company OVHcloud climbed around 6% on their first day of trading on Friday, after a ..
Business
Envestnet | Yodlee Collaborates with Intuit QuickBooks to Provide Financial Data Connections to Millions of Small Businesses to Support its Global Expansion
Intuit QuickBooks Will Integrate Envestnet | Yodlee’s Data Aggregation Capabilities Into Its Accounting Software, Enabling Customers t..
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RingCentral Announces RingCentral Rise™, a Strategic and Secure Communications Platform Designed for Service Providers Around the World
Service providers now have access to Resources, Innovation, System integration, and Experiences (Rise) from RingCentral that offers un..
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92% of hybrid workers willing to commute further to get their desired property or location
Widening commuter belts: most willing to add an extra half hour, and as many as one in three ready to commute up to 44 minutes longer ..
Business
UK aquaculture business unveils seaweed solution to address climate change
A UK-based aquaculture business aims to remove billions of tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere each year by growing and harvesting fl..
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Britain’s top eco-conscious minds drive collaboration and change ahead of COP 26
Jankovich launches ‘Collaborate to Zero’ Can humanity achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and halt climate change? Sustainabili..
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Start Planning Yesterday for 2021 Peak Season
Amid headlines of supply chain delays and driver shortages, combined with greater demand than ever before, this peak season could put ..
Business
1 in 3 appointments via Unum’s Help@hand service mental health related — but fewer men seek help
By: Mark Till, CEO of Unum UK. 36% of Help@hand appointments in the last year requested attributed to mental ill health 25% of appoin..
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Why Connecting with Your Customers Should be at the Core of Your Business
By: Natasha Bougourd We all know that customers are essential to our businesses. Your returning customers will make up the bulk of you..
Business
Why coaching isn’t just for professional sports people to reach the next level
Jamie Goral is an award-winning London business coach, with an extensive career in finance. He started out specialising in small to me..
Business