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U.S. labor market powers ahead as weekly jobless claims fall, layoffs hit 24-year low

U.S. labor market powers ahead as weekly jobless claims fall, layoffs hit 24-year low

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell last week, while la..

Ryanair passenger numbers rise in August to 11.1 million

Ryanair passenger numbers rise in August to 11.1 million

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ryanair on Thursday said it flew 11.1 million passengers in August, 75% of the number the budget airline carr..

Exclusive-Apple hit with antitrust case in India over in-app payments issues

Exclusive-Apple hit with antitrust case in India over in-app payments issues

By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Apple Inc is facing an antitrust challenge in India for allegedly abusing its dominant pos..

Google appeals French 500 million eur copyright fine

Google appeals French 500 million eur copyright fine

PARIS (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google said on Wednesday it was appealing a “disproportionate” 500 million euro (..

How To Select a Business Name Other Than the Owners Name?

How To Select a Business Name Other Than the Owners Name?

How to select a business name other than the owner’s name is not always an easy task. There are certain guidelines that should b..

France’s Vivendi sells 2.9% of Universal to Pershing Square for $1.15 billion

France’s Vivendi sells 2.9% of Universal to Pershing Square for $1.15 billion

PARIS (Reuters) – Billionaire hedge fund manager William Ackman’s Pershing Square fund has committed to acquire an additio..

How to start a small business

How to start a small business

If you want to know how to start a small business, you need the right guide. Unfortunately, there are many books and websites out ther..

How to Form a Professional Corporation

How to Form a Professional Corporation

How to Form a Professional Corporation is one of the first things you should learn if you have been thinking about starting a new busi..

EIG Global Energy Partners submits offer for Petrobras pipelines in Brazil, source says

EIG Global Energy Partners submits offer for Petrobras pipelines in Brazil, source says

By Gram Slattery RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – U.S. private equity firm EIG Global Energy Partners submitted a binding offer worth ..

How Covid Has Changed Workplace Trends in 2021

How Covid Has Changed Workplace Trends in 2021

By Ben Hancock, Managing Director, Oscar Acoustics As staff gradually return to offices, employers are under increasing p..

How businesses can ditch landlines for good, ahead of the 2025 deadline

How businesses can ditch landlines for good, ahead of the 2025 deadline

With the recent news that the technology currently powering all landline phones will be switched off in 2025, there’s never been a bet..

Business Travel: How Has it Changed?

Business Travel: How Has it Changed?

By Caroline Walmsley, AXA Global Healthcare’s Global Head of HR As restrictions ease globally, we’re beginning to look at the ways we ..

Productivity

Productivity

  I’m Aida Rejzovic, founder of Sassy Organics — an all-natural, vegan and organic eCommerce store, committed to hel..

Bringing Healthcare Organisations’ Boards into the 21st century

Bringing Healthcare Organisations’ Boards into the 21st century

Onboard Meetings Hospitals and healthcare organisations use cutting-edge technology every day to save lives and improve patient outcom..

Why going paperless is essential for your business post-COVID-19?

Why going paperless is essential for your business post-COVID-19?

By: Colin Yates, chief support officer at . Whilst the pandemic has drastically impacted our everyday lives, it has also brought with ..

All About Board Director Term Limits and Why They Matter

All About Board Director Term Limits and Why They Matter

By: Paul Stark, General Manager, OnBoard Imagine this scenario: You are recruited to head up a nonprofit organisation as its new CEO...

Focus – The Key To Being Productive

Focus – The Key To Being Productive

By: M. Kasirye- Head of PR Pearl Lemon “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a roo..

TikTok on The Rise: How One Social Media App Can Impact You as a CEO

TikTok on The Rise: How One Social Media App Can Impact You as a CEO

By: Olivia Zhang- CEO & Founder As the CEO and founder of the nonprofit organization, Cancer Kids First (CKF), I have a lot of exp..

Designing a Staff-Centric Workspace

Designing a Staff-Centric Workspace

By: Allan Wood, Managing Director, Optima Major Works There’s no doubt the COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the..

Let’s Stop Dehumanizing Service Delivery

Let’s Stop Dehumanizing Service Delivery

By Hannah Price Fifty years ago, the average price for a loaf of bread was 9p, fast forward to today, and the average pric..

90% of office workers say they want more flexibility in where and when they do their jobs

90% of office workers say they want more flexibility in where and when they do their jobs

More than half of the global workforce say they are prepared to leave a job that’s lacking in flexibility and remote working options. ..

4 ways companies can capitalise on growth post-Freedom Day

4 ways companies can capitalise on growth post-Freedom Day

By: Peter Cannone, CEO, Demand Science Last month the UK reached ‘Freedom Day’, which meant all businesses could theoretically reopen ..

Conscious design choices fundamental to creating accessible workplaces

Conscious design choices fundamental to creating accessible workplaces

By: Lesley Kelly, Studio Lead and Principal, Design at workplace creation experts Unispace In July, the government published its Natio..

How To Improve Your Project Management Style in 9 Steps

How To Improve Your Project Management Style in 9 Steps

By: Dennis Lenard co-founder and CEO of Creative Navy UX Agency Project management is the complex development journey of a lifetime. T..

How To Avoid The Business Owner Burnout Syndrome

How To Avoid The Business Owner Burnout Syndrome

By: Elle Wilson-Founder and CEO of TrueBrow™ One thing I’ve learned over the years as a business owner is how much harder it is to run..

The pressing problem of pandemic presenteeism

The pressing problem of pandemic presenteeism

By: Natalie Rogers, Chief People Officer at Unum Even with Freedom Day granted and most COVID-19 restrictions lifted,[1] the reality i..

Building Without Blueprints: Why business leaders need to define the post-Covid workplace

Building Without Blueprints: Why business leaders need to define the post-Covid workplace

By: Tim Oldman, CEO, Leesman “The world of work has changed forever” – aren’t we all tired of hearing this? This line has been peddled..

Squirro Launches AI Week 2021 Including Executive Masterclasses for Business Leaders to Get More from AI

Squirro Launches AI Week 2021 Including Executive Masterclasses for Business Leaders to Get More from AI

AI Week takes place from October-5 to October-8, featuring industry leaders showcasing best practices in AI implementation and a serie..

Zoom announces plans for hybrid return to the workplace

Zoom announces plans for hybrid return to the workplace

Zoom has announced that it is preparing for a hybrid approach in its return to the workplace, strategically mixing remote and in-offic..

Buy One, Give One: How Philanthropy Enhances Business Value

Buy One, Give One: How Philanthropy Enhances Business Value

Oleg Krot, an investor, the Managing Partner of the international holding TECHIIA, talks about why charity is useful for business and ..

Get on ‘Board’ with the next generation of social media marketing

Get on ‘Board’ with the next generation of social media marketing

By Anil Malhotra, CMO and founder of Bango   There are currently 3.78 billion social media users worldwide, who spend an average ..

Toshiba in talks with four investment firms for strategic ideas -sources

Toshiba in talks with four investment firms for strategic ideas -sources

By Makiko Yamazaki and Scott Murdoch TOKYO/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Toshiba Corp is in talks with at least four global private equity firm..

S.Korea parliament committee votes to curb Google, Apple commission dominance

S.Korea parliament committee votes to curb Google, Apple commission dominance

SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean parliamentary committee voted early on Wednesday to recommend amending a law, a key step toward..

McDonald’s milkshakes off the British menu after supply chain issues

McDonald’s milkshakes off the British menu after supply chain issues

LONDON (Reuters) – McDonald’s said it had taken milkshakes and bottled drinks off the menu at all of its British restauran..

UK economic growth slowed again in August as post-lockdown shortages bite – PMI

UK economic growth slowed again in August as post-lockdown shortages bite – PMI

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s post-lockdown economic bounce-back slowed sharply in August as companies struggled with unpre..

Shares in UK chain Sainsbury’s jump 11% on report of buyout interest

Shares in UK chain Sainsbury’s jump 11% on report of buyout interest

(Reuters) – Shares in Sainsbury’s jumped 11% to a three-year high on Monday after a report over the weekend said private e..

Factbox-How Big Tech is faring against U.S. lawsuits and probes

Factbox-How Big Tech is faring against U.S. lawsuits and probes

(Reuters) – Big Tech platforms Facebook Inc and Google have been hit with a series of antitrust lawsuits by the U.S. federal gov..