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UK growth slows sharply in July as COVID ‘pingdemic’ hits

UK growth slows sharply in July as COVID ‘pingdemic’ hits

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s rapid economic bounce-back from the coronavirus pandemic slowed sharply in July as..

Bad interactions and unethical practices impacting brand loyalty

Bad interactions and unethical practices impacting brand loyalty

60% of UK consumers admit bad interactions impact their loyalty to a brand and often result in them cutting ties, while one-in-five wo..

AMS invests in robust DE&I review programme

AMS invests in robust DE&I review programme

Global provider of talent outsourcing and advisory services, AMS (formerly Alexander Mann Solutions), has continued to build on its co..

DF Capital moves offices to accommodate accelerated growth

DF Capital moves offices to accommodate accelerated growth

DF Capital, the specialist commercial lending and personal savings bank, today announced it has moved to a larger office in Manchester..

Trend Micro Vision One Stops Threats Faster, Streamlines Operations and Cuts Costs

Trend Micro Vision One Stops Threats Faster, Streamlines Operations and Cuts Costs

Bangalore, July 7, 2021 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today announced new analyst ..

Vaccine deserts: The poor nations trailing in the fight against COVID-19

Vaccine deserts: The poor nations trailing in the fight against COVID-19

By Nita Bhalla and Anastasia Moloney NAIROBI/BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – At a private hospital in Burundi’s capi..

Netflix’s gaming foray will cost time and money – Wall St

Netflix’s gaming foray will cost time and money – Wall St

By Nivedita Balu and Akanksha Rana (Reuters) – Wall Street analysts welcomed Netflix’s planned plunge into mobile gaming o..

Eyeing IPO, Volvo Cars to take full control of its Chinese business

Eyeing IPO, Volvo Cars to take full control of its Chinese business

By Niklas Pollard and Yilei Sun STOCKHOLM/BEIJING (Reuters) -Volvo Cars has struck a deal to buy out parent company Zhejiang Geely Hol..

Germany sets out flood relief funding, hopes of finding survivors fade

Germany sets out flood relief funding, hopes of finding survivors fade

By Kirsti Knolle and Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) -A relief official dampened hopes on Wednesday of finding more survivors in the r..

Oil retreats on surprise rise in U.S. stocks, weakening demand outlook

Oil retreats on surprise rise in U.S. stocks, weakening demand outlook

By Sonali Paul and Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Wednesday after an industry report showed an unexpected bu..

RationalFX drives customer acquisition with RegTech platform from TruNarrative

RationalFX drives customer acquisition with RegTech platform from TruNarrative

Leading Foreign exchange and Payment firm chooses RegTech platform to deliver a frictionless customer journey and reduce onboarding ti..

Oil edges up but on track for big weekly drop on supply concerns

Oil edges up but on track for big weekly drop on supply concerns

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil edged up after turning positive in volatile trade on Friday following supportive U.S. econom..

Basic material, luxury stocks drive European shares to a third day of losses

Basic material, luxury stocks drive European shares to a third day of losses

By Sruthi Shankar and Susan Mathew (Reuters) – European stocks fell on Friday as a slide in Rio Tinto’s iron ore exports h..

Annodata renews sponsorship with GLL Sport Foundation, helping deliver support to almost 3,000 talented athletes

Annodata renews sponsorship with GLL Sport Foundation, helping deliver support to almost 3,000 talented athletes

Annodata’s involvement makes up part of £1.2m fund to cultivate next generation of sportspeople Annodata, a Kyocera Group company and ..

PlatformE – Leading the digital fashion revolution

PlatformE – Leading the digital fashion revolution

PlatformE is a next generation technology company founded in 2015 with a mission to accelerate the fashion industry’s  transitio..

U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to 16-month low

U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to 16-month low

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell to a 16-month ..

David Bowie album art and photographs headed for auction

David Bowie album art and photographs headed for auction

LONDON (Reuters) – From artwork proofs for 1980 hit “Fashion” to previously unseen photographs, a selection of David..

OVER HALF OF FEMALES USE TOILETS TO HELP DEAL WITH ANXIETY, NEW STUDY SHOWS

OVER HALF OF FEMALES USE TOILETS TO HELP DEAL WITH ANXIETY, NEW STUDY SHOWS

More than half (52%) of women use the toilet as a place to escape to if they are experiencing high levels of anxiety, according to a n..

Coming to terms with your work-life imbalance

Coming to terms with your work-life imbalance

By Marcus Beaver, UKI Country Leader at Alight Solutions “The best thing young people can do early in their careers is to work on the ..

The post-pandemic workplace

The post-pandemic workplace

Is the ‘office’ an outdated concept? Is the constraining nature of something ‘official’ being replaced with workplaces which prioriti..

Welcome to Palmares Ocean Living & Golf: The Ultimate Luxury Investment

Welcome to Palmares Ocean Living & Golf: The Ultimate Luxury Investment

Nestled in a natural amphitheatre on the Algarve coast sits Palmares Ocean Living & Golf. The resort combines exceptional golfing ..

Jigsaws – the perfect match

Jigsaws – the perfect match

From Wimbledon to the Euros, the Tokyo Olympics and school sports days, as the summer of sport gets underway, Dr Andrea Furst, leading..

FTSE 100 ends lower as pound jumps after inflation rises further in June

FTSE 100 ends lower as pound jumps after inflation rises further in June

By Shashank Nayar (Reuters) – London’s FTSE 100 ended lower on Wednesday as a stronger pound weighed on multinationals tha..

Britain, EU must use caution in new online rules – UN

Britain, EU must use caution in new online rules – UN

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – Britain and other countries drawing up legislation to regulate online content – in..

Oil drops on oversupply fears after Saudi-UAE deal, lagging U.S. demand

Oil drops on oversupply fears after Saudi-UAE deal, lagging U.S. demand

By Jessica Resnick-Ault NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices dropped on Wednesday after Reuters reported Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Em..

4 ways to create a tranquil, tech-free retreat at home

4 ways to create a tranquil, tech-free retreat at home

By: Sarah Hastings, RW4Y According to (Ofcom) over lockdown, we spent an average of 45 hours a week watching TV and other online strea..

Augmented reality leader Reactive Reality continues its international expansion with the opening of a Tokyo office

Augmented reality leader Reactive Reality continues its international expansion with the opening of a Tokyo office

Reactive Reality (www.reactivereality.com), the leading augmented reality (AR) company increasing sales and brand loyalty for fashion ..

Bank of England keeps powder dry on crypto ‘pockets of exuberance’

Bank of England keeps powder dry on crypto ‘pockets of exuberance’

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Highly-speculative cryptoassets like bitcoin are becoming more interlinked with big investors, b..

Analysis: The quiet revolution in Italian bond markets

Analysis: The quiet revolution in Italian bond markets

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Stefano Rebaudo LONDON (Reuters) – A calming down of Italian government bonds, typically among the most ..

AKO Foundation Agrees to Support Aalto EE in Development of Leadership in the Nordic Cultural Sector

AKO Foundation Agrees to Support Aalto EE in Development of Leadership in the Nordic Cultural Sector

The London based AKO Foundation, starts to collaborate with Aalto University Executive Education’s (Aalto EE) Business of Culture prog..

Stocks hit record; U.S. Treasury yields hover above 5-month lows

Stocks hit record; U.S. Treasury yields hover above 5-month lows

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks closed at a record on Monday and U.S. Treasury yields held ab..

Oil prices slip as economic fears offset tightening crude supplies

Oil prices slip as economic fears offset tightening crude supplies

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil slumped on Monday over concerns about spreading COVID-19 variants derailing the global econom..

Swatch Group returns to profit as sales jump

Swatch Group returns to profit as sales jump

ZURICH (Reuters) -Swatch Group returned to profit in the first six months of 2021 and its sales jumped more than 50% as demand recover..

Local Olympics organisers face uninsured loss from spectator ban – sources

Local Olympics organisers face uninsured loss from spectator ban – sources

By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain LONDON (Reuters) – The local Tokyo Olympics organising committee is unlikely to get much..

Spain to invest $5.1 billion in electric vehicle production

Spain to invest $5.1 billion in electric vehicle production

By Joan Faus and Nathan Allen MADRID (Reuters) – Spain will invest 4.3 billion euros ($5.1 billion) to kick-start the production..

S.Korea suspends baseball season as toughest COVID-19 curbs take force

S.Korea suspends baseball season as toughest COVID-19 curbs take force

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s pro baseball league suspended its season on Monday after five players tested posi..

Analysis: JPMorgan, Goldman bet on tech to crack UK consumer market

Analysis: JPMorgan, Goldman bet on tech to crack UK consumer market

By Anna Irrera and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co and Goldman Sachs Group Inc are taking on a consumer ..