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Britain’s Co-op bank confirms TSB approach

Britain’s Co-op bank confirms TSB approach

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Co-operative Bank confirmed on Monday that it expressed interest in potentially buying TSB fr..

Cricket-Stokes added to England’s Ashes squad

Cricket-Stokes added to England’s Ashes squad

(Reuters) – All-rounder Ben Stokes has been added to England’s squad for the Ashes tour of Australia, England’s cric..

UK consumers ready to abandon organisations after poor service during pandemic, Quadient research finds

UK consumers ready to abandon organisations after poor service during pandemic, Quadient research finds

Issues include consumers having to share data with businesses they don’t trust; increased spam; and failure to learn from the lessons ..

Confident female investors challenge perceptions

Confident female investors challenge perceptions

Women are confident in their retirement prospects, bullish on equities, proactive on investment decisions…and opinionated about advise..

As Bitcoin’s market cap surpasses $1 trillion, almost a third of young adults view cryptos as a safe investment

As Bitcoin’s market cap surpasses $1 trillion, almost a third of young adults view cryptos as a safe investment

A recent study by KIS Finance has revealed that almost a third (27.5%) of young adults view cryptocurrencies as a safe form of investm..

Exclusive-Italy woos Intel over multibillion-euro chip plant -sources

Exclusive-Italy woos Intel over multibillion-euro chip plant -sources

By Giulio Piovaccari and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN/ROME (Reuters) – Rome is drawing up an offer to try to convince Intel to invest bi..

CM Group and Cheetah Digital Merge to Define Next Era of Customer-Centric Marketing

CM Group and Cheetah Digital Merge to Define Next Era of Customer-Centric Marketing

Combined Company to Focus on Developing Solutions for Marketing’s Most Critical Challenges from Acquisition through Retention and Loya..

New Birmingham Boutique offices ready for launch

New Birmingham Boutique offices ready for launch

102 Colmore Row offers over 400 “home from home” workspaces The Boutique Workplace Company spaces are aimed towards SMEs and workers ..

Promo abuse fastest-grow-ing fraud threat for online marketplaces, research shows

Promo abuse fastest-grow-ing fraud threat for online marketplaces, research shows

Promotion abuse is fast becoming a serious threat for online marketplaces, in addition to online payment fraud, friendly fraud and ref..

Implants, AI and the no-cash generation – will payments in 2030 be a dystopia or a utopia?

Implants, AI and the no-cash generation – will payments in 2030 be a dystopia or a utopia?

New industry study explores the future of payments – from embedding ethics into transactions, to whether machine learning will make fi..

China-Africa relationship at its strongest, says new report ahead of 8th Forum on China Africa Coopera-tion

China-Africa relationship at its strongest, says new report ahead of 8th Forum on China Africa Coopera-tion

China’s ever-growing engagement in Africa has been examined in a new report from China Foresight at LSE IDEAS, The London School of Ec..

Brand New Podcast, How To Be A Dad, Coming To Every Major Streaming Service

Brand New Podcast, How To Be A Dad, Coming To Every Major Streaming Service

How To Be A Dad’ is a new Dadsnet original podcast, coming to every major streaming service. ‘How to’ books are now a thing of the pas..

U.S. CDC signs off on Moderna, J&J COVID-19 vaccine boosters, mix-and-match shots

U.S. CDC signs off on Moderna, J&J COVID-19 vaccine boosters, mix-and-match shots

By Manas Mishra and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday recommen..

Duran Duran drop new album 40 years after debut

Duran Duran drop new album 40 years after debut

By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) – When British pop band Duran Duran made their debut, they did not know how long they would la..

Card spending in UK falls below pre-COVID average – ONS

Card spending in UK falls below pre-COVID average – ONS

LONDON (Reuters) – Spending on credit and debit cards in Britain fell last week to 97% of its pre-pandemic average in February 2..

Norway’s DNB announces dividend after posting record Q3 earnings

Norway’s DNB announces dividend after posting record Q3 earnings

By Victoria Klesty and Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s largest bank DNB reported its best ever third-quarter earn..

Future of digitising in the catering industry

Future of digitising in the catering industry

It is no secret that the catering sector has been deeply affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The entire hospitality industry suffered a..

Research reveals data education gap at the top of organisations

Research reveals data education gap at the top of organisations

CEOs score the lowest in assessment of data literacy among experienced professionals  London, UK; 19th October 2021: Research by data..

Winterproof your Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) plan in 7 easy steps

Winterproof your Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) plan in 7 easy steps

Is your Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) system fit for purpose? Rose McNeill at Perfect Ward shares her top tips for getting th..

Tomorrow’s plastics: Patent data reveals companies in consumer goods industry with high rate of innovation in bioplastics

Tomorrow’s plastics: Patent data reveals companies in consumer goods industry with high rate of innovation in bioplastics

• European Patent Office (EPO) study shows that Europe and US together account for 60% of patenting activity worldwide related to plas..

Poll reveals significant decline in applications compared to pre-pandemic levels

Poll reveals significant decline in applications compared to pre-pandemic levels

As vacancy numbers continue to rise, new data from online talent sourcing specialist, Talent.com, has shown that a majority of employe..

Inflation trade? Nestle reaps benefits from higher prices

Inflation trade? Nestle reaps benefits from higher prices

By Silke Koltrowitz ZURICH (Reuters) – Nestle raised its full-year sales target on Wednesday after the world’s largest foo..

Analysis-Eat or be eaten? Food delivery apps have knives out as pandemic boom fades

Analysis-Eat or be eaten? Food delivery apps have knives out as pandemic boom fades

By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The meal delivery market is expected turn to a phase of consolidation in the coming month..

Amazon and others commit to using zero-carbon shipping fuels by 2040

Amazon and others commit to using zero-carbon shipping fuels by 2040

By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc and IKEA are among commercial users of container shipping that will opt for zero-car..

Three Initial Steps To Figure Out Your Purpose (And Put It Into Action!)

Three Initial Steps To Figure Out Your Purpose (And Put It Into Action!)

By: Eloise Skinner an author, teacher and therapist When it comes to thinking about questions of meaning and purpose, thin..

Metro Bank posts flat third-quarter loan growth

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 ..

A UK COVID lockdown would be wrong right now, business minister says

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..

UK competition watchdog has music streaming in its sights

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..

Lightsource BP to enter Polish renewables market

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..

Shame, fear and guilt – how managers tackle the ‘imposter phenomenon’ at work

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..

A new age of business evaluation: what investors are looking for in businesses today

A new age of business evaluation: what investors are looking for in businesses today

By Georg Westin, founder and owner of Maxify Despite the pandemic, more than 4.4 million new businesses were created in t..

A globalised world will be a decentralised place

A globalised world will be a decentralised place

Kristjan Kangro, Founder and CEO of Change, one of Europe’s leading cryptocurrency investment platforms for retail investors, discusse..

Power squeeze curbs Chinese growth, leaves Europe in a gas bind

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..

Former U.S. President Clinton leaves hospital, heads to New York

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 ..

Ford to invest around $300 million to build electric car parts at UK plant

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 ..

Oil prices climb as COVID recovery, power generators stoke demand

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 ..

Taiwan’s Foxconn shows off three electric vehicle prototypes

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..