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Are presentation skills important?

Are presentation skills important?

By Elizabeth Soos, Founder of Auersmont School of Etiquette & Protocol My boss requested that I speak at a Rotary breakfast, netwo..

Sterling hits one-week high vs dollar, focus on rally against Swiss Franc

Sterling hits one-week high vs dollar, focus on rally against Swiss Franc

By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) – Sterling edged higher against a weakening dollar and dropped versus the euro on Thursday, with i..

Stocks and bonds take heart from Powell; commodities strong

Stocks and bonds take heart from Powell; commodities strong

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – Global shares rallied on Thursday as U.S. rate cuts remained on the table even if their timi..

UK on track to exit recession despite slower services growth, PMI data shows

UK on track to exit recession despite slower services growth, PMI data shows

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s economy looks on track to exit recession when official first-quarter growth data ..

Oil steady, bolstered by lower supply concerns

Oil steady, bolstered by lower supply concerns

By Paul Carsten and Robert Harvey LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices were steady on Thursday, shored up by concerns about lower supply as ma..

Dollar hits two-week low while battered yen stabilises

Dollar hits two-week low while battered yen stabilises

By Hannah Lang and Stefano Rebaudo NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar hit a two-week low on Thursday as economic data supported exp..

UK on track to exit recession despite slower services growth, PMI data shows

UK on track to exit recession despite slower services growth, PMI data shows

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s economy looks on track to exit recession when official first-quarter growth data ..

Tame Swiss inflation opens door for more SNB rate cuts, weighs on franc

Tame Swiss inflation opens door for more SNB rate cuts, weighs on franc

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss inflation eased to its lowest level in two-and-a-half years in March, pushing the Swiss franc ..

Former Gucci CEO to take minority stake in Elisabetta Franchi

Former Gucci CEO to take minority stake in Elisabetta Franchi

MILAN (Reuters) – Former Gucci chief executive Marco Bizzarri said on Thursday he would invest in Italian fashion brand Elisabet..

Britain’s Co-op profit slides after petrol forecourt sale

Britain’s Co-op profit slides after petrol forecourt sale

(Reuters) -Co-op, which runs Britain’s seventh-biggest supermarket chain, posted a steep drop in annual pretax profit on Thursda..

UK watchdog refers Vodafone, Three deal to in-depth probe

UK watchdog refers Vodafone, Three deal to in-depth probe

(Reuters) -Britain’s competition regulator said on Thursday it would need to open an in-depth investigation into the merger bet..

Japan’s Konica Minolta to cut 2,400 jobs, book $132 million in expenses

Japan’s Konica Minolta to cut 2,400 jobs, book $132 million in expenses

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Konica Minolta said on Thursday it will trim 2,400 jobs worldwide during the current fiscal year..

Novo says Ozempic starter kits still not available in Germany in Q2

Novo says Ozempic starter kits still not available in Germany in Q2

By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk has warned that starter kits of its popular diabetes drug Ozempic will still..

Euro zone inflation unexpectedly eases, boosting rate cut case

Euro zone inflation unexpectedly eases, boosting rate cut case

By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation fell unexpectedly last month, solidifying the case for the European ..

UK supermarket sales rise 5.4%, NIQ market researcher says

UK supermarket sales rise 5.4%, NIQ market researcher says

LONDON (Reuters) – British supermarket total sales rose by 5.4% year-over-year in the four weeks to March 23 as slowing inflatio..

Diversifying companies delivered 53% higher annual shareholder returns during and after COVID

Diversifying companies delivered 53% higher annual shareholder returns during and after COVID

Study from Stryber of 738 listed businesses in Europe showed that companies which diversified their revenue streams deliver 53% high..

Swiss Re appoints Andreas Berger as new CEO from July

Swiss Re appoints Andreas Berger as new CEO from July

ZURICH (Reuters) -Reinsurance company Swiss Re said on Wednesday Andreas Berger would become group chief executive officer from July, ..

CMA CGM acquires 10% in stake in Volvo-Renault EV joint venture, Renault says

CMA CGM acquires 10% in stake in Volvo-Renault EV joint venture, Renault says

(Reuters) – French car manufacturer Renault on Wednesday announced that shipping group CMA CGM officially joined Flexis, its par..

Card payments no longer the default choice for consumers – local payments are the new hero

Card payments no longer the default choice for consumers – local payments are the new hero

A new global study of 10,500 consumers across 37 markets reveals a mainstream shift in the way people around the world pay online Fi..

IKEA Foundation backs emerging market EV push with $100 million grant

IKEA Foundation backs emerging market EV push with $100 million grant

By Simon Jessop and Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) – A global initiative to accelerate electric vehicle uptake has received a..

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UK shop prices rise at slowest pace since December 2021

UK shop prices rise at slowest pace since December 2021

LONDON (Reuters) – Prices in British shops rose at the slowest pace in more than two years in March, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said on..

Disney edges ahead in battle for board seats with activist investors

Disney edges ahead in battle for board seats with activist investors

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Dawn Chmielewski NEW YORK (Reuters) – Walt Disney appeared to pull ahead of activist investors in the..

UBS launches new $2bn share buyback

UBS launches new $2bn share buyback

ZURICH (Reuters) -UBS on Tuesday announced it was launching a new share buyback programme of up to $2 billion, with up to half being c..

BMW and India’s Tata Technologies to form JV for developing software

BMW and India’s Tata Technologies to form JV for developing software

BENGALURU (Reuters) -BMW Group and Tata Technologies will form a joint venture for the development of software for the German luxury a..

King Charles greets well-wishers after Easter Sunday service

King Charles greets well-wishers after Easter Sunday service

By Hollie Adams WINDSOR, England (Reuters) -Britain’s King Charles greeted well-wishers in an impromptu walkabout after an Easte..

China believes France will provide fair business environment for Chinese firms, foreign ministry says

China believes France will provide fair business environment for Chinese firms, foreign ministry says

BEIJING (Reuters) – China will import even more high-quality products and services from France and believes the European country..

Exclusive-Microsoft to separate Teams and Office globally amid antitrust scrutiny

Exclusive-Microsoft to separate Teams and Office globally amid antitrust scrutiny

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Microsoft will sell its chat and video app Teams separately from its Office product globall..

Xiaomi’s EV buyers face up to seven-month wait for car, app shows

Xiaomi’s EV buyers face up to seven-month wait for car, app shows

By Yelin Mo and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) -Xiaomi is advising would-be buyers of its new SU7 electric sedan that they could face an..

Stocks subdued, yen in focus, with inflation data on tap

Stocks subdued, yen in focus, with inflation data on tap

By Lewis Krauskopf and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -A gauge of global share markets was barely changed on Thursday as it w..

Hershey, Mondelez bet big on Easter as cocoa price crisis looms

Hershey, Mondelez bet big on Easter as cocoa price crisis looms

By Jessica DiNapoli, Maytaal Angel and Richa Naidu NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Hershey, Mondelez and other confection-makers are..

Greece to raise monthly minimum wage by 6.4% to 830 euros

Greece to raise monthly minimum wage by 6.4% to 830 euros

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece will raise its monthly minimum gross wage by 6.4% to 830 euros, the conservative government said on Fr..

Syngenta ditches multi-billion dollar China IPO bid

Syngenta ditches multi-billion dollar China IPO bid

BEIJING (Reuters) -Swiss agrichemicals and seeds group Syngenta on Friday withdrew its bid for a multi-billion dollar listing on the S..

India keen on trade deals with Britain, Oman early in Modi’s probable third term, sources say

India keen on trade deals with Britain, Oman early in Modi’s probable third term, sources say

By Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to prioritise completion of free trade ..

UK’s Thames Water in crisis after shareholders refuse to pay up

UK’s Thames Water in crisis after shareholders refuse to pay up

By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -Thames Water, Britain’s biggest water utility, said on Thursday its shareholders had refused to..

Mercedes partly loses class action case over diesel defeat devices

Mercedes partly loses class action case over diesel defeat devices

BERLIN (Reuters) – A German court ruled on Thursday partly in favour of consumers in a class action suit against Mercedes Benz o..

UK competition regulator decides against in-depth probe of Aviva, AIG Life UK merger

UK competition regulator decides against in-depth probe of Aviva, AIG Life UK merger

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s competition regulator said on Thursday that it has decided not to open an in-depth ‘phase 2..

JD Sports’ January sales fall in ‘challenging’ market

JD Sports’ January sales fall in ‘challenging’ market

LONDON (Reuters) -British sportswear retailer JD Sports said trading conditions remained challenging after its like-for-like sales dr..