Shares and bonds nervy as rate-hike week looms
By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) – Stock markets worldwide halted their January rally on Monday, pausing for breath at the sta..
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Euro rises after Spanish CPI, dollar slips towards 8-mth low
By Samuel Indyk and Rae Wee LONDON (Reuters) – The euro rose on Monday after unexpectedly high Spanish inflation data raised exp..
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Sterling steadies vs dollar ahead of BoE, ECB meetings
By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling edged lower against the U.S. dollar on Monday ahead of a number of central bank meeti..
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Hong Kong home prices drop 15.6% in 2022, snap 13 years of gain
(Reuters) – Private home prices in Hong Kong, one of the most unaffordable territories in the world, fell 15.6% in 2022 in the f..
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Visa revenue growth slows more as tough economy sobers spending
By Mehnaz Yasmin (Reuters) -Visa Inc’s revenue growth continued to wind back to pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter as the ..
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FDA advisers back the same COVID vaccine for initial shots, boosters
By Michael Erman and Leroy Leo (Reuters) -Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday unanimously voted in favor of ..
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Stocks, dollar gain on soft landing hopes
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global stock markets rallied and the dollar strengthened on Thursday after a slew of data showed a..
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Vision 2045: The business world goes on a sustainability offensive
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Over half of Birmingham staff looking for a new job: salary demands driving talent exodus
Better salary and more flexibility top reasons to seek new role Over half of Birmingham workers are seeking a new job, with mo..
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New year drive to fill skills gap in booming UK screen industries
FREE, ACCESSIBLE, ONLINE COURSES AVAILABLE TO HELP PEOPLE GET THEIR FIRST BREAK AND THRIVE IN FILM, TV, VISUAL EFFECTS, ANIMAT..
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Salaries fall despite cost-of-living crisis
Data suggests UK businesses feeling the pinch, but firms’ competitive standing could be at risk Employers are feeling the pinc..
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Stocks, dollar gain on resilient U.S. economy
By Herbert Lash and Huw Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – A gauge of global stock performance rose and the dollar strengthened o..
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Bank of England set to hike to 4% as rate peak looms
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England looks on course to raise its main interest rate by half a percentage po..
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Public Power Corp, RWE to build five solar farms in Greece
(Reuters) – Greece’s biggest power utility Public Power Corp. (PPC) and Germany’s RWE have taken a final investment ..
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German inflation rate to ease over course of 2023 – econ minister
BERLIN (Reuters) – German inflation will remain high at the beginning of 2023 before easing over the course of the year, Economy..
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Spain’s unemployment rate inches up to 12.87% in Q4 2022
(Reuters) -Spain’s unemployment rate rose to 12.87% in the fourth quarter of 2022 from 12.67% three months earlier, data from th..
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SAP to cut 3,000 jobs, explore Qualtrics stake sale
By Kirsti Knolle and Supantha Mukherjee BERLIN/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -SAP said on Thursday it planned to cut 3,000 jobs, or 2.5% of its ..
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Musk says Tesla price cuts triggered demand, 2023 sales could hit 2 million vehicles
By Hyunjoo Jin and Akash Sriram (Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s aggressive price cuts have ignited demand for its electric vehicle..
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UK income inequality widens after pandemic dip
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British income inequality rose to a three-year high in the 2021/22 financial year after a d..
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Global 2023 economic view downgraded, at odds with market optimism: Reuters poll
By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) – Global economic growth is forecast to barely clear 2% this year, according to a Reuters pol..
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UK’s Wetherspoon posts 13.1% rise in sales for 25-wk period
(Reuters) – UK’s J D Wetherspoon reported a 13.1% rise in like-for-like sales for the 25 weeks to Jan. 22 on Wednesday, as..
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Asian stocks make 7-month highs, Australian dollar gains on hot inflation
By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asian equities scaled their highest levels in seven months on Wednesday after some regional mark..
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Global economy seen facing a challenging year -Eurochambres
BERLIN (Reuters) – The international business community expects a challenging 2023 marked by geopolitical tensions, high inflati..
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Ford to make call on Europe job cuts by mid-Feb as buyers circle German site
By Victoria Waldersee and Christina Amann BERLIN (Reuters) -Ford will decide by mid-February how many jobs to cut in Europe a German u..
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Exclusive-Binance moved $346 million for seized crypto exchange Bitzlato, data show
By Tom Wilson and Angus Berwick LONDON (Reuters) -Crypto giant Binance processed almost $346 million in bitcoin for the Bitzlato digit..
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Prada’s Lorenzo Bertelli sets out ‘soft transition’ to new leadership
By Elisa Anzolin VENICE, Italy (Reuters) – Italian fashion group Prada is hiring former Luxottica chief Andrea Guerra to smooth ..
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Sweden to upgrade Berzelius supercomputer with Nvidia AI systems
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden will upgrade its Berzelius supercomputer using Nvidia’s latest artificial intelligence (AI) s..
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Cryptoverse: Bitcoin investors take control
Cryptoverse: Bitcoin investors take control
(Corrects paragraph 8 to show big investors were responsible for about 68% of the flows) By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Medha Singh (Reuters) -Paranoid..
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Bank funding for renewables stagnates vs oil and gas – report
LONDON (Reuters) – The share of bank finance going to renewable energy rather than fossil fuels has little changed in six years,..
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Digital euro will be free but limited in scope, ECB says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The digital version of the euro currency will be free to use and available to all but the European Central..
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Stocks, euro gain amid divergent Fed, ECB rate hike outlooks
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global equity markets surged on Monday as easing recession fears and hopes of a less aggressive Fe..
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EU’s planned reforms aim to better protect power bills from market swings
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union proposals to overhaul its electricity market will attempt to better protect c..
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Activist investor Elliott Management takes stake in Salesforce -sources
x(Reuters) -Activist investor Elliott Management Corp has made a multi-billion dollar investment in cloud-based software firm Salesfor..
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AI platforms are vital in stopping SMEs from lagging behind
AI platforms are vital in stopping SMEs from lagging behind in terms of technological advancements, and are vital to ensuring t..
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December 2022’s Most Wanted Malware: Glupteba Entering Top Ten and Qbot in First Place
Check Point Research reports that Glupteba has returned to the top ten list for the first time since July 2022. Qbot overtook E..
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Analysis-Frankfurt ‘STIRs’ up euro clearing battle with London
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Frankfurt expands derivatives clearing on Monday in an early test of how well European Union amb..
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Lightware presents new room automation and dedicated vertical market solutions at ISE 2023
The innovative Lightware Advanced Room Automation (LARA) platform along with solutions for the vertical markets will be intro..
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