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Six in ten Britons will spend less at Christmas -Deloitte survey

Six in ten Britons will spend less at Christmas -Deloitte survey

LONDON (Reuters) – Six in ten Britons believe they will have less money to spend over the Christmas period than last year, accor..

“Live up to your climate promises,” UK PM will say

“Live up to your climate promises,” UK PM will say

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will on Monday use a speech at the United Nations climate ..

Facebook parent Meta is preparing large-scale layoffs this week – WSJ

Facebook parent Meta is preparing large-scale layoffs this week – WSJ

(Reuters) – Meta Platforms Inc is planning to begin large-scale layoffs this week that will affect thousands of employees, the W..

ECB, UniCredit clash over capital plans, Russia presence, FT says

ECB, UniCredit clash over capital plans, Russia presence, FT says

(Reuters) – The European Central Bank (ECB) has clashed with UniCredit over the Italian lender’s plans to return cash to s..

Twitter asks some laid off workers to come back, Bloomberg reports

Twitter asks some laid off workers to come back, Bloomberg reports

(Reuters) – After Twitter Inc laid off roughly half its staff on Friday following Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition, the..

Dollar tumbles as U.S. nonfarm payrolls show mixed picture

Dollar tumbles as U.S. nonfarm payrolls show mixed picture

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar slumped on Friday after the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report for October..

Euro zone downturn deepened in Oct, winter recession likely -PMI

Euro zone downturn deepened in Oct, winter recession likely -PMI

LONDON (Reuters) – Euro zone business activity contracted last month at the fastest pace since late 2020 as high inflation and f..

Shares in Monte dei Paschi plunge 14% after capital raise

Shares in Monte dei Paschi plunge 14% after capital raise

MILAN (Reuters) – Shares in Monte dei Paschi di Siena plunged 14% on Friday, triggering an automatic trading suspension, after t..

Britain launches scheme to pay homes to curb electricity use

Britain launches scheme to pay homes to curb electricity use

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s National Grid on Friday launched a scheme to pay homeowners and businesses to curb their elec..

German industrial orders drop in Sept on foreign demand slump

German industrial orders drop in Sept on foreign demand slump

BERLIN (Reuters) – German industrial orders fell more than expected in September, weighed down by a sharp fall in foreign demand..

Nissan says talks with Renault focused on better competing in electric cars

Nissan says talks with Renault focused on better competing in electric cars

By Kevin Krolicki and David Dolan TOKYO (Reuters) -Nissan Motor Co’s talks with Renault SA are focused on optimising their inves..

UK new car sales up by nearly a quarter in October – SMMT

UK new car sales up by nearly a quarter in October – SMMT

(Reuters) – British new car registrations rose for the third consecutive month in October, up by around a quarter, according to ..

British PM Sunak expected to shelve plans to privatise Channel 4 -FT

British PM Sunak expected to shelve plans to privatise Channel 4 -FT

(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to put off the proposed privatisation of publicly-owned broadcaster C..

Britain’s Prince William unveils finalists for Earthshot environmental prize

Britain’s Prince William unveils finalists for Earthshot environmental prize

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William on Friday unveiled the finalists for his Earthshot prize, which awards 1 milli..

North Korea fires artillery into sea as South Korea and U.S. pledge cooperation

North Korea fires artillery into sea as South Korea and U.S. pledge cooperation

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired about 80 artillery rounds into a maritime border zone overnight, South Korea said on Friday, as def..

Chaos, confusion reign ahead of Twitter layoffs

Chaos, confusion reign ahead of Twitter layoffs

By Sheila Dang and Katie Paul (Reuters) – Fear and dread spread across Twitter Inc offices on Thursday as 7,500 employees from S..

World equities fall, U.S. Treasury yields rise after hawkish Fed

World equities fall, U.S. Treasury yields rise after hawkish Fed

By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global equities fell while U.S. Treasury yields rose on Thursday as investors weighed hawkish com..

Euronext Italian arm to become group-wide clearer from end 2023

Euronext Italian arm to become group-wide clearer from end 2023

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Pan-European stock exchange Euronext said on Thursday that customers will be able to clear all s..

Investors trim bets for peak Bank of England rate

Investors trim bets for peak Bank of England rate

LONDON (Reuters) – Investors trimmed their bets on the peak for British interest rates on Thursday after the Bank of England tol..

Italy’s Leonardo raises FY orders guidance after strong nine months

Italy’s Leonardo raises FY orders guidance after strong nine months

ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s state-controlled defence group Leonardo on Thursday raised its full-year guidance after reporting a size..

Analysis: Energy market turmoil shakes Europe’s green power plan

Analysis: Energy market turmoil shakes Europe’s green power plan

By Susanna Twidale, Isla Binnie and Kate Abnett (Reuters) – Europe’s plan to roughly double renewable power generation by ..

Expert View: Bank of England lifts UK rates to 3% in historic hike

Expert View: Bank of England lifts UK rates to 3% in historic hike

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised UK interest rates to 3% on Thursday in its largest rate hike since 1989 and warned..

Industry 4.0: Taking Connectivity into Hyperdrive

Industry 4.0: Taking Connectivity into Hyperdrive

  By Dean Challinor, General Manager at Distec, explores the benefits of the fourth industrial revolution in manufac..

What can retailers do to weather the storm of rising costs and consumer nervousness?

What can retailers do to weather the storm of rising costs and consumer nervousness?

  By Ashleigh Hulse, Sales & Marketing Assistant at Adventa Due to record-high inflation rates, rising energy and transportat..

Analysis-Weary investors see little respite to Fed hike gloom

Analysis-Weary investors see little respite to Fed hike gloom

By Davide Barbuscia and David Randall (Reuters) – Investors trying to navigate this year’s relentless interest rate rises ..

Elon Musk plans to cut half of Twitter jobs – Bloomberg News

Elon Musk plans to cut half of Twitter jobs – Bloomberg News

(Reuters) – Elon Musk plans to cut about 3,700 jobs at Twitter Inc or half of the company’s workforce in a bid to cut cost..

L’Oréal denies report saying it suspended Twitter ad spending

L’Oréal denies report saying it suspended Twitter ad spending

(Reuters) -Cosmetics maker L’Oréal SA said it had not suspended advertising spending on Twitter, denying a Financial Times repor..

Mickey Mouse, Spider-Man, Super Mario added to Russia’s parallel imports scheme

Mickey Mouse, Spider-Man, Super Mario added to Russia’s parallel imports scheme

(Reuters) – Moscow on Wednesday added Walt Disney, Marvel and DC Comics to a list of brands that can be imported without permiss..

Cyclicals, BAT drag FTSE 100 lower ahead of Fed decision

Cyclicals, BAT drag FTSE 100 lower ahead of Fed decision

By Johann M Cherian and Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) – UK’s FTSE 100 index slipped on Wednesday, weighed down by cyclical sect..

UK considering delay to Northern Ireland elections, Ireland minister says

UK considering delay to Northern Ireland elections, Ireland minister says

By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) -The UK government could change the law to delay elections in Northern Ireland, the Republic of I..

Tesco wins appeal in trademark fight with Lidl in UK court

Tesco wins appeal in trademark fight with Lidl in UK court

By Sam Tobin (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco can argue at trial that discount supermarket Lidl applied for trademar..

Russian retail sales fall deeper, jobless rate rises in Sept – data

Russian retail sales fall deeper, jobless rate rises in Sept – data

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian retail sales fell deeper and the jobless rate slightly increased in September, official data from the..

Costa del Sol Spain sees significant increase in North American Buyers

Costa del Sol Spain sees significant increase in North American Buyers

By Paul Brazell Acosta, Spanish Real Estate Expert and Director of Cloud Nine Spain Paul Brazell Acosta The strong dollar ..

THE GREAT RESIGNATION ISN’T OVER: FIVE TIPS FOR RETAINING EMPLOYEES

THE GREAT RESIGNATION ISN’T OVER: FIVE TIPS FOR RETAINING EMPLOYEES

STATISTICS from the ONS show that there was a record high of job-to-job moves in the first quarter of 2022, reaching almost one millio..

As investors look for unique ways to bolster returns amid inflation, Home Equity Investments (HEIs) are piquing investor interest

As investors look for unique ways to bolster returns amid inflation, Home Equity Investments (HEIs) are piquing investor interest

By Joe Cianciolo, HomePace CEO  Joe Cianciolo The pandemic has paved the way for the type of persistently volatile market ..

Yum beats sales estimates as customers flock to KFC, Taco Bell deals

Yum beats sales estimates as customers flock to KFC, Taco Bell deals

By Uday Sampath Kumar (Reuters) -Yum Brands Inc beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly comparable sales on Wednesday, as the company..

World’s top bankers expect markets to stay turbulent

World’s top bankers expect markets to stay turbulent

By Xie Yu and Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) – Central banks will get inflation under control, but there will be turbulence in ..