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Oil prices hover around 2014 highs, supported by supply concerns

Oil prices hover around 2014 highs, supported by supply concerns

By Naveen Thukral and Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil steadied on Thursday, clawing back losses earlier in the session, as s..

Betting Omicron has peaked, Johnson drops COVID rules in England

Betting Omicron has peaked, Johnson drops COVID rules in England

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the end of COVID-19 measures introduced to c..

Oil rises to 7-year high as Turkey outage adds to tight supply outlook

Oil rises to 7-year high as Turkey outage adds to tight supply outlook

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose for a fourth day to a seven-year high as an outage on a pipeline from Iraq ..

New Zealand navy vessels with supplies to reach tsunami-hit Tonga on Friday

New Zealand navy vessels with supplies to reach tsunami-hit Tonga on Friday

By Michelle Nichols, Kirsty Needham, Tom Westbrook and Praveen Menon (Reuters) -Two New Zealand navy vessels carrying disaster relief ..

Microsoft to gobble up Activision in $69 billion metaverse bet

Microsoft to gobble up Activision in $69 billion metaverse bet

By Subrat Patnaik (Reuters) -Microsoft Corp is buying “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in the bi..

Rio Tinto says output from $2.4 billion Serbia lithium project to be delayed

Rio Tinto says output from $2.4 billion Serbia lithium project to be delayed

(Reuters) – Rio Tinto on Tuesday pushed back its timeline by a year to 2027 for first saleable production at its $2.4 billion Se..

Oil rises to more than 7-year high on Mideast tensions

Oil rises to more than 7-year high on Mideast tensions

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday to a more than seven-year high on worries about possible supply ..

How flexible working can strengthen your business

How flexible working can strengthen your business

By Phil Perry, Head of UK & Ireland at Zoom  In September, the Government announced plans to give UK workers the right to request ..

UK economy finally bigger than before pandemic in November

UK economy finally bigger than before pandemic in November

By William Schomberg and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy grew strongly in November to finally surpass ..

Central banks start turning off the cash taps

Central banks start turning off the cash taps

By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) – As speculation grows about when the Federal Reserve will begin reducing the size of its balan..

Facebook faces $3.2 billion UK class action over market dominance

Facebook faces $3.2 billion UK class action over market dominance

By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) – Social media giant Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, faces a 2.3 billion pound plus ($..

Payments’ disruptor DigiDoe seals six-figure investment

Payments’ disruptor DigiDoe seals six-figure investment

DIGIDOE, the London-based startup which is on a march to revolutionise the world’s outdated payments infrastructure, has s..

Central banks start turning off the cash taps

Central banks start turning off the cash taps

By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) – As speculation grows about when the Federal Reserve will begin reducing the size of its balan..

Digital pound could hit financial stability and erode privacy, UK lawmakers warn

Digital pound could hit financial stability and erode privacy, UK lawmakers warn

By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) – A digital pound used by consumers could harm financial stability, raise the cost of credit and ..

Oil struggles to hold gains amid mixed demand view

Oil struggles to hold gains amid mixed demand view

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices slipped on Thursday, trimming big gains from the previous two sessions, amid unc..

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Cyber Attacks Increased 50% in 2021 and Peaked in December due to Log4J Exploits

Cyber Attacks Increased 50% in 2021 and Peaked in December due to Log4J Exploits

To start the new year, Check Point Research (CPR) is sharing global statistics of cyber attack increases observed in 2021 by region, country and indus..

Businesses to face disruption as contractors vote with their feet

Businesses to face disruption as contractors vote with their feet

Business continuity is at risk in 2022 as contractors become increasingly unwilling to take inside IR35 roles. That is according to th..

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VSS Capital Partners Completes Growth Investment in GLOBO Language Solutions

VSS Capital Partners Completes Growth Investment in GLOBO Language Solutions

Transaction Positions Provider of Unified Translation Services for Next Chapter of Growth and Enhanced Customer Experience NEW YORK – VSS Capital Part..

Oil prices hold firm amid hopes for economic growth

Oil prices hold firm amid hopes for economic growth

By Koustav Samanta and Sonali Paul SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices steadied on Wednesday, following steep gains in the previous sessio..

Djokovic confirms error made on Australian travel entry form

Djokovic confirms error made on Australian travel entry form

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic said on Wednesday an incorrect answer was made on his Australian entry docum..

Poland to launch fresh tax cuts in anti-inflation drive

Poland to launch fresh tax cuts in anti-inflation drive

WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland will cut value added tax on gas, food and petrol as part of a second package of measures to soften the..

PKN Orlen says talks on sale of Lotos assets not finalised yet

PKN Orlen says talks on sale of Lotos assets not finalised yet

GDANSK (Reuters) – Poland’s top energy group PKN Orlen denied a media report it had picked buyers for assets of Grupa Loto..

UK orders housebuilders to come up with $5 billion plan to remove cladding

UK orders housebuilders to come up with $5 billion plan to remove cladding

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has given housebuilders around two months to come up with a fully-funded plan to remove dangerous cla..

Appital commences onboarding processes with top asset managers ahead of launch

Appital commences onboarding processes with top asset managers ahead of launch

London, 15 December 2021:  Appital, the Equity Capital Marketplace, is taking concrete steps in preparation for their platform launch,..

APSCo welcomes Digital Identity confirmation

APSCo welcomes Digital Identity confirmation

Monday, 27 December 2021 Responding to the news from the Home Office of a permanent shift to Digital Identity Right to Work (RTW) chec..

New mobile meditation space to help individuals make mindfulness a priority.

New mobile meditation space to help individuals make mindfulness a priority.

Mindfulness has become a ‘buzz’ word within the wellbeing industry. Mindfulness meditation apps such as Headspace have soared from 1 m..

Orange’s board selects three candidates for new CEO – sources

Orange’s board selects three candidates for new CEO – sources

By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) – The search for a new CEO at France’s state-controlled telecoms firm Orange has boile..

Cricket-Australia storm rattles England after drizzle delay

Cricket-Australia storm rattles England after drizzle delay

SYDNEY (Reuters) -England lost both openers and skipper Joe Root in a fiery storm of pacebowling on the third morning of the fourth As..

Oil falls from one-month high after U.S. fuel inventory surge

Oil falls from one-month high after U.S. fuel inventory surge

By Florence Tan and Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices lost ground on Thursday, falling more than $1 a barrel from their h..

Outcry as Australia bars Djokovic over vaccination status

Outcry as Australia bars Djokovic over vaccination status

By Courtney Walsh and John Mair MELBOURNE (Reuters) – World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic was denied entry into Austra..

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NICE Actimize Augments Cloud Native X-Sight Financial Crime Platform with Sparkling Logic’s Decision Management Technology

NICE Actimize Augments Cloud Native X-Sight Financial Crime Platform with Sparkling Logic’s Decision Management Technology

Sparkling Logic’s decision management platform leverages data insights and authors   business rules to define automated decisions NICE Actimize, a NIC..

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Malware Exploits Microsoft’s e-Signature Verification to Target 2,000+ Victims in 111 Countries, and Counting

Malware Exploits Microsoft’s e-Signature Verification to Target 2,000+ Victims in 111 Countries, and Counting

Check Point Research (CPR) spots new malware campaign exploiting Microsoft’s digital signature verification to steal user credentials and sensitive in..

South Korea to appeal court order exempting private schools from vaccine passes

South Korea to appeal court order exempting private schools from vaccine passes

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – The South Korean government said on Wednesday it will appeal against a court order to exclude ..

Oil prices slip as U.S. fuel inventories rise

Oil prices slip as U.S. fuel inventories rise

By Mohi Narayan NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Oil prices dropped on Wednesday after U.S. fuel stockpiles climbed, indicating declining demand i..

Beijing meets state air quality standards for first time in 2021

Beijing meets state air quality standards for first time in 2021

BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese capital Beijing met state air quality standards for the first time last year, officials said on ..

COVID patients showing less severe symptoms, UK vaccine minister says

COVID patients showing less severe symptoms, UK vaccine minister says

LONDON (Reuters) – People being hospitalised with COVID-19 in the United Kingdom are broadly showing less severe symptoms than b..

U.S. FDA backs Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shot for 12- to 15-year-olds

U.S. FDA backs Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shot for 12- to 15-year-olds

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Ankur Banerjee WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized the https://ww..