Research reveals data education gap at the top of organisations
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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..
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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..
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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..
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Business sales drop 2% when local average tempera-ture increases by 1°C, says new report
A 1°C increase in average daily temperatures in the US is linked to a reduction in company sales of around 2%, according to research f..
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Trend Micro Evaluated as Having the Highest Score in Current Offering Category in XDR Evaluation
Trend Micro Vision One Named a Leader in firm’s first major XDR vendor evaluation Bangalore, – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; T..
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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 ..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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Retirement planning for millennials
By: Ethan Taub– founder and CEO of Goalry If high house prices, higher rents, soaring domestic bills and massive student debts w..
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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..
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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 ..
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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 ..
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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 ..
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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..
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For Britain’s chicken farmers, Brexit and COVID brew a perfect storm
By Kate Holton and James Davey DRIFFIELD, England (Reuters) – When Nigel Upson checks the plucked chicken carcasses dangling fro..
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Hungry for fuel, China looks to the U.S., Europe eyes relief plans
By Chen Aizhu, Jessica Jaganathan and Scott DiSavino (Reuters) – China’s energy crisis deepened on Friday with coal prices..
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Adele makes music comeback with new single ‘Easy On Me’
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) -British singer-songwriter Adele made her highly anticipated music comeback on Friday, rele..
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Pearson pounded after COVID hits U.S. community college enrolment
By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -Global education group Pearson said enrolments at community colleges in the United States had been hi..
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Italian fashion group OTB joins LVMH-led blockchain platform
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian fashion group OTB has joined a consortium formed by luxury goods heavyweights LVMH, Prada and Richemon..
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The logo of French cloud computing company OVHcloud is seen on a data-center building in Strasbourg, France, October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell has appointed Wael Sawan as head of its integrated gas and renewables division, replacing M..
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Shares in French tech champion OVHcloud gain 6% in Paris debut
PARIS (Reuters) -Shares in French cloud computing company OVHcloud climbed around 6% on their first day of trading on Friday, after a ..
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Companies’ climate disclosures still lacking -task force
By Huw Jones and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) -Around half of companies assessed have begun to apply globally-agreed climate-related ..
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IKEA warns supply chain disruptions likely to last into 2022
By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -IKEA, the world’s biggest furniture brand, is leasing more ships, buying containers and r..
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Britain’s binge on cheap food is over, biggest chicken producer says
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s 20-year binge on cheap food is coming to an end as food price inflation could hit double digi..
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From beef bowls to coffee, cost surge squeezes Japan’s salaryman staples
By Daniel Leussink and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – In 50 years running a cafe in Tokyo, Shizuo Mori can’t remember a ti..
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Digital ad demand helps Publicis hike 2021 growth outlook
By Milla Nissi (Reuters) – French advertising group Publicis raised its outlook for 2021 on Thursday as a global shift towards d..
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SonicWall Returning Choice to Customers by Securing Any Mix of Cloud, Hybrid and Traditional Networks
Company’s virtual offerings, cloud services match with on-premises deployments to solve real-world security challenges for SMBs, enter..
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White collar jobs market booming: Employers need to be more creative to attract talent amid chronic skills shortages
The professional recruitment market has continued to perform exceptionally well with increases in year-on-year vacancy and placement f..
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Rocking down to Electric Avenue? Good luck charging your car
By Nick Carey and Tina Bellon LONDON (Reuters) -European and U.S. cities planning to phase out combustion engines over the next 15 yea..
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JLR parent Tata Motors surges nearly 20% on TPG fundraise, EV plans
BENGALURU (Reuters) – Shares of India’s Tata Motors rose nearly 20% on Wednesday, a day after the Jaguar and Land Rover ow..
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UK economy picks up in August, underpinning BoE rate hike bets
By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s economy returned to growth in August after contracting for t..
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Asia’s airlines ramp up flights, offers as tough COVID travel curbs ease
By Jamie Freed and Aradhana Aravindan SYDNEY/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asia-Pacific airlines have lost billions of dollars this year..
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Marston’s says Q4 sales above pre-pandemic levels
(Reuters) – Pub operator Marston’s said on Wednesday that sales were above pre-pandemic levels in the fourth quarter, as p..
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Apple likely to cut iPhone 13 production due to chip crunch -Bloomberg News
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) -Apple Inc is likely to slash production of its iPhone 13 by as many as 10 million units due to the global..
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Levelling up the UK will take years, be costly and likely cause job losses if not carefully prepared and managed, says expert
The government’s move towards an economy with high-skill, high-wage and high productivity will likely cause economic disruptions and j..
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