Zurich Insurance H1 operating profit leaps 60% as COVID impact wanes
ZURICH (Reuters) – Zurich Insurance Group’s first-half business operating profit jumped 60% to $2.71 billion as strong und..
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Soccer-Kepa the hero as Chelsea win Super Cup 6-5 on penalties
BELFAST (Reuters) -Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga came off the bench to make two shootout saves as Champions League winners Chelsea beat..
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Oil drops below $70 as U.S. urges OPEC+ to pump more
By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) -Oil fell below $70 a barrel on Wednesday as the United States urged OPEC and its oil-producing partne..
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German bond yields give up rise after U.S. price data
By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) – Benchmark German bond yields dipped from near two-week highs on Wednesday after crucial U.S. inflat..
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French vaccination centres vandalised as health pass is introduced
By Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) -Vandals have attacked more than 20 vaccination centres and other health facilities, daubing some w..
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Wind turbine maker Vestas cuts 2021 outlook on supply constraints and costs
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Vestas cut its 2021 outlook on Wednesday after missing second-quarter operating profit forecasts as the w..
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Deliveroo reports doubling in gross order value in first half
LONDON (Reuters) – Food delivery company Deliveroo said the value of orders on its platform more than doubled in the first half,..
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Greek villagers try to save homes as wildfires burn for eighth day
By Lefteris Papadimas and Leon Malherbe AVGARIA, Greece (Reuters) – Residents mounted a round the clock watch on Tuesday to try ..
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Germany to end free COVID tests from Oct. 11 – sources
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government will stop offering free coronavirus tests from Oct. 11 in a bid to encourage more peopl..
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Oil rebounds on profit-taking as market shrugs off virus impact
By Devika Krishna Kumar NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose 3% on Tuesday, largely driven by profit taking after more than a week̵..
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Geoengineering marks scientific gains in U.N. report on dire climate future
By Jake Spring (Reuters) – Geoengineering science is advancing, but the question remains – should we use it? The U.N. clim..
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SoftBank’s Vision Fund posts $2 billion profit, share weakness casts shadow
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision Fund unit on Tuesday posted a 236 billion yen ($2.14 billion)..
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U.S. Senate Democrats unveil details of $3.5 trln follow-up bill
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Monday released some details of the $3.5 trillion bill addressi..
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Stocks tread water as gold, oil declines spook sentiment
By Matt Scuffham and Ritvik Carvalho NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Global shares treaded water on Monday as sharp falls in gold and oil p..
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U.N. sounds ‘deafening’ warning on climate change
By Nina Chestney and Andrea Januta (Reuters) -The United Nations panel on climate change told the world on Monday that global warming ..
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UK’s Morrisons agrees to raised $9.3 billion offer from Fortress-led group
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarket Morrisons has agreed an improved takeover offer worth 6.7 billion pounds ($9.3 bi..
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UK’s Vectura takeover battle heats up as Carlyle outbids Philip Morris
By Pushkala Aripaka and Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) -Private equity firm Carlyle Group on Friday outbid tobacco company Philip Morris i..
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Olympics-Hockey-Netherlands claim gold with 3-1 victory over Argentina
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) -The Netherlands won their fourth Olympic women’s hockey title by beating Argentina 3-1 in th..
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Early signs COVID-19 vaccines may not stop Delta transmission, England says
LONDON (Reuters) -There are early signs that people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 may be able to transmit the Delta varian..
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Wall Street muted on jobs growth as inflation, Delta fears weigh
By Lawrence Delevingne BOSTON (Reuters) -A positive jobs report spurred Wall Street to push some stocks and Treasuries higher on Frida..
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My Digital revolutionises contractor payroll for today’s UK returning workforce
5 August 2021 Accelerates transparency as quantum employment grows 5% according to Office of National Statistics Manchester, UK, 5th ..
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Communities invited to learn about property flood resilience at free events
5 August 2021 * Ox-Cam PFR Pathfinder Project hosts eleven Property Flood Resilience Day events between 3-21 August in Buckinghamshire..
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Wall Street pushes stocks, oil higher on promising data
By Lawrence Delevingne BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. stocks and oil prices rebounded on Thursday as unemployment claims declined and t..
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Macron’s COVID-19 health pass rules approved by top court
By Richard Lough PARIS (Reuters) -France’s highest court upheld a new law requiring the public to hold a health pass to access b..
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Oil rises over 1% as Mideast tensions face virus concerns
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose about 1% on Thursday on increasing Middle East tensions, but fresh movement res..
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Ignoring WHO call, major nations stick to vaccine booster plans
By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Caroline Copley PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany, France and Israel will go ahead with plans to administer COVID..
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Ethereum software upgrade activated; ether reverses losses, trades up
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) -Ethereum, the second-largest blockchain network, went through a major software upgrade..
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Wall Street pushes stocks, oil higher on promising data
By Lawrence Delevingne BOSTON (Reuters) -U.S. stocks and oil prices rebounded on Thursday morning as unemployment claims declined and ..
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Introducing the Xero App Store, the next evolution of the Xero ecosystem
Xero invests in app ecosystem to help Xero customers find, trial and buy apps to help them run their business London – 4 August ..
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GYDE365-Discover, an application for quickly evaluating the business fit of Microsoft Dynamics 365, is now live on Microsoft AppSource
4 August 2021 Seer 365 recently announced the availability of GYDE365-Discover, an online application for enabling companies to quickl..
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Thomson Reuters lifts sales outlook on back of earnings beat
By Kenneth Li and Nick Zieminski NEW YORK (Reuters) -Thomson Reuters Corp reported better-than-expected results in the second quarter ..
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U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; layoffs lowest in more than 21 years
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits declined further la..
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Moderna says its COVID-19 shot 93% effective six months after second dose
By Michael Erman (Reuters) -Moderna Inc said on Thursday its COVID-19 shot was about 93% effective through six months after the second..
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Boeing 737 MAX departs for key test flight in China
By Eric M. Johnson and Norihiko Shirouzu SEATTLE/BEIJING (Reuters) -A Boeing Co 737 Max jet departed for China on Wednesday to conduct..
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Siemens raises profit guidance again as orders surge
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -Siemens became the latest industrial firm to report a post-pandemic surge in demand, prompting the Ge..
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U.S. Senate Democrats target Big Oil for carbon polluters fund
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of Democratic U.S. senators on Wednesday unveiled legislation establishing a $50..
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Dollar rebound holds as yields steady ahead of jobs data
By David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar held gains on Wednesday after a quick recovery from an earlier fall as markets ch..
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