UK shop price inflation hits record 8% in January: BRC
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Prices in British shops in January were 8.0% higher than a year before, the biggest annual ..
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Wage data dents dollar recovery before Fed rate decision
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell on Tuesday, giving up earlier gains, after data showed U.S. labor costs i..
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Healthcare job applications dip as unrest in the sector grows
Data reveals applications and salaries down in 2022 The number of professionals applying for jobs in the healthcare sector fell consis..
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New VAX Platinum SmartWash Pet-Design – Our best ever carpet washer just got better!
Introducing the answer to whole home and pet mess cleaning, the brand new VAX platinum SmartWash Pet-deisgn carpet washer. Featuring e..
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Dutch telecom KPN locks in 2023 targets helped by cost controls
(Reuters) -Dutch telecoms company KPN NV aims to slightly improve its core profit this year, it confirmed on Tuesday, supported by cos..
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Athletics-Farah returns for London Marathon before likely 2023 retirement
(Reuters) -Britain’s four-times Olympic champion Mo Farah said on Tuesday he expects 2023 to be the final year of his career, af..
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Banks should be taking steps to future-proof themselves
By John da Gama-Rose, Head of BFS, Global Growth Markets, Cognizant Businesses across the world are facing a combination of cr..
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London’s financial service jobs hit five year high
Key stats from Morgan McKinley’s 2022 London Employment Monitor: 36% increase in jobseekers for 2022 from 2021 16% increase in jobs a..
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Nissan and Renault agree to overhaul alliance, this time as equals
By Maki Shiraki and Gilles Guillaume TOKYO/PARIS (Reuters) -Nissan Motor Co and Renault SA agreed on Monday to a sweeping remake of th..
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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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Innovation scale-up Wazoku agrees acquisition of UK idea management platform, Idea Drop
Idea Drop was founded by Charlie de Rusett and Owen Hunnam in 2014. It provides its idea management platform to customers, incl..
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Skills shortages are far from over – firms with slow hiring processes are losing out
While the record-breaking vacancy numbers of last year have slowed, the UK is still in the midst of a skills shortage, with the..
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A look at the top six fintech trends in the UK in 2023
By Lynne Darcey Quigley, CEO and Founder of Know-it There are a variety of reasons why this past year has..
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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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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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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 (Re..
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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
(Reuters) -Activist investor Elliott Management Corp has made a multi-billion dollar investment in cloud-based software firm Salesforc..
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European Central Bank to raise deposit rate to 3.25% by mid-year: Reuters poll
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will be more aggressive than previously thought in its tightening..
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Wealthtech is driving the 2023 financial revolution
By Nigel Green, deVere Group CEO & Founder The global wealthtech industry is booming, having had a phenomenally succ..
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CPaaS remains an under-utilised engagement platform; but market showing strong growth worth USD52.8 billion in 2026
– Just $1 in every $5 spent by a brand on CPaaS in 2022 had the potential of driving consumer interaction – Brands’..
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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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European junk debt sales spring back to life as sentiment improves
By Chiara Elisei LONDON (Reuters) – Junk-rated companies in Europe have raised $1.4 billion from bond sales this month as invest..
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Latest ONS labour statistics: Continued growth of self-employed increases need for umbrella regulation
Responding to the latest labour market data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Tania Bowers, Global Public Policy D..
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Analysis-Bond traders get their swagger back in rate-obsessed markets
By Lananh Nguyen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bond traders are stars again on Wall Street. Fixed income, currencies and commodities (FIC..
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ECB can cut carbon footprint by shedding bonds of biggest polluters
By Virginia Furness and Francesco Canepa LONDON (Reuters) -The European Central Bank could radically cut the carbon footprint of its c..
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Explainer-Why Malaysia is considering a ban on palm oil exports to the European Union
By Mei Mei Chu KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia, the world’s second-largest palm oil producer, on Thursday said it might ..
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EDPR brings Iberia’s first wind-solar power plant on-stream
By Sergio Goncalves and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) – EDP Renovaveis, the world’s fourth-largest renewable power produ..
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