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Chipmaker Infineon ready to spend billions on acquisitions – CEO

Chipmaker Infineon ready to spend billions on acquisitions – CEO

MUNICH (Reuters) -Infineon is ready to spend several billion euros on the right takeover target as it searches for acquisitions to boo..

Receivables fintech Chaser provides a failsafe method for businesses to reduce late payments with direct debit and automated follow-ups

Receivables fintech Chaser provides a failsafe method for businesses to reduce late payments with direct debit and automated follow-ups

  Chaser, the global accounts receivables SaaS platform and credit control service provider launched direct debit functionality, ..

Calls not answered and annoying ‘on hold’ music are top customer phone gripes

Calls not answered and annoying ‘on hold’ music are top customer phone gripes

  A new survey shows that companies still aren’t answering their phones, messages aren’t being passed on, phone numbers aren’t be..

UK’s Argo Blockchain shares soar on deals to avoid bankruptcy

UK’s Argo Blockchain shares soar on deals to avoid bankruptcy

By Sinchita Mitra and Anchal Rana (Reuters) -Crypto miner Argo Blockchain said on Wednesday it will sell its mining facility Helios fo..

Exxon sues EU in move to block new windfall tax on oil companies

Exxon sues EU in move to block new windfall tax on oil companies

By Sabrina Valle (Reuters) – U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil Corp is suing the European Union in a bid to force it to scrap the bloc&..

Exploding Digital Myths in Talent Acquisition: An AMS Whitepaper

Exploding Digital Myths in Talent Acquisition: An AMS Whitepaper

  The latest whitepaper from AMS gives deep insight into the common myths around talent technology and demonstrates the benefits ..

Impact Investing Moving Mainstream To Drive Economic Growth

Impact Investing Moving Mainstream To Drive Economic Growth

  Research key findings Impact investing is on the brink of becoming a mainstream investment channel that will drive economic g..

Fraud and Scams Update Autumn 2022: The Biggest Scams to Watch Out for Right Now

Fraud and Scams Update Autumn 2022: The Biggest Scams to Watch Out for Right Now

  According to UK Finance’s most recent ‘Fraud the Facts’ update, £730.4 million was lost to unauthorised financial fraud in 2021..

Slipping over Mexico border, migrants get the jump on U.S. court ruling

Slipping over Mexico border, migrants get the jump on U.S. court ruling

By Jose Luis Gonzalez and Daina Beth Solomon CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) – Even before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday opt..

Asian shares muted as investors fret over China reopening

Asian shares muted as investors fret over China reopening

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian equities swung between losses and gains in choppy trading on Wednesday as investor..

Italy’s Nexi signs digital payments deal with TIM’s Olivetti

Italy’s Nexi signs digital payments deal with TIM’s Olivetti

xMILAN (Reuters) – Nexi and Telecom Italia’s Olivetti have teamed up to provide advanced electronic payment solutions to b..

Belgian court decides to keep EU corruption case suspect in detention

Belgian court decides to keep EU corruption case suspect in detention

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A Belgian appeals court decided on Tuesday to keep Niccolo Figa-Talamanca, an Italian suspect in a European..

European shares end higher on China recovery optimism

European shares end higher on China recovery optimism

By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -European shares closed a touch higher on Tuesday as China relaxing its COVID-1..

Oil hits 3-week high as China eases COVID curbs

Oil hits 3-week high as China eases COVID curbs

By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) -Oil hit a three-week high on Tuesday as China’s latest easing of COVID-19 restrictions spurred ..

UK retailers see 40% jump in Boxing Day shoppers -Springboard

UK retailers see 40% jump in Boxing Day shoppers -Springboard

LONDON (Reuters) – UK retail destinations enjoyed an almost 40% rise in shopper numbers on Monday after the first Christmas in t..

German businesses expect only mild recession as disruptions ease

German businesses expect only mild recession as disruptions ease

BERLIN (Reuters) – German companies expect only a mild recession next year despite headwinds from the energy crisis, raw materia..

Oil prices rise as China eases COVID curbs, U.S. storm fuels supply worries

Oil prices rise as China eases COVID curbs, U.S. storm fuels supply worries

By Isabel Kua SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices rose to three-week highs on Tuesday as China’s latest easing of COVID-19 restricti..

Board of Russia’s AvtoVAZ approves $585 million in 2023 investment programme – RIA agency

Board of Russia’s AvtoVAZ approves $585 million in 2023 investment programme – RIA agency

(Reuters) – The board of directors of Russian top carmaker AvtoVAZ approved the firm’s 2023 investment programme for just ..

Stocks advance, U.S. dollar retreats as China drops quarantine rule

Stocks advance, U.S. dollar retreats as China drops quarantine rule

By Xie Yu HONG KONG (Reuters) – Stock markets gained while the U.S. dollar softened on Tuesday after China said it would drop it..

Belarus sentences in absentia former Olympian Herasimenia to 12 years in prison – BelTA

Belarus sentences in absentia former Olympian Herasimenia to 12 years in prison – BelTA

By Ronald Popeski and Lidia Kelly (Reuters) – A Minsk court sentenced in absentia former Olympic swimmer Aliaksandra Herasimenia..

Russia could hike rates in 2023 if inflation risks have big impact -cenbank

Russia could hike rates in 2023 if inflation risks have big impact -cenbank

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Bank of Russia could raise interest rates in 2023 if inflationary risks such as labour shortages and impo..

Russia’s Sberbank urges Glencore to resolve dispute over oil bill

Russia’s Sberbank urges Glencore to resolve dispute over oil bill

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Sberbank on Monday accused Glencore of choosing not to foot a bill for oil supplied via the Russian lender, saying t..

Cricket-Not enough attention paid to international schedule – Stokes

Cricket-Not enough attention paid to international schedule – Stokes

(Reuters) – England test captain Ben Stokes has raised concerns over the scheduling of international cricket, saying the authori..

Dutch governor Knot signals ECB will keep raising rates in months ahead- FT

Dutch governor Knot signals ECB will keep raising rates in months ahead- FT

(Reuters) – Head of Dutch Central Bank Klaas Knot said with five policy meetings between now and July 2023, the ECB would achiev..

Battery swapping spurs Kenya’s electric motorbike drive

Battery swapping spurs Kenya’s electric motorbike drive

By Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) – Over recent months, sets of sturdy, brightly-branded battery swapping stations have cropped..

Japan insurers in talks with reinsurers to resume coverage in Russian waters

Japan insurers in talks with reinsurers to resume coverage in Russian waters

TOKYO (Reuters) – Three Japanese insurance companies that are set to halt marine coverage of risks related to the war in Ukraine..

The ICU is full’: medical staff on frontline of China’s COVID fight say hospitals are ‘overwhelmed’

The ICU is full’: medical staff on frontline of China’s COVID fight say hospitals are ‘overwhelmed’

By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) – In more than three decades of emergency medicine, Beijing-based doctor Howard Bernste..

Toyota’s Nov global vehicle production rises 1.5% to record 833,104

Toyota’s Nov global vehicle production rises 1.5% to record 833,104

TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp reported on Monday a 1.5% rise in November global vehicle output, reaching a new record of 8..

There are moments in life, when we find ourselves at a crossroads

There are moments in life, when we find ourselves at a crossroads

    Business leaders from all over the world are working tirelessly in managing the short to long term pressures and uncerta..

Taiwan reports China’s largest incursion yet to air defence zone

Taiwan reports China’s largest incursion yet to air defence zone

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Seventy-one Chinese air force aircraft including fighter jets and drones entered Taiwan’s air def..

Russia’s Rosatom sees 2022 exports growth at 15% – report

Russia’s Rosatom sees 2022 exports growth at 15% – report

(Reuters) – Russia’s Rosatom expects its 2022 exports growth at 15%, while its foreign order portfolio has remained stable..

Technology

Innovation remains key to continued success for UK fintech

Innovation remains key to continued success for UK fintech

  David Byrne, Director at ForrestBrown The UK has faced more than its fair share of economic upheaval in recent times, from Brexit and the pande..

Sustainability in Procurement

Sustainability in Procurement

  Smashing budgets and ESG goals with Spend Management Technology ByChris Holmes, Vice-President of Spend Management at Advanced ..

Making a better future by stepping off the beaten track

Making a better future by stepping off the beaten track

  Our current times are characterised by multiple, overlapping crises and transformations. They influence global trade networks, ..

Amazon may be responsible for allowing Louboutin knock-off ads, EU court says

Amazon may be responsible for allowing Louboutin knock-off ads, EU court says

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Online retailer Amazon.com may be deemed responsible for advertising of counterfeit Christian Loubo..

Banker bonuses go from boom to bust in jarring reversal

Banker bonuses go from boom to bust in jarring reversal

By Lananh Nguyen, Saeed Azhar and Lawrence White NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Bankers in New York and London are bracing for year-end bo..

Early data from Productsup reveals commerce plans for holiday season

Early data from Productsup reveals commerce plans for holiday season

  Ad spend down, the metaverse out, and sustainable shopping thriving in new data from P2C leader Productsup, the leading P2C da..