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Engineering skills shortages intensify: Data reveals job applications tumbling

Engineering skills shortages intensify: Data reveals job applications tumbling

  Following a tumultuous period in the first half of the year which saw engineering vacancy numbers shift drastically month-on-mo..

Technology

Umbraco launches Marketplace to support composable technology roadmap

Umbraco launches Marketplace to support composable technology roadmap

  – additional Technology Partners’ integration packages bolster Umbraco composable DXP strategy – Odense, Denmark, 1st December 202..

Technology

Latest SonicWall Intelligence Reveals Unstable Cyber Threat Landscape, Amplifying Concerns for Security Professionals

Latest SonicWall Intelligence Reveals Unstable Cyber Threat Landscape, Amplifying Concerns for Security Professionals

  -Global malware volume tops 4 billion, flat through three quarters -Malware attempts dipped 8% in U.S., rose 3% in EMEA Despite 31% decline in ..

Passion Digital Research Shows a Shocking Lack of Black Representation in Awards Wins

Passion Digital Research Shows a Shocking Lack of Black Representation in Awards Wins

  To celebrate Black History Month, Brixton-based digital marketing agency Passion Digital wanted to raise awareness about the la..

Solace and Gravitee.io Form Strategic Partnership to Deliver Next-Generation Event-Native API Management Platform

Solace and Gravitee.io Form Strategic Partnership to Deliver Next-Generation Event-Native API Management Platform

  Integrated solution will enable enterprises to manage, secure and govern their entire API and event-driven landscape Gravitee...

Second Hand Market Becomes First Choice for Cash Strapped Millions

Second Hand Market Becomes First Choice for Cash Strapped Millions

  – 28.7% of consumers will turn to second hand goods & shop in charity shops – 41.4% of consumers state they will not be buy..

GSI Group expands towards £1 billion portfolio goal with acquisition of Oakfield Financial Consultants

GSI Group expands towards £1 billion portfolio goal with acquisition of Oakfield Financial Consultants

  Leading south-east financial planning company, The GSI Group, has bought out Oakfield Financial Consultants Ltd as a first acqu..

Enterprise Cloud Data Management Leader Informatica and Productsup join forces to address burgeoning global P2C market

Enterprise Cloud Data Management Leader Informatica and Productsup join forces to address burgeoning global P2C market

  Ecommerce complexity, simplified by fast-tracked product information Productsup,  the leader in Product To Consumer (P2C) mana..

17 Goals Leading the World for Tomorrow: Vision 2045 presents innovative businesses shaping a better future

17 Goals Leading the World for Tomorrow: Vision 2045 presents innovative businesses shaping a better future

  2022 marks the 30-year milestone since the UNFCCC was adopted. Against a backdrop of rising urgencies, COP27 which will be held..

UK businesses put the brakes on hiring

UK businesses put the brakes on hiring

  Many businesses have put hiring on hold as they consider cost-cutting solutions, with recent data revealing that vacancy number..

Why silly distractions at work can be good for you

Why silly distractions at work can be good for you

  Positive interventions that distract us from difficult tasks actually help to reduce our stress levels, according to new resear..

Trade association welcomes Prime Minister’s focus on skills and immigration

Trade association welcomes Prime Minister’s focus on skills and immigration

  Reports that the new Prime Minister plans to reform the education system and make the UK more attractive to highly skilled non-..

Did you know installing an air source heat pump could give you a return on investment of 10% per annum?

Did you know installing an air source heat pump could give you a return on investment of 10% per annum?

  With Boiler Upgrade Scheme funding a homeowner can get an air source heat pump installation worth £12,000 for only £7,000, a wh..

Hybrid entrepreneurship better protects mental well-being

Hybrid entrepreneurship better protects mental well-being

  Entrepreneurs who work in a hybrid mode can learn to protect their psychological well-being, new research from the University o..

Research reveals that the broad majority of employees are unhappy with their current office environment, seek more workplace amenities

Research reveals that the broad majority of employees are unhappy with their current office environment, seek more workplace amenities

  A study by global workplace leader Unispace has revealed that most office spaces are no longer fit for purpose. Workplace ameni..

The top ten most stressful life events revealed

The top ten most stressful life events revealed

  The top ten most stressful life events in the UK have been revealed, with new research finding sitting exams and watching the n..

EU sets recycling, reuse targets to cut packaging waste

EU sets recycling, reuse targets to cut packaging waste

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission proposed on Wednesday new rules to reduce packaging waste thro..

BYD set to be China’s top-selling car brand for Nov, Tesla gains -data

BYD set to be China’s top-selling car brand for Nov, Tesla gains -data

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – BYD was the top-selling car brand in China in the first four weeks of November, brokerage data showed, outp..

Portugal’s Q3 growth accelerates with consumption but future not shining

Portugal’s Q3 growth accelerates with consumption but future not shining

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s economy expanded 0.4% in the third quarter from 0.1% in the previous qua..

FTX collapse shows urgent need to finalise EU crypto rules, says European Commission

FTX collapse shows urgent need to finalise EU crypto rules, says European Commission

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The “questionable practices” at now collapsed crypto exchange FTX would not have been allow..

World stocks upbeat on hopes for China re-opening, inflation peaking

World stocks upbeat on hopes for China re-opening, inflation peaking

By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) -World equity markets rallied on Wednesday lifted by hopes that inflation is peaking and a re-ope..

Global stocks to grind higher, lacklustre year ahead: Reuters poll

Global stocks to grind higher, lacklustre year ahead: Reuters poll

By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) – The global economy needs to find a more solid footing before most stock markets break out o..

Economic headwinds set to push oil below $100 in 2023: Reuters Poll

Economic headwinds set to push oil below $100 in 2023: Reuters Poll

By Seher Dareen (Reuters) – Brent oil prices will hold above the $100 level for the rest of 2022 as an impending EU ban on Russi..

Bank of England consults on remaining Basel bank capital rules

Bank of England consults on remaining Basel bank capital rules

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England confirmed on Wednesday that the rollout of remaining global bank capital rules would star..

Sweden, Finland and Turkey have made progress on NATO membership, Sweden says

Sweden, Finland and Turkey have made progress on NATO membership, Sweden says

BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Sweden and Finland have made good progress towards an agreement with Turkey on the Nordic countries’..

Oil up on lower U.S. crude stocks and dollar, OPEC+ and China concerns limit gains

Oil up on lower U.S. crude stocks and dollar, OPEC+ and China concerns limit gains

By Laila Kearney and Trixie Sher Li Yap (Reuters) – Oil prices posted gains of more than 1% in Asian trade on Wednesday on falli..

Croatia, heading to enter euro zone, adopts first budget in euros

Croatia, heading to enter euro zone, adopts first budget in euros

SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Croatia, which will enter the euro zone on Jan. 1, passed its first budget in euros on Tuesday, targeting a..

Dollar near one-week high as traders prepare for Powell, payrolls tests

Dollar near one-week high as traders prepare for Powell, payrolls tests

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar stuck close to a one-week high on Wednesday, holding on to gains from a thre..

Exclusive-Kazakh McDonald’s shut outlets temporarily after halting supplies from Russia – sources

Exclusive-Kazakh McDonald’s shut outlets temporarily after halting supplies from Russia – sources

By Mariya Gordeyeva ALMATY (Reuters) – McDonald’s licensee in Kazakhstan was forced to temporarily close its restaurants t..

BlockFi tells U.S. bankruptcy court it is ‘the antithesis of FTX’

BlockFi tells U.S. bankruptcy court it is ‘the antithesis of FTX’

By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -BlockFi, the first direct casualty of crypto exchange FTX’s collapse, told a U.S. bankruptcy judge..

Analysis-RBC tightens grip at home with $10 billion HSBC Canada bid, regulatory risks loom

Analysis-RBC tightens grip at home with $10 billion HSBC Canada bid, regulatory risks loom

By Divya Rajagopal and Saeed Azhar TORONTO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Royal Bank of Canada’s swift move to buy HSBC’s Cana..

German inflation eased in November but too soon for ‘all-clear’

German inflation eased in November but too soon for ‘all-clear’

By Miranda Murray and Balazs Koranyi BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s inflation cooled slightly in November, but remained near..

UK royals in U.S. spotlight as William and Kate visit

UK royals in U.S. spotlight as William and Kate visit

By Michael Holden and Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) – Prince William and his wife Kate fly out to the United States on Wednesday ..

London’s West End regains pre-pandemic buzz, boosting sales

London’s West End regains pre-pandemic buzz, boosting sales

By Aby Jose Koilparambil and Suban Abdulla (Reuters) -London’s West End has seen retail, hospitality and leisure venue sales ret..

UK mortgage approvals hit lowest since June 2020

UK mortgage approvals hit lowest since June 2020

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -The number of mortgages approved by lenders in Britain fell in October to its lowest since June 2020, ..

Greek residential property price recovery picks up in third quarter

Greek residential property price recovery picks up in third quarter

By George Georgiopoulos ATHENS (Reuters) – A recovery in Greece’s residential real estate market picked up pace in the thi..

Hyundai Motor, SK On sign EV battery supply pact for N. America

Hyundai Motor, SK On sign EV battery supply pact for N. America

By Heekyong Yang and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group has signed an agreement to source elect..