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European stocks find support at end of volatile week

European stocks find support at end of volatile week

(Reuters) -European shares rose on Friday, as sentiment stabilised at the end of a volatile week dominated by worries about aggressive..

Germany promises G7 show of unity against Russia as ministers meet

Germany promises G7 show of unity against Russia as ministers meet

By Alexander Ratz and John Irish WEISSENHAUS, Germany (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from the G7 group of rich nations aim to giv..

Explainer-How N.Korea’s COVID-19 outbreak could ignite a major health crisis

Explainer-How N.Korea’s COVID-19 outbreak could ignite a major health crisis

By Soo-hyang Choi and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s admission that it is battling an “explosive” ..

Analysis: Traders ready for wilder swings as rate rises stoke volatility

Analysis: Traders ready for wilder swings as rate rises stoke volatility

By Dhara Ranasinghe, Saikat Chatterjee and Davide Barbuscia LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Traders in the world’s largest mar..

How does sales training spur growth for fintechs?

How does sales training spur growth for fintechs?

  By Shabri Lakhani, CEO of SalesWorks  With fintech being one of the fastest growing sectors, the industry attracts a large numb..

New data reveals how retailers can meet consumer expectations for the metaverse, sustainability, and more

New data reveals how retailers can meet consumer expectations for the metaverse, sustainability, and more

  Productsup’s study finds consumers need more product information to make purchases in the physical, digital, and virtual ..

Technology

CyberArk Ventures Launches with $30 Million Fund to Fuel Innovative Cybersecurity Technologies

CyberArk Ventures Launches with $30 Million Fund to Fuel Innovative Cybersecurity Technologies

  CyberArk Aligns with World-Class Investors Including Venrock, YL Ventures, Team8 Capital and Merlin Ventures to Fund Cybersecurity Start-Ups w..

Aqueous Digital’s youngest employee on shortlist for Halton Business Award

Aqueous Digital’s youngest employee on shortlist for Halton Business Award

Teenage apprentice, Katie Marsden is a finalist in the Young Achiever of the Year category. A teenager’s initiative and positive atti..

Pixomondo to deploy Vicon solution for virtual production stages

Pixomondo to deploy Vicon solution for virtual production stages

The VFX giant’s partnership with Vicon reflects its ambitious expansion plans in the virtual production space Oxford, UK – 12th May 20..

Why Apple CEO is right to call staff back to the office

Why Apple CEO is right to call staff back to the office

  Responding to the criticism received by Apple CEO, Tim Cook, for asking staff to return to the office, global workplace creatio..

Finance

Griffin submits application for UK banking authorisation, hitting major milestone in building a developer-friendly bank for fintechs

Griffin submits application for UK banking authorisation, hitting major milestone in building a developer-friendly bank for fintechs

  The London-based company is building an API-first Banking as-a-Service (BaaS) platform, designed to couple best-in-class technology with the se..

AMS named Leader in Everest Group RPO PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2022 for twelfth time

AMS named Leader in Everest Group RPO PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2022 for twelfth time

Global provider of talent outsourcing and advisory services, AMS (formerly Alexander Mann Solutions), has retained its position as a L..

Mental Health Awareness Week: How to support the mental health of employees that work remotely

Mental Health Awareness Week: How to support the mental health of employees that work remotely

  By Tanya Woolf, Head of Psychological Services at Onebright With Mental Health Awareness Week taking place Monday 9 to Sunday 1..

Progress Extends the Power of DevSecOps to Cloud-Native Assets with the First Release of Progress® Chef® Cloud Security

Progress Extends the Power of DevSecOps to Cloud-Native Assets with the First Release of Progress® Chef® Cloud Security

  Company to debut latest additions to its policy-based portfolio during live virtual event on 25th May READING, UK – 10th ..

AXA, Unilever to join new 1 billion euro regenerative agriculture fund

AXA, Unilever to join new 1 billion euro regenerative agriculture fund

ZURICH (Reuters) – Insurer Axa and consumer goods group Unilever plan to invest 100 million euros each into a new 1 billion euro..

ECB firms up expectations for July interest rate hike

ECB firms up expectations for July interest rate hike

LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – The European Central Bank has firmed up expectations that it will raise its benchmark interest rate in Jul..

Nearly 5 million jobs lost in Ukraine as war pummels economy – ILO

Nearly 5 million jobs lost in Ukraine as war pummels economy – ILO

LONDON (Reuters) – Around 4.8 million jobs have been lost in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion in February, as the..

Shares drop, yields shoot up after U.S. inflation data

Shares drop, yields shoot up after U.S. inflation data

By Danilo Masoni MILAN (Reuters) – World shares turned lower on Wednesday and bond yields shot up after U.S. data showed inflati..

Dollar moves off lows on heels of inflation data

Dollar moves off lows on heels of inflation data

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar moved sharply off its lows on Wednesday and briefly turned positive on the ..

Ukraine pushes Russian forces back, restricts gas flow to Europe

Ukraine pushes Russian forces back, restricts gas flow to Europe

By Pavel Polityuk and Jonathan Landay KYIV/VILHIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukrainian forces reported battlefield gains on Wednesday in a ..

Factbox-Potential bidders in Norway’s first offshore wind tender

Factbox-Potential bidders in Norway’s first offshore wind tender

By Nora Buli OSLO (Reuters) – Norway has earmarked two areas in the North Sea to accommodate up to 4.5 gigawatt (GW) of floating..

Absence of Employment Bill suggests the skills agenda slipping down Government’s priority list

Absence of Employment Bill suggests the skills agenda slipping down Government’s priority list

  The absence of the Employment Bill in the Queen’s Speech delivered by Prince Charles today suggests that the skills agenda is s..

SECU To Deploy Scienaptic’s AI-Powered Credit Decisioning Platform

SECU To Deploy Scienaptic’s AI-Powered Credit Decisioning Platform

  Initial tests show potential for 19% more approvals, 22% reduced loss rate and 80% auto-decision rate NEW YORK – May 10, 2022 –..

There has been little or no improvement in diversity or inclusion at work despite increased focus on this area over the past two years  – new research reveals

There has been little or no improvement in diversity or inclusion at work despite increased focus on this area over the past two years  – new research reveals

  Despite more than £6 billion being spent on Diversity and Inclusion initiatives, the workplace is still full of inequality, pre..

TECH RECYCLING FIRM ANNOUNCES EIGHT FIGURE INVESTMENT TO CREATE A £25M IT ASSET DISPOSAL MARKET LEADER

TECH RECYCLING FIRM ANNOUNCES EIGHT FIGURE INVESTMENT TO CREATE A £25M IT ASSET DISPOSAL MARKET LEADER

Tier 1, the leading UK circular economy technology company, has announced an eight-figure investment in IT asset disposal business EOL..

Is the Smart Money You Need to Grow Your Fintech Startup Really “Smart”?

Is the Smart Money You Need to Grow Your Fintech Startup Really “Smart”?

  Five Things Fintech Founders Should Consider When Choosing the Best VC Partner  By Daniel Ibri, Managing Partner at Mindset Ve..

Analysis: Blockchain needs MP3 music moment to win over markets

Analysis: Blockchain needs MP3 music moment to win over markets

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Blockchain needs its own music industry ‘MP3′ moment as fragmented regulation and te..

Wall Street set to open higher, oil prices extend losses

Wall Street set to open higher, oil prices extend losses

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -European stock indexes rose on Tuesday as risk appetite showed some signs of picking up again ..

Explainer-What will a Marcos presidency in the Philippines look like?

Explainer-What will a Marcos presidency in the Philippines look like?

By Martin Petty (Reuters) – Ferdinand Marcos Jr has swept an election in the Philippines and will begin a six-year term as presi..

Tesla stutters under tighter Shanghai lockdown; Beijing keeps hunting COVID

Tesla stutters under tighter Shanghai lockdown; Beijing keeps hunting COVID

By David Stanway and Martin Quin Pollard SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Tesla operated its Shanghai plant well below capacity on Tuesday,..

Factbox-UK government sets out priorities in Queen’s speech

Factbox-UK government sets out priorities in Queen’s speech

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes to reset his government on Tuesday with plans aimed at winning bac..

For some European states, rising debt costs rekindle 2011 crisis memories

For some European states, rising debt costs rekindle 2011 crisis memories

By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – The rise in European bond yields is alarming some economists, who warn that Italy and Gre..

Cryptoverse: Buying the dip? Bitcoin’s a rates rookie

Cryptoverse: Buying the dip? Bitcoin’s a rates rookie

By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Medha Singh (Reuters) – Bitcoin has scant experience with rising interest rates, posing perils for..

Trinity Business School to become net carbon neutral by 2030 with new strategy

Trinity Business School to become net carbon neutral by 2030 with new strategy

Trinity Business School has unveiled its new strategy, formally committing to the mission of ‘transforming business for good’ and beco..

50% of older women reveal they will have to keep working beyond retirement

50% of older women reveal they will have to keep working beyond retirement

53% women worry that their pension is not enough for them to be financially independent. New research from 1,356 older workers (aged ..

Levo Credit Union Deploys Scienaptic’s AI-Powered Credit Decision Platform To Enhance Loan Approvals

Levo Credit Union Deploys Scienaptic’s AI-Powered Credit Decision Platform To Enhance Loan Approvals

  Early results indicate potential for 42% more auto-approvals for auto loans and 45% more auto-approvals for unsecured loans NEW..

Prelim Selected to Demo at FinovateSpring

Prelim Selected to Demo at FinovateSpring

  SAN FRANCISCO, May 9, 2022 – Prelim, a leading fintech provider optimizing digital banking experiences for financial institutio..