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EV maker Rivian prices IPO above range to raise over $11.9 billion

EV maker Rivian prices IPO above range to raise over $11.9 billion

By Echo Wang and Anirban Sen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Amazon-backed electric vehicle (EV) maker Rivian sold shares in its initial public of..

Smartphone maker Xiaomi switches China playbook with eye toward EV showrooms

Smartphone maker Xiaomi switches China playbook with eye toward EV showrooms

By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp is revamping its playbook in its home country by openi..

Volkswagen plans farewell to legendary Santana model in China

Volkswagen plans farewell to legendary Santana model in China

BEIJING (Reuters) – Volkswagen plans to stop making Santana cars in China, bidding farewell after over three decades to its firs..

TSMC, Sony to invest $7 billion for new Japanese chip plant

TSMC, Sony to invest $7 billion for new Japanese chip plant

TOKYO (Reuters) – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said on Tuesday it would build a $7 billion chip plant in Japan w..

How are regulators seeking to deal with AI in the financial sector?: The advantages of AI in the banking sector

How are regulators seeking to deal with AI in the financial sector?: The advantages of AI in the banking sector

By: Manoj Mistry, Managing Director at IBOS Association Artificial Intelligence (AI) is complex and constantly evolving. Still in its ..

World heading for 2.4C of warming after latest climate pledges -analysts

World heading for 2.4C of warming after latest climate pledges -analysts

By Kate Abnett GLASGOW (Reuters) – New national pledges to tackle climate change this decade would lead to around 2.4 degrees Ce..

Greenpeace Germany sues Volkswagen over carbon emissions targets

Greenpeace Germany sues Volkswagen over carbon emissions targets

BERLIN (Reuters) -Environmental activist Clara Mayer and the heads of Greenpeace Germany have sued Volkswagen in a German court, the N..

Women hold only 44.2% of postgraduate management qualifications in France

Women hold only 44.2% of postgraduate management qualifications in France

8 November 2021 Business schools need to improve classroom diversity, finds new report from the Graduate Management Admission Council ..

Eager travellers line up for U.S. flights as COVID travel curbs are lifted

Eager travellers line up for U.S. flights as COVID travel curbs are lifted

By Tara Oakes and Antony Paone LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) -Travellers excited at the prospect of reuniting with family and friends headed ..

Henkel trims earnings outlook on raw material price spike

Henkel trims earnings outlook on raw material price spike

BERLIN (Reuters) – German consumer goods group Henkel trimmed its full-year earnings outlook on Monday, saying it could not full..

Ant Group starts to differentiate consumer loan business Jiebei from bank loans

Ant Group starts to differentiate consumer loan business Jiebei from bank loans

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Ant Group said on Monday that it is making efforts to “differentiate” part of its ..

Tennis-Raducanu won’t let off-court commitments interfere with training

Tennis-Raducanu won’t let off-court commitments interfere with training

(Reuters) – Britain’s Emma Raducanu said she will not let her off-court commitments get in the way of training as she look..

Global COVID-19 cases hit 250 million, eastern Europe infections at record levels

Global COVID-19 cases hit 250 million, eastern Europe infections at record levels

By Roshan Abraham and Rittik Biswas (Reuters) – Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 250 million on Monday as some countries in easte..

U.S. job growth regains momentum; worker shortages persist

U.S. job growth regains momentum; worker shortages persist

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. employment increased more than expected in October as the headwind from the surge ..

Pfizer says antiviral pill cuts risk of severe COVID-19 by 89%

Pfizer says antiviral pill cuts risk of severe COVID-19 by 89%

By Deena Beasley (Reuters) -A trial of Pfizer Inc’s experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 was stopped early after the drug wa..

Japan’s economy likely shrank in Q3 on weak consumption, output – Reuters poll

Japan’s economy likely shrank in Q3 on weak consumption, output – Reuters poll

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s economy likely contracted in the third quarter as curbs to contain COVID-19 infe..

Britain approves Merck’s COVID-19 pill in world first

Britain approves Merck’s COVID-19 pill in world first

By Pushkala Aripaka (Reuters) -Britain on Thursday became the first country in the world to approve a potentially game-changing COVID-..

Subsiding Delta wave seen boosting U.S. job growth; worker shortages still a constraint

Subsiding Delta wave seen boosting U.S. job growth; worker shortages still a constraint

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth likely accelerated in October as the headwind from the surge in COVID-1..

Nintendo says chip shortage hitting hardware development

Nintendo says chip shortage hitting hardware development

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Nintendo Co Ltd said on Friday that a global chip shortage which forced the firm to scale back e..

Fintech Currensea launches ‘powered by’ programme to allow charities and businesses to offer cards automatically allocating FX savings to a cause

Fintech Currensea launches ‘powered by’ programme to allow charities and businesses to offer cards automatically allocating FX savings to a cause

Currensea, which offers the UK’s first open banking-enabled direct debit travel card, launches its ‘powered-by’ programme, allowing c..

Business

As remittances to Ukraine soar, Azimo launches fastest-ever service with Ukraine’s leading bank

As remittances to Ukraine soar, Azimo launches fastest-ever service with Ukraine’s leading bank

London: Ukrainians living overseas can now send money instantly to their loved ones back home. That’s thanks to a partnership between Azimo, Europe’s ..

How criticism at work is handled by different cultures

How criticism at work is handled by different cultures

Cultural differences in communication and dealing with conflict lead to significant challenges in international working environments, ..

Britain tells climate talks coal era ending as carbon emissions surge

Britain tells climate talks coal era ending as carbon emissions surge

By Kate Abnett and Elizabeth Piper GLASGOW (Reuters) -U.N. conference host Britain said 77 countries had pledged to phase out coal, di..

Fed, ECB, and BOE hop aboard the ‘transitory’ inflation express

Fed, ECB, and BOE hop aboard the ‘transitory’ inflation express

By Dan Burns and Howard Schneider (Reuters) -The world’s top central banks are pushing back in unison on the idea that higher in..

LATAM Banking Trojan, Mekotio, Returns in Stronger Form

LATAM Banking Trojan, Mekotio, Returns in Stronger Form

After Spanish police arrested 16 suspects on charges of laundering funds, the banking trojan used in the crimes makes a comeback. Name..

COP26 coalition worth $130 trillion vows to put climate at heart of finance

COP26 coalition worth $130 trillion vows to put climate at heart of finance

By Simon Jessop and Andrea Shalal GLASGOW (Reuters) -Banks, insurers and investors with around $130 trillion or 40% of the world’..

AirAsia interested in potential Airbus A321neo freighter

AirAsia interested in potential Airbus A321neo freighter

By Liz Lee KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s AirAsia Group Bhd is in talks with Airbus SE about its interest in the manu..

Online fashion retailer Zalando’s profit falls as in-store sales rebound

Online fashion retailer Zalando’s profit falls as in-store sales rebound

BERLIN (Reuters) -German online fashion retailer Zalando reported a slump in quarterly profit on Wednesday as it offered discounts to ..

UK house prices show unexpected strength in October: Nationwide

UK house prices show unexpected strength in October: Nationwide

LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices rose last month at a faster rate than expected as robust demand and a lack of new homes ..

Corporate Social Responsibility practices do not always improve sustainability

Corporate Social Responsibility practices do not always improve sustainability

2 November 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility practices do not always have a positive effect on sustainability, according to new res..

Digital transformation in corporate lending. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Digital transformation in corporate lending. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

By: Chris Papathanassi- Fintech entrepreneur, The Rubik’s Cube; a difficult nut to crack. It is multi-faceted, offers the ..

Over 100 global leaders pledge to end deforestation by 2030

Over 100 global leaders pledge to end deforestation by 2030

By Jake Spring and Simon Jessop GLASGOW (Reuters) -More than 100 global leaders have pledged to halt and reverse deforestation and lan..

Meta denies Kazakh claim of exclusive access to Facebook’s content reporting system

Meta denies Kazakh claim of exclusive access to Facebook’s content reporting system

ALMATY (Reuters) – Facebook owner Meta Platforms on Tuesday denied a claim by the Kazakh government that it had been granted exc..

Maersk triples quarterly profit despite lower container volumes

Maersk triples quarterly profit despite lower container volumes

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk on Tuesday said record-high freight rates boosted quarterly earnings de..

WeWork rival IWG quarterly revenue dips on prolonged pandemic impact

WeWork rival IWG quarterly revenue dips on prolonged pandemic impact

(Reuters) – Office rental firm IWG Plc reported a slight fall in third-quarter revenue on Tuesday as a resurgence in global COVI..

Elon Musk goes viral on Chinese social media with ancient poem post

Elon Musk goes viral on Chinese social media with ancient poem post

(Refiles to fix location in dateline) By Eduardo Baptista HONG KONG (Reuters) – The posting of an ancient Chinese poem by Tesla ..

Analysis-‘Perfect storm’: Poor Britons caught in cost-of-living squeeze

Analysis-‘Perfect storm’: Poor Britons caught in cost-of-living squeeze

By Hugo Greenhalgh LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Rising mortgage rates, fuel and grocery prices soaring, national insura..