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Japan finds stainless steel particles in suspended doses of Moderna vaccine

Japan finds stainless steel particles in suspended doses of Moderna vaccine

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s health ministry said on Wednesday that contaminants found in suspended Moderna Inc <MRNA.O>..

Bank of England names former Goldman economist Pill to top economics role

Bank of England names former Goldman economist Pill to top economics role

By David Milliken and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England named Huw Pill, a former chief European economist at Gol..

OPEC+ seen sticking to policy despite higher oil demand

OPEC+ seen sticking to policy despite higher oil demand

By Ahmad Ghaddar, Rania El Gamal and Alex Lawler LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) -OPEC and its allies will likely stick to their existing polic..

English study finds long COVID affects up to 1 in 7 children months after infection

English study finds long COVID affects up to 1 in 7 children months after infection

LONDON (Reuters) – As many as 1 in 7 children may have symptoms linked to the coronavirus months after testing positive for COVI..

Google appeals French 500 million eur copyright fine

Google appeals French 500 million eur copyright fine

PARIS (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google said on Wednesday it was appealing a “disproportionate” 500 million euro (..

WH Smith warns on 2022 profit due to slow travel recovery

WH Smith warns on 2022 profit due to slow travel recovery

By Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) -WH Smith’s 2022 profit is likely to be at the lower end of market expectations, the British retai..

IFX Payments appoints Tony Brown as new Head of Compliance

IFX Payments appoints Tony Brown as new Head of Compliance

The appointment looks to bolster the company’s standing as a champion of regulation in the payments industry London, IFX Payments, the..

GSK, SK Bioscience to test COVID-19 vaccine against AstraZeneca shot

GSK, SK Bioscience to test COVID-19 vaccine against AstraZeneca shot

(Reuters) – Britain’s GSK and South Korea’s SK Bioscience said on Tuesday the drugmakers have begun a late-stage tri..

France&#8217;s Vivendi sells 2.9% of Universal to Pershing Square for $1.15 billion

France’s Vivendi sells 2.9% of Universal to Pershing Square for $1.15 billion

PARIS (Reuters) – Billionaire hedge fund manager William Ackman’s Pershing Square fund has committed to acquire an additio..

Ida loses punch, levees hold, but Louisiana expects more rain and flooding

Ida loses punch, levees hold, but Louisiana expects more rain and flooding

By Devika Krishna Kumar NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Ida lost some of its punch over southwestern Mississippi on Monday after making ..

Hurricane Ida lashes Louisiana, knocking out power in New Orleans

Hurricane Ida lashes Louisiana, knocking out power in New Orleans

By Devika Krishna Kumar and Jonathan Allen NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) -Hurricane Ida plowed into Louisiana from the Gulf of Mexico as a fie..

EIG Global Energy Partners submits offer for Petrobras pipelines in Brazil, source says

EIG Global Energy Partners submits offer for Petrobras pipelines in Brazil, source says

By Gram Slattery RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – U.S. private equity firm EIG Global Energy Partners submitted a binding offer worth ..

Bank of England removes paintings of governors linked to slave trade

Bank of England removes paintings of governors linked to slave trade

By Huw Jones and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England said on Friday it has removed 10 oil paintings and busts of..

Cricket-India lose Rahul as England continue victory march

Cricket-India lose Rahul as England continue victory march

LEEDS, England (Reuters) – England grabbed a massive first innings lead of 354 runs and then reduced India to 34-1 to stay on co..

3D printed homes and generative design: Why Home building is due for a digital transformation

3D printed homes and generative design: Why Home building is due for a digital transformation

By: Dr Benjamin Coorey-chief executive officer and co-founder of Archistar. Building a home is a difficult endeavour for any developer..

Lost in translation: the importance of getting your translation strategy in investment reporting right

Lost in translation: the importance of getting your translation strategy in investment reporting right

Investment reporting is a recognised component in the investment management lifecycle, but there is one area within this process that ..

How can open finance bring about more financial inclusion to the marketplace?

How can open finance bring about more financial inclusion to the marketplace?

By: Nick Raper, Head of UK, Nuapay As the next step in the open banking journey, open finance has the power to enable businesses and c..

Toshiba in talks with four investment firms for strategic ideas -sources

Toshiba in talks with four investment firms for strategic ideas -sources

By Makiko Yamazaki and Scott Murdoch TOKYO/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Toshiba Corp is in talks with at least four global private equity firm..

J&#038;J says booster dose increased antibodies in early-stage studies

J&J says booster dose increased antibodies in early-stage studies

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – A booster dose of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine sharply increased leve..

S.Korea parliament committee votes to curb Google, Apple commission dominance

S.Korea parliament committee votes to curb Google, Apple commission dominance

SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean parliamentary committee voted early on Wednesday to recommend amending a law, a key step toward..

Sydney hospitals under strain as coronavirus cases hit record

Sydney hospitals under strain as coronavirus cases hit record

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Sydney’s COVID-19 cases rose to a new daily record on Wednesday, putting parts of the health system und..

McDonald&#8217;s milkshakes off the British menu after supply chain issues

McDonald’s milkshakes off the British menu after supply chain issues

LONDON (Reuters) – McDonald’s said it had taken milkshakes and bottled drinks off the menu at all of its British restauran..

Luxury to essential: Latam boosts internet access in pandemic

Luxury to essential: Latam boosts internet access in pandemic

By Anastasia Moloney and Fabio Teixeira BOGOTA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) -Huddled over a red tablet on loan from the..

Israel&#8217;s COVID-19 vaccine boosters show signs of taming Delta

Israel’s COVID-19 vaccine boosters show signs of taming Delta

By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Less than a month into a COVID-19 vaccine booster drive, Israel is seeing signs of an impact on ..

Bitcoin price rises past $50,000 as rebound continues

Bitcoin price rises past $50,000 as rebound continues

LONDON (Reuters) – Bitcoin’s price surged past $50,000 on Monday for the first time since May, continuing its rebound from..

Fed chief Powell&#8217;s record &#8216;mixed,&#8217; think tank says

Fed chief Powell’s record ‘mixed,’ think tank says

By Ann Saphir (Reuters) – A think tank highly critical of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s record on banking regulati..

UK economic growth slowed again in August as post-lockdown shortages bite &#8211; PMI

UK economic growth slowed again in August as post-lockdown shortages bite – PMI

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s post-lockdown economic bounce-back slowed sharply in August as companies struggled with unpre..

Shares in UK chain Sainsbury&#8217;s jump 11% on report of buyout interest

Shares in UK chain Sainsbury’s jump 11% on report of buyout interest

(Reuters) – Shares in Sainsbury’s jumped 11% to a three-year high on Monday after a report over the weekend said private e..

‘Paw Patrol’ unleashed: Behind ViacomCBS’s plan to take on Disney

‘Paw Patrol’ unleashed: Behind ViacomCBS’s plan to take on Disney

By Helen Coster (Reuters) -When “Paw Patrol: The Movie” hits theaters and the Paramount+ streaming service on Friday, it will kick off..

Wall Street bounces, oil slides as markets mull murky economic picture

Wall Street bounces, oil slides as markets mull murky economic picture

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Stocks recovered ground on Friday amid concerns about global economic growth amid rising coron..

Factbox-How Big Tech is faring against U.S. lawsuits and probes

Factbox-How Big Tech is faring against U.S. lawsuits and probes

(Reuters) – Big Tech platforms Facebook Inc and Google have been hit with a series of antitrust lawsuits by the U.S. federal gov..

Musk says Tesla will launch prototype of humanoid robot next year

Musk says Tesla will launch prototype of humanoid robot next year

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk on Thursday said it will probably launch the prototype of a humanoid robot cal..

COVID-fuelled semiconductor crunch chips away at carmakers

COVID-fuelled semiconductor crunch chips away at carmakers

By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – In grim warnings this week, major carmakers including Toyota and Volkswagen offered fresh evide..

Stung by climate change: drought-weakened bee colonies shrink U.S. honey crop, threaten almonds

Stung by climate change: drought-weakened bee colonies shrink U.S. honey crop, threaten almonds

By Karl Plume GACKLE, North Dakota (Reuters) – There was barely a buzz in the air as John Miller pried the lid off of a crate, o..

Musk&#8217;s &#8216;AI Day&#8217; confronts tough questions about Tesla&#8217;s technology

Musk’s ‘AI Day’ confronts tough questions about Tesla’s technology

By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – At Tesla’s “Autonomy Day” event in April 2019, Chief Executive Elon M..

Business

Gold-based fintech Glint smashes another landmark passing £200m in transactions processed since launch

Gold-based fintech Glint smashes another landmark passing £200m in transactions processed since launch

49% jump since January as popularity of alternative currencies gathers pace due to inflation rises Recent successful UK crowdfunding campaign raised o..

Global Digital Business Identity Initiative Launches to Boost Financial Inclusion for African Businesses

Global Digital Business Identity Initiative Launches to Boost Financial Inclusion for African Businesses

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group), Zimbabwe’s NMB Bank Limited, GLEIF, Cenfri and Cornerstone unlock access to trade finance and boos..