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New Trade and Investment Summit set to boost trade between the UK and French speaking Africa

New Trade and Investment Summit set to boost trade between the UK and French speaking Africa

UK businesses are set to benefit from an enhanced trade relationship with Francophon..

European airlines see travel withstanding consumer squeeze for now

European airlines see travel withstanding consumer squeeze for now

By Sarah Young and Klaus Lauer LONDON (Reuters) – British Airways-owner IAG, E..

Hot U.S. inflation data reignites global selloff

Hot U.S. inflation data reignites global selloff

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – MSCI’s global stock index lurched to a ..

IKEA reports record sales as price hikes offset weakening consumer confidence

IKEA reports record sales as price hikes offset weakening consumer confidence

By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Budget furniture giant IKEA reported record h..

Dr. Aleksandra Peeva joins LSE IDEAS as Mladena and Dianko Sotirov Visiting Fellow

Dr. Aleksandra Peeva joins LSE IDEAS as Mladena and Dianko Sotirov Visiting Fellow

Dr. Aleksandra Peeva has been named the 2022-2023 Mladena and Dianko Sotirov Visitin..

ONS labour statistics: Recruitment in the UK still tough despite vacancy decline

ONS labour statistics: Recruitment in the UK still tough despite vacancy decline

  Responding to the latest Labour Market data from the Office for National Stat..

ONS data reveals need for better hiring practices across the UK

ONS data reveals need for better hiring practices across the UK

  Responding to the continued increase in skills shortages – with the Office fo..

Demand for flexible pay solutions is growing: but payroll is behind the curve•

Demand for flexible pay solutions is growing: but payroll is behind the curve•

   New report from Everest Group highlights the growing demand from employees f..

Biopharma Excellence Launches Groundbreaking ‘Science Huddle’ Series With First Panel Debate on Statistical Significance in a ‘Small Data’ World

Biopharma Excellence Launches Groundbreaking ‘Science Huddle’ Series With First Panel Debate on Statistical Significance in a ‘Small Data’ World

  The first panel discussion, on November 2nd, will tackle the theme Small da..

Technology

SnapLogic Study Reveals a Third of IT Leaders Have Been Forced to Deprioritise or Cancel Tech Projects

SnapLogic Study Reveals a Third of IT Leaders Have Been Forced to Deprioritise or Cancel Tech Projects

  Growing tech pressure as almost 50 percent of IT decision-makers report a demand for integrat..

Britain’s Ofgem to urge public to reduce energy usage – FT

Britain’s Ofgem to urge public to reduce energy usage – FT

(Reuters) – Britain’s energy regulator Ofgem will on Thursday urge consu..

Holocaust survivor to oversee start of rightist Italian parliament

Holocaust survivor to oversee start of rightist Italian parliament

By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s new parliament opens on Thur..

Sentiment in UK finance falls at fastest pace since 2019, survey

Sentiment in UK finance falls at fastest pace since 2019, survey

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain needs to restore stability to its finances to help ..

Britain’s bond market turmoil

Britain’s bond market turmoil

LONDON (Reuters) – British government borrowing costs hit a 20-year high on We..

Analysis – Turbulent UK bond market may force BoE’s hand again

Analysis – Turbulent UK bond market may force BoE’s hand again

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – Bank of England Gov..

EU seeks to break impasse over gas price caps, ‘no regret’ plan floated

EU seeks to break impasse over gas price caps, ‘no regret’ plan floated

By Kate Abnett and Robert Muller PRAGUE/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The question of h..

Austria plans to bring budget deficit within 3% of GDP next year

Austria plans to bring budget deficit within 3% of GDP next year

VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria plans to bring its budget deficit within the Europe..

UK economy on brink of recession as it shrinks in August

UK economy on brink of recession as it shrinks in August

By William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy..

Lit Fibre strengthens board with ex-Openreach CEO Steve Robertson

Lit Fibre strengthens board with ex-Openreach CEO Steve Robertson

  Community-focused ISP Lit Fibre has appointed industry expert Steve Robertson..

Cruise.co.uk Sets Sail with MariaDB SkySQL Cloud Database and SkyDBA

Cruise.co.uk Sets Sail with MariaDB SkySQL Cloud Database and SkyDBA

  SkySQL picked for its performance, easy migration and cost savings –MariaDB® ..

Swedish energy minister: need to decouple gas from electricity price

Swedish energy minister: need to decouple gas from electricity price

PRAGUE (Reuters) – The European Union needs to find a way to decouple gas and ..

Mercedes-Benz and Microsoft collaborate on supply chain data platform

Mercedes-Benz and Microsoft collaborate on supply chain data platform

BERLIN (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz and Microsoft announced a partnership on Wedn..

Russian missiles hit 30% of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in two days – minister

Russian missiles hit 30% of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in two days – minister

(Reuters) – Russia hit about 30% of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in i..

EFG International says profitability improved in first nine months

EFG International says profitability improved in first nine months

ZURICH (Reuters) -EFG International said it had seen a “significant increase&#..

Twitter reviews policies around permanent user bans – FT

Twitter reviews policies around permanent user bans – FT

(Reuters) -Twitter Inc is reviewing its policies around permanently banning users, p..

Meta’s new Quest Pro headset, mixing real and virtual worlds, makes debut

Meta’s new Quest Pro headset, mixing real and virtual worlds, makes debut

By Katie Paul (Reuters) -Meta Platforms unveiled its Quest Pro virtual and mixed rea..

Analysis-Fearing war in Xi’s next term, Taiwan bolsters defences

Analysis-Fearing war in Xi’s next term, Taiwan bolsters defences

By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan is bolstering its def..

ECB’s Villeroy lays out plan for shrinking balance sheet

ECB’s Villeroy lays out plan for shrinking balance sheet

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The European Central Bank should start shrinking its bala..

Caixabank proposes sector-wide freeze in variable mortgage costs, source says

Caixabank proposes sector-wide freeze in variable mortgage costs, source says

MADRID (Reuters) – Caixabank, Spain’s biggest lender by domestic assets,..

Germany’s SLM recommends shareholders accept Nikon takeover offer

Germany’s SLM recommends shareholders accept Nikon takeover offer

(Reuters) – The board of German 3D metal printing machine maker SLM Solutions ..

Factbox-Ticking bomb: The risks the IMF sees to financial stability

Factbox-Ticking bomb: The risks the IMF sees to financial stability

(Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday of a disorderly ..

British pensions step up multi-billion-pound asset fire sale as need for cash soars

British pensions step up multi-billion-pound asset fire sale as need for cash soars

By Tommy Wilkes and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – UK pension schemes are rac..

Germans told to unite over energy crisis amid EU divisions

Germans told to unite over energy crisis amid EU divisions

By Rachel More and Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany can weather a winter..

Stocks tumble globally on raft of economic, political worries

Stocks tumble globally on raft of economic, political worries

By Sinéad Carew and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – MSCI’s ..

Sterling snaps four-day drop, but gilt-market havoc tempers gains

Sterling snaps four-day drop, but gilt-market havoc tempers gains

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -The pound snapped a four-day streak of losses on ..

Stellantis aims to boost recycled material content in vehicles

Stellantis aims to boost recycled material content in vehicles

MILAN (Reuters) -Stellantis will look to upgrade its medium-term target for the mini..

U.S. dollar drifts higher; yen heads toward level that prompted intervention

U.S. dollar drifts higher; yen heads toward level that prompted intervention

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Samuel Indyk NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. dol..