Oil prices climb as COVID recovery, power generators stoke demand
By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices hit their highest level in years on Monday as demand recovers from the COVID-19 ..
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Taiwan’s Foxconn shows off three electric vehicle prototypes
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan tech giant Foxconn unveiled its first three electric vehicle prototypes on Monday, unders..
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For Britain’s chicken farmers, Brexit and COVID brew a perfect storm
By Kate Holton and James Davey DRIFFIELD, England (Reuters) – When Nigel Upson checks the plucked chicken carcasses dangling fro..
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Hungry for fuel, China looks to the U.S., Europe eyes relief plans
By Chen Aizhu, Jessica Jaganathan and Scott DiSavino (Reuters) – China’s energy crisis deepened on Friday with coal prices..
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Adele makes music comeback with new single ‘Easy On Me’
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) -British singer-songwriter Adele made her highly anticipated music comeback on Friday, rele..
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Pearson pounded after COVID hits U.S. community college enrolment
By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -Global education group Pearson said enrolments at community colleges in the United States had been hi..
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Italian fashion group OTB joins LVMH-led blockchain platform
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian fashion group OTB has joined a consortium formed by luxury goods heavyweights LVMH, Prada and Richemon..
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The logo of French cloud computing company OVHcloud is seen on a data-center building in Strasbourg, France, October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell has appointed Wael Sawan as head of its integrated gas and renewables division, replacing M..
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Shares in French tech champion OVHcloud gain 6% in Paris debut
PARIS (Reuters) -Shares in French cloud computing company OVHcloud climbed around 6% on their first day of trading on Friday, after a ..
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New BankTech Ventures Fund Names Entrepreneur & Fintech Investor Managing Director
Carey Ransom to lead the innovative fund built specifically for community banks by a unique group of partners in the community bank ec..
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Companies’ climate disclosures still lacking -task force
By Huw Jones and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) -Around half of companies assessed have begun to apply globally-agreed climate-related ..
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IKEA warns supply chain disruptions likely to last into 2022
By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -IKEA, the world’s biggest furniture brand, is leasing more ships, buying containers and r..
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Shareholders more likely to support eco-initiatives if they have experienced climate disasters
Shareholders in locations recently hit by climate-related disasters such as hurricanes are far more likely to support environmental pr..
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Menlo Security Research Shows 75% of Organisations Re-evaluating Security Strategy as Remote and Hybrid Working Set to Remain
– Three-quarters rely on traditional VPNs for remote access while a third also use zero trust as part of their remote access str..
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Britain’s binge on cheap food is over, biggest chicken producer says
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s 20-year binge on cheap food is coming to an end as food price inflation could hit double digi..
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From beef bowls to coffee, cost surge squeezes Japan’s salaryman staples
By Daniel Leussink and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – In 50 years running a cafe in Tokyo, Shizuo Mori can’t remember a ti..
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Digital ad demand helps Publicis hike 2021 growth outlook
By Milla Nissi (Reuters) – French advertising group Publicis raised its outlook for 2021 on Thursday as a global shift towards d..
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Ondat, Formerly Known as StorageOS, Adds Key Executives, Doubles Team in 2021
LONDON, October 13, 2021 — Following a recent rebrand from StorageOS, Ondat, the leading Kubernetes-native storage platform prov..
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SonicWall Returning Choice to Customers by Securing Any Mix of Cloud, Hybrid and Traditional Networks
Company’s virtual offerings, cloud services match with on-premises deployments to solve real-world security challenges for SMBs, enter..
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White collar jobs market booming: Employers need to be more creative to attract talent amid chronic skills shortages
The professional recruitment market has continued to perform exceptionally well with increases in year-on-year vacancy and placement f..
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Rocking down to Electric Avenue? Good luck charging your car
By Nick Carey and Tina Bellon LONDON (Reuters) -European and U.S. cities planning to phase out combustion engines over the next 15 yea..
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JLR parent Tata Motors surges nearly 20% on TPG fundraise, EV plans
BENGALURU (Reuters) – Shares of India’s Tata Motors rose nearly 20% on Wednesday, a day after the Jaguar and Land Rover ow..
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UK economy picks up in August, underpinning BoE rate hike bets
By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s economy returned to growth in August after contracting for t..
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Asia’s airlines ramp up flights, offers as tough COVID travel curbs ease
By Jamie Freed and Aradhana Aravindan SYDNEY/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asia-Pacific airlines have lost billions of dollars this year..
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Marston’s says Q4 sales above pre-pandemic levels
(Reuters) – Pub operator Marston’s said on Wednesday that sales were above pre-pandemic levels in the fourth quarter, as p..
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Apple likely to cut iPhone 13 production due to chip crunch -Bloomberg News
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) -Apple Inc is likely to slash production of its iPhone 13 by as many as 10 million units due to the global..
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Spreadsheets Aren’t Databases – Is It Time To Change?
Ensuring your data is good quality, consistent and reliable is important to be able to understand and report on your energy data. Choo..
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Price transparency for medicines could lead to a 12% price hike and long delays for poorer countries
If pharmaceutical price negotiations were completely transparent, revealing precisely what each country pays, low-income countries cou..
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Levelling up the UK will take years, be costly and likely cause job losses if not carefully prepared and managed, says expert
The government’s move towards an economy with high-skill, high-wage and high productivity will likely cause economic disruptions and j..
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As cryptocurrency prices soar, over 60% of investors borrow money to fund investments
In a recent study by KIS Finance, it was revealed that over two thirds of cryptocurrency investors borrowed money to make their purcha..
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Managers and employees argue more over fair wages when economic conditions are uncertain
Workplace disagreements between managers and employees over the fair pay of staff wages drastically increase when wider economic condi..
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How will the application of AI in the life science sector impact the demand for labs?
By: Rob Beatson, Partner at Bidwells, with the help of Sue Foxley, Research Director and Anil Vaidiya, Life Science Commercialisation ..
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Britain to be among first to apply new climate disclosure rules
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will be among the first countries to apply corporate sustainability disclosure standards..
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Macron unveils 30-billion euro plan for innovation and industrial revival
By Leigh Thomas and Benoit Van Overstraeten PARIS (Reuters) -France wants to be a leader in green hydrogen by 2030 and build low-carbo..
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European gas price surge prompts switch to coal
By Forrest Crellin PARIS (Reuters) – Soaring European wholesale gas prices are encouraging more utilities to switch to carbon-he..
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Textron launches two Cessna jets on corporate demand rebound
(Reuters) – Textron Inc on Monday launched two Cessna business jets as it looks to tap the corporate travel demand that has rebo..
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Australia’s Westpac flags $950 million profit hit, led by energy exit costs
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s Westpac Banking Corp said on Tuesday it will take a one-off charge of A$1.3 billion ($956 million)..
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