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Coca-Cola raises revenue forecast as demand rebounds on reopening boost

Coca-Cola raises revenue forecast as demand rebounds on reopening boost

(Reuters) – Coca-Cola Co raised its full-year sales and profit forecasts on Wednesday, as demand bounces back from pandemic lows..

Vaccine deserts: The poor nations trailing in the fight against COVID-19

Vaccine deserts: The poor nations trailing in the fight against COVID-19

By Nita Bhalla and Anastasia Moloney NAIROBI/BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – At a private hospital in Burundi’s capi..

Netflix’s gaming foray will cost time and money – Wall St

Netflix’s gaming foray will cost time and money – Wall St

By Nivedita Balu and Akanksha Rana (Reuters) – Wall Street analysts welcomed Netflix’s planned plunge into mobile gaming o..

Dollar demand persists even as stocks recover

Dollar demand persists even as stocks recover

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – Currency markets still showed signs of caution on Wednesday, with the safe haven dollar..

Eyeing IPO, Volvo Cars to take full control of its Chinese business

Eyeing IPO, Volvo Cars to take full control of its Chinese business

By Niklas Pollard and Yilei Sun STOCKHOLM/BEIJING (Reuters) -Volvo Cars has struck a deal to buy out parent company Zhejiang Geely Hol..

Germany sets out flood relief funding, hopes of finding survivors fade

Germany sets out flood relief funding, hopes of finding survivors fade

By Kirsti Knolle and Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) -A relief official dampened hopes on Wednesday of finding more survivors in the r..

SoftBank’s robotics ambitions short circuit as Pepper loses power

SoftBank’s robotics ambitions short circuit as Pepper loses power

By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) -When SoftBank Group Corp’s CEO Masayoshi Son unveiled the wide-eyed android Pepper in 2014, he pa..

Credit as a Service: The next frontier for embedded payments

Credit as a Service: The next frontier for embedded payments

By Ivo Gueorguiev, co-founder of Paynetics Firms are increasingly seeking ways to bring the ease and simplicity of digita..

How retail can leverage advances in Open Banking technology to boost marketing effectiveness, profit and growth

How retail can leverage advances in Open Banking technology to boost marketing effectiveness, profit and growth

To be attributed to Ramzi Yakob, Chief Product Officer at Upside Saving Open Banking is an opportunity to look at your mar..

Managing wellbeing when working from home

Managing wellbeing when working from home

Joe Gaunt, CEO hero Many of us have been working exclusively from home for well over a year now, during this time we’ve ha..

Eight ways to de-stress while working remotely’

Eight ways to de-stress while working remotely’

Priory expert Stress at work can be difficult to avoid, even (or sometimes especially) when you are working at home. Blurred boundarie..

Leading physio’s top 10 tips for avoiding neck and shoulder pain

Leading physio’s top 10 tips for avoiding neck and shoulder pain

By: Phil Evans Appointments at the Urban Body physiotherapy clinic in Olton have trebled over the past year as increasing numbers of p..

Oil retreats on surprise rise in U.S. stocks, weakening demand outlook

Oil retreats on surprise rise in U.S. stocks, weakening demand outlook

By Sonali Paul and Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Wednesday after an industry report showed an unexpected bu..

Lehman Brothers trader to fintech billionaire: Revolut’s Nikolay Storonsky

Lehman Brothers trader to fintech billionaire: Revolut’s Nikolay Storonsky

LONDON (Reuters) – British-based banking app Revolut’s latest $33 billion valuation, achieved after a fresh funding round,..

2021 communications trends for Companies Digest

2021 communications trends for Companies Digest

By Ryan Haynes, founder of Haynes Marcoms   In recent years the way we communicate has changed vastly and continues to evolve as ..

Bringing the accounting industry into the 21st century

Bringing the accounting industry into the 21st century

By: John Whelan, CEO of My Digital   The pandemic highlighted the instability of permanent work and many people turned to temporary w..

Employers must protect employees’ physical wellbeing in return to the office

Employers must protect employees’ physical wellbeing in return to the office

With the ending of pandemic restrictions imminent, new research warns that physical health could be at risk as employees return to off..

Arjun Global Talks About ‘Headspace’ & How Mental Health Is Paramount In The Workplace Post-Covid

Arjun Global Talks About ‘Headspace’ & How Mental Health Is Paramount In The Workplace Post-Covid

By: Amol Makol- Recruitment Specialist who wrote this. He works for Arjun Global Recruitment Agency in  London www.arjunglobal.com. Pe..

Starting small for successful digitalisation~ Industrial companies should start small when digitalising their operations ~

Starting small for successful digitalisation~ Industrial companies should start small when digitalising their operations ~

Upon taking a “small step” onto the surface of the moon in 1969, Neil Armstrong uttered what would become one of history&#..

How charities are futureproofing through the pandemic with digital innovation

How charities are futureproofing through the pandemic with digital innovation

Jon Lofthouse, Chief Product Officer, Enthuse   Covid-19 has caused problems for every industry and the charity sector is no exception..

Increasing the employee attention budget

Increasing the employee attention budget

By: Tim Christensen, CTO, SocialChorus If there is one thing pretty much every employee everywhere will agree on, it’s that we are al..

‘Eight ways to de-stress while working remotely’

‘Eight ways to de-stress while working remotely’

Priory expert Stress at work can be difficult to avoid, even (or sometimes especially) when you are working at home. Blurred boundarie..

Leading physio’s top 10 tips for avoiding neck and shoulder pain

Leading physio’s top 10 tips for avoiding neck and shoulder pain

By: Phil Evans Appointments at the Urban Body physiotherapy clinic in Olton have trebled over the past year as increasing numbers of p..

Managing wellbeing when working from home

Managing wellbeing when working from home

Joe Gaunt, CEO hero Many of us have been working exclusively from home for well over a year now, during this time we’ve had to quickly..

Credit as a Service: The next frontier for embedded payments

Credit as a Service: The next frontier for embedded payments

By Ivo Gueorguiev, co-founder of Paynetics   Firms are increasingly seeking ways to bring the ease and simplicity of digitalised ..

How retail can leverage advances in Open Banking technology to boost marketing effectiveness, profit and growth

How retail can leverage advances in Open Banking technology to boost marketing effectiveness, profit and growth

By Ramzi Yakob, Chief Product Officer at Upside Saving Open Banking is an opportunity to look at your marketing approach with fresh ey..

Investor Confidence Is Growing, But Is Still 18% Down on Pre-COVID Norms

Investor Confidence Is Growing, But Is Still 18% Down on Pre-COVID Norms

Investor confidence is gradually rising across the UK, though has not yet returned to pre-pandemic norms. Newly published data suggest..

Stocks on worst run in 18-months amid global COVID-19 surge

Stocks on worst run in 18-months amid global COVID-19 surge

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Risk-aversion ruled on Monday as a surge in worldwide coronavirus cases drove down bond yields ..

British pound drops as investors seek safety on ‘Freedom Day’

British pound drops as investors seek safety on ‘Freedom Day’

LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling fell to a three-month low on Monday even as most COVID-19 restrictions in England were lifted, as a ..

Inflation and the Bank of England: what its rate-setters are saying

Inflation and the Bank of England: what its rate-setters are saying

LONDON (Reuters) – Some Bank of England officials say the time is approaching for action to fend off higher inflation as Britain..

Risk FX retreat catapults dollar to 3-month top as reflation doubts reemerge

Risk FX retreat catapults dollar to 3-month top as reflation doubts reemerge

By Ritvik Carvalho LONDON (Reuters) – Currencies such as the Australian dollar, the Canadian dollar, Norway’s crown and Br..

UK says it and allies blame Chinese-backed actors for Microsoft hacking

UK says it and allies blame Chinese-backed actors for Microsoft hacking

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Monday that it and its partners held Chinese state-backed groups responsible for “a per..

Bill Ackman rejigs Universal deal after regulators probe SPAC plan

Bill Ackman rejigs Universal deal after regulators probe SPAC plan

(Refiles to read “have experienced”, paragraph 4) PARIS (Reuters) -Billionaire investor Bill Ackman will buy up to 10% of ..

The role of IoT and data in keeping us safe and boosting the economy

The role of IoT and data in keeping us safe and boosting the economy

By: Nick Sacke With the UK going into its first financial recession since 2009 as a consequence of COVID-19, many businesses are strug..

Young People Celebrate Success at CECA Southern Awards

Young People Celebrate Success at CECA Southern Awards

Four young people have been recognised for their exceptional talent and commitment at the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (C..

The four-day week may be a step too far, but increased flexibility is worth considering

The four-day week may be a step too far, but increased flexibility is worth considering

By Andy Davies, HR expert, MHR New trials of a four-day working week in different parts of the world have rejuvenated a to..

Business operating systems to drive value and meet objectives

Business operating systems to drive value and meet objectives

By Ben Fletcher, CEO and Founder of Velocity² Having a structured plan that outlines how you operate your business is cruc..