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How Offices Can Reduce their Impact on the Climate Crisis

How Offices Can Reduce their Impact on the Climate Crisis

2021 proved to be a significant year for the climate crisis, with COP26, the IPCC 2021 Report, Extinction Rebellion’s non-violent civil disobedience, ..

Stocks extend sell-off as U.S. warns of imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine

Stocks extend sell-off as U.S. warns of imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine

By Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Global stocks extended a sell-off, the yen strengthened, and U.S. Treasury prices rose ..

Explainer-Western sanctions on banks only scratch surface of Fortress Russia

Explainer-Western sanctions on banks only scratch surface of Fortress Russia

By Tommy Wilkes and John McCrank LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States, the European Union and Britain announced new san..

Explainer-How Western sanctions will target Russia

Explainer-How Western sanctions will target Russia

By Karin Strohecker (Reuters) -The United States and its allies are coordinating new sanctions on Russia after Moscow recognised two r..

Oil climbs on growing fears of conflict over Ukraine

Oil climbs on growing fears of conflict over Ukraine

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices jumped more than $2 to a fresh seven-year high on Tuesday after Moscow ordered t..

Stocks slide, oil jumps as Russia orders troops to Ukraine regions

Stocks slide, oil jumps as Russia orders troops to Ukraine regions

By Tom Westbrook and Xie Yu SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Global stocks tumbled while safe-havens rallied and oil surged on Tuesday as E..

Right to Work has gone Digital, but what does this mean for hiring?

Right to Work has gone Digital, but what does this mean for hiring?

By: Steve Smith Managing Director, EMEA at Sterling. Right to Work (RTW) checks have long been known as cumbersome and lengthy tasks f..

The Office as a Collaboration Space: It’s Time to Switch the Focus

The Office as a Collaboration Space: It’s Time to Switch the Focus

Karl Breeze, CEO at Matrix Booking  We’re all tired of pandemic-induced buzzwords in business, right? ‘The new norm’. ‘Unprecedented t..

How businesses can use telecommunications to increase employee productivity whilst working remotely/hybrid?

How businesses can use telecommunications to increase employee productivity whilst working remotely/hybrid?

With more business turning to remote and hybrid working we spoke to Oliver Rowe, founder and CEO of Fusion Communications to find out ..

Stocks steady on hopes for diplomacy in Ukraine

Stocks steady on hopes for diplomacy in Ukraine

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. stock futures bounced on Friday and selling pressure eased in Asian share markets af..

Bitcoin falls 7.4% to $40,632

Bitcoin falls 7.4% to $40,632

(Reuters) – Bitcoin dropped 7.4% to $40,631.78 at 2205 GMT on Thursday, down $3,248.05 from its previous close. Bitcoin, the wor..

Visa, Amazon reach global deal over payment fees

Visa, Amazon reach global deal over payment fees

(Reuters) – Visa Inc cards will be accepted at all Amazon.com Inc stores and sites as part of a global agreement, the companies ..

Air France-KLM beats expectations on long-haul recovery

Air France-KLM beats expectations on long-haul recovery

PARIS (Reuters) -Air France-KLM beat core profit expectations for 2021 due to a recovery in transatlantic travel in the fourth quarter..

Apple given fourth Dutch fine in App Store dispute

Apple given fourth Dutch fine in App Store dispute

By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Dutch antitrust watchdog fined Apple 5 million euros ($5.7 million) again on Monday, its fou..

China greenlights Audi-FAW’s $3.3 billion electric vehicle venture

China greenlights Audi-FAW’s $3.3 billion electric vehicle venture

By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Volkswagen’s Audi and its Chinese state-owned partner FAW Group have received approval from Ch..

Australia drops landmark criminal cartel case against Citi, Deutsche

Australia drops landmark criminal cartel case against Citi, Deutsche

By Byron Kaye and Scott Murdoch SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia on Friday withdrew a cartel lawsuit against Citigroup Inc, Deutsche Bank A..

Volvo Cars Q4 profit lags forecasts

Volvo Cars Q4 profit lags forecasts

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Volvo Cars reported on Friday quarterly earnings below expectations, and said it expected to continue grow..

5 Secrets to find‘ business joy’

5 Secrets to find‘ business joy’

By: Granger Forson owner of BizSmart®Gloucestershire  With 2022 now truly underway, if you haven’t already, it’s crucial to review and..

How to set effective business goals

How to set effective business goals

By: Granger Forson owner BizSmart® Gloucestershire  As a business owner, you can never underestimate the importance and value of goal ..

Don’t Fear the Great Resignation – Instead Embrace the Great Reignition – why people are rediscovering their purpose and heading down the entrepreneur route

Don’t Fear the Great Resignation – Instead Embrace the Great Reignition – why people are rediscovering their purpose and heading down the entrepreneur route

The pandemic has impacted people and businesses worldwide, with millions of employees deciding to leave companies and pursue their pas..

Simple Yet Effective SEO Tips to Boost Your Business In 2022

Simple Yet Effective SEO Tips to Boost Your Business In 2022

SEO can be a confusing at the best of times; just as you think you have nailed it with an effective exposure-boosting strategy, Google..

USING OKRs TO TRANSFROM BUSINESS IN A NEW WORKING ENVIRONMENT

USING OKRs TO TRANSFROM BUSINESS IN A NEW WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Managing the challenges of rapid business growth while also adapting to a hybrid world of working forced by the global pandemic will b..

German retail slump highlights COVID roadblocks to recovery

German retail slump highlights COVID roadblocks to recovery

By Zuzanna Szymanska BERLIN (Reuters) -A big fall in German retail sales as COVID-19 curbs kept people out of shops over the usually b..

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Sustainable jewellery brand Lebrusan Studio raises £1,000 for the Global March Against Child Labour

Sustainable jewellery brand Lebrusan Studio raises £1,000 for the Global March Against Child Labour

Leading ethical jewellery brand Lebrusan Studiohas raised £1,000 for the Global March Against Child Labour. In acknowledgement of 2021 as the Internat..

RealThing Ai Launches Latest Smartphone for the Visually Impaired with the RNIB and O2

RealThing Ai Launches Latest Smartphone for the Visually Impaired with the RNIB and O2

RealThing Ai is today announcing the launch of its latest fully voice accessible smartphone: the RealSAM Pocket V4, completely designe..

Veganuary – World Vegan Chocolate Day launched

Veganuary – World Vegan Chocolate Day launched

The first World Vegan Chocolate Day (WVCD) launched to celebrate all things vegan chocolate. Spearheaded by Vegan Willy Wonka Adrian L..

Dollar gains as Wall Street retreats on future Fed hikes

Dollar gains as Wall Street retreats on future Fed hikes

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. stocks retreated on Thursday after a solid opening, while the dollar gained as inv..

Could AI render the future workforce redundant?

Could AI render the future workforce redundant?

By Dr Ems Lord, director at NRICH, University of Cambridge As businesses increasingly choose to invest in technology to k..

90% of UK businesses risk cyber-attacks and fines due to IT weaknesses

90% of UK businesses risk cyber-attacks and fines due to IT weaknesses

New data illustrates just how vulnerable Britain’s SMEs are – as IT and compliance weakness is rampant and cyberattacks are more..

Head: What is innovation strategy and why is it important?

Head: What is innovation strategy and why is it important?

Dr North- Managing Director at The Big Bang Partnership Ltd She uses her unique background of academia – with a PhD..

Asian shares slump as Powell warns on inflation

Asian shares slump as Powell warns on inflation

By Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian shares fell to their lowest in more than 14 months, short-term U.S. yields rose t..

Stocks shed gains, Treasury yields jump as Fed signals rate hikes could come ‘soon’

Stocks shed gains, Treasury yields jump as Fed signals rate hikes could come ‘soon’

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. stocks retreated Wednesday, erasing strong gains, after the Federal Reserve signal..

Microsoft offers strong forecast, lifting shares

Microsoft offers strong forecast, lifting shares

By Nivedita Balu and Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) -Microsoft Corp on Tuesday forecast revenue for the current quarter broadly ahead of Wa..

Global share sell off pauses in Asia as investors await Fed policy update

Global share sell off pauses in Asia as investors await Fed policy update

By Stella Qiu and Alun John BEIJING (Reuters) – Asian share markets steadied on Wednesday after three sessions of losses as inve..

Communications & Travel trends in 2022

Communications & Travel trends in 2022

By Joe Miller, Pocketalk general manager of the Americas and Europe The past two years have seen a huge shift across all aspects of ou..

Temasek to acquire Bridgepoint’s UK-based testing firm for $7 billion -sources

Temasek to acquire Bridgepoint’s UK-based testing firm for $7 billion -sources

By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore’s Temasek Holdings has agreed to buy Element Materials Technology for about $7 b..

Avoiding the death of the high street: How retail business owners can adapt in a post-COVID world

Avoiding the death of the high street: How retail business owners can adapt in a post-COVID world

By Karl Baxter, CEO of Wholesale Clearance UK  The past year has been challenging for the retail industry, with the COVID-19 pandemic ..