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Elon Musk drops plans to join Twitter board, deletes weekend tweets

Elon Musk drops plans to join Twitter board, deletes weekend tweets

By Abinaya V and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) -Elon Musk rejected Twitter Inc’s offer to join its board, an abrupt turn even as he suggested ideas in..

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Russian inflation accelerates to 7.61% m/m in March, highest since 1999

Russian inflation accelerates to 7.61% m/m in March, highest since 1999

(Reuters) – Consumer prices in Russia jumped 7.61% in March, their biggest month-on-month increase since January 1999, data showed on Friday, as..

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Oil prices set for weekly fall on stockpile releases

Oil prices set for weekly fall on stockpile releases

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil prices were stable on Friday in choppy trading but remained on course for a second weekly fall afte..

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Explainer-Clock ticks down towards a Russian default

Explainer-Clock ticks down towards a Russian default

LONDON (Reuters) – Russia could face its first sovereign external default in over a century after it made arrangements to make an international ..

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Enterprise Investment Schemes – four tax reasons that make them great

Enterprise Investment Schemes – four tax reasons that make them great

Since 1994, Enterprise Investment Schemes (EIS) have been an important tool in the investors’ kit, but many potential investors worry that EIS-eligibl..

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U.S. Congress votes to strip Russia of ‘most favored’ trade status, ban its oil

U.S. Congress votes to strip Russia of ‘most favored’ trade status, ban its oil

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress voted to impose further economic pain on Russia over the invasion of Ukraine on Th..

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U.S. and NATO allies pledge more arms to Ukraine

U.S. and NATO allies pledge more arms to Ukraine

By Daphne Psaledakis and Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The United States will send new weapon systems to Ukraine, Washington’s top diplomat s..

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Dollar slides from near two-year high amid hawkish signals from Fed

Dollar slides from near two-year high amid hawkish signals from Fed

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Tommy Wilkes NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar slipped from a near two-year high on Thursday, as investors ..

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Amazon faces shareholder vote on treatment of warehouse workers

Amazon faces shareholder vote on treatment of warehouse workers

By Simon Jessop and Ross Kerber LONDON (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc., the world’s biggest retailer, will face a shareholder vote calling for..

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Defiance, tears, trepidation: Ukraine’s capital awakens after Russian troops withdraw

Defiance, tears, trepidation: Ukraine’s capital awakens after Russian troops withdraw

By Elizabeth Piper and Stefaniia Bern KYIV (Reuters) – Laden with bags, trolleys and the odd pet, Ukrainians are returning to the capital Kyiv, ..

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UK finance regulators should pay heed to energy security policy, says Sunak

UK finance regulators should pay heed to energy security policy, says Sunak

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday called on the country’s financial regulators to p..

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SouthGen, a local charitable, community benefit society received £75,000 in funding from Big Issue Invest

SouthGen, a local charitable, community benefit society received £75,000 in funding from Big Issue Invest

  Southwold and Waveney Valley-based community benefit society, SouthGen, has received £75,000 in funding from Big Issue Invest, the investment a..

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Eastern Ukraine town empties as residents fear new Russian assault

Eastern Ukraine town empties as residents fear new Russian assault

By Vitalii Hnidyi DERHACHI, Ukraine (Reuters) – Dragging trolleys and clutching plastic bags with their meagre belongings, residents of the nort..

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No poop for you: Manure supplies run short as fertilizer prices soar

No poop for you: Manure supplies run short as fertilizer prices soar

By P.J. Huffstutter, Tom Polansek and Bianca Flowers CHICAGO (Reuters) – For nearly two decades, Abe Sandquist has used every marketing tool he ..

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U.S. charges Russian oligarch with violating sanctions, disrupts botnet

U.S. charges Russian oligarch with violating sanctions, disrupts botnet

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has charged Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev with violating sanctions ..

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ECI further expands Origination Team with appointment of Tsvetelina Delcheva

ECI further expands Origination Team with appointment of Tsvetelina Delcheva

    London, 5th April: ECI Partners, the leading growth-focused mid-market private equity firm, today announces that it has further expanded..

Cryptoverse: NFT bubble gets that shrinking feeling

Cryptoverse: NFT bubble gets that shrinking feeling

By Elizabeth Howcroft (Reuters) – The NFT bubble isn’t popping, but it may have sprung a leak. A year on from when a single non-fungible t..

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Quantexa Appoints Global Technology Consulting Leader as New Chief Product Officer

Quantexa Appoints Global Technology Consulting Leader as New Chief Product Officer

  Dan Higgins joins from EY, where he held the position of Global Technology Consulting Leader, to head up Quantexa’s Product and Solutions strat..

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Starbucks’ Schultz announces halt to stock buybacks, shares fall

Starbucks’ Schultz announces halt to stock buybacks, shares fall

By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) -Starbucks Corp will pause billions of dollars of stock buybacks, longtime former chief executive Howard Schultz sai..

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World shares rise, U.S. yield curve inverts after strong jobs data

World shares rise, U.S. yield curve inverts after strong jobs data

By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – World shares bounced and government bond yields resumed their upward climb on Friday on signs of persistent p..

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UK Data Expert says European businesses need more ‘data-driven culture’

UK Data Expert says European businesses need more ‘data-driven culture’

By Paul Scholey, VP of International Sales, Sisense The term “data-driven” is thrown around a lot in the business world these days. And for good reaso..

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Lloyds Banking Group works with ServiceNow’s NextGen to find top talent

Lloyds Banking Group works with ServiceNow’s NextGen to find top talent

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — 31 March 2022 – ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), the leading digital workflow company that makes the world work better for everyone, t..

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Over three quarters of British businesses still unaware of Plastic Packaging Tax

Over three quarters of British businesses still unaware of Plastic Packaging Tax

  With just a day to go until its implementation, Veolia reports that 77% of British retail and manufacturing businesses are still unaware of the..

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Food stamp recipients are the new frontier for Target.com

Food stamp recipients are the new frontier for Target.com

By Arriana McLymore and Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK (Reuters) – Target Corp is preparing to let shoppers use food stamps to pay for online orders,..

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Russia sets deadline for rouble gas payments, Europe calls it ‘blackmail’

Russia sets deadline for rouble gas payments, Europe calls it ‘blackmail’

By Joseph Nasr and Mark Trevelyan BERLIN/LONDON (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding foreign buyers pay for Russian gas in ..

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Wi-SUN Alliance report shows investment in IoT is critical to remain competitive as organizations face fresh challenges in 2022

Wi-SUN Alliance report shows investment in IoT is critical to remain competitive as organizations face fresh challenges in 2022

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a top IT priority for global organizations for the next 12 months. But while the vast majority (92%) agree that they n..

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Russia promises to scale back Ukraine war but West sceptical

Russia promises to scale back Ukraine war but West sceptical

By Jonathan Spicer and Gleb Garanich ISTANBUL/KYIV OUTSKIRTS/MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russia promised on Tuesday to scale down military ope..

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Russia promises to scale down operations in northern Ukraine

Russia promises to scale down operations in northern Ukraine

By Jonathan Spicer and Gleb Garanich ISTANBUL/KYIV OUTSKIRTS/MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russia promised at peace talks on Tuesday to scale do..

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GumGum Powers into Europe as New Research Shows Consumers Reject Behavioural Ads

GumGum Powers into Europe as New Research Shows Consumers Reject Behavioural Ads

    London, UK 28th March 2022: GumGum, a contextual-first advertising technology company, today signals the next phase in its mission to sh..

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UK’s Sunak, under fire over cost of living, defends his tax cut plans

UK’s Sunak, under fire over cost of living, defends his tax cut plans

LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rishi Sunak on Monday defended the tax cuts he announced last week, after they were widely criticised for n..

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Selling a non-essential product at a time when people are tightening their financial belts.

Selling a non-essential product at a time when people are tightening their financial belts.

  Many small businesses who sell non-essential goods are looking at the looming global price rises and increase in minimum wage costs with a grea..

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EU leaders struggle for deal on energy crunch fix

EU leaders struggle for deal on energy crunch fix

By Sabine Siebold and John Irish BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union leaders struggled on Friday to agree on steps to ease the energy market crunch exa..

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Commodities trading houses help keep Russian oil flowing

Commodities trading houses help keep Russian oil flowing

By Julia Payne LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Commodities traders such as Trafigura and Vitol have helped keep Russia’s oil flowing thr..

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NEAR and SailGP unveil multi-year, global league partnership

NEAR and SailGP unveil multi-year, global league partnership

The groundbreaking sports technology partnership includes DAOs, NFTs and global community activation at SailGP events   SAN FRANCISCO – MARCH 24..

The truth about Bitcoin

The truth about Bitcoin

By Financial Planner and Creator of SpringGen Jenny Madhoo A brief history We’re seeing cryptocurrency everywhere now, and it has manypeople questioni..

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Indefensible’: UK’s Sunak under fire over response to cost of living crisis

Indefensible’: UK’s Sunak under fire over response to cost of living crisis

By William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rishi Sunak faced broad criticism on Thursday for not giving enough hel..

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CYNERGY BANK GROWS BUSINESS IN NORTH – OVER £135M OF FINANCING IN 2021

CYNERGY BANK GROWS BUSINESS IN NORTH – OVER £135M OF FINANCING IN 2021

  21 March 2022: Cynergy Bank’s North Office celebrates its five-year anniversary by posting record lending volumes for 2021. Opened in May 2017,..