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Unpaid overtime soars since advent of COVID-19: UK employees working £4.2 billion in free labour every week

Unpaid overtime soars since advent of COVID-19: UK employees working £4.2 billion in free labour every week

UK workers giving away almost 8 hours per week for free on average to employers Essential workers putting in nearly 9 unpaid hours per week Employers ..

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Is the road to data transformation slowing digital transformation?

Is the road to data transformation slowing digital transformation?

By David Meyer, SVP Product Management at Databricks Data is a fundamental part of digital transformation as it enables automation, innovation and imp..

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Analysis-U.S. companies spend billions on stay-at-home tech, boding ill for office properties

Analysis-U.S. companies spend billions on stay-at-home tech, boding ill for office properties

By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – As the U.S. economy reopens, ramped-up corporate spending on video systems and plans to increase shared wor..

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Fund nature protection now or face huge losses, says World Bank

Fund nature protection now or face huge losses, says World Bank

By Michael Taylor KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The global economy faces annual losses of $2.7 trillion by 2030 if ecological tipp..

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Factbox-UK aims to strengthen London as a global financial centre

Factbox-UK aims to strengthen London as a global financial centre

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance ministry set out reforms to capital markets on Thursday to sharpen the City of London’s global ..

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The importance of wellbeing at work

The importance of wellbeing at work

By: Simon Ellson– expert business coach at ActionCOACH West Herts For the past 18 months, many companies have ensured that employees’ wellbeing ..

Internet Marketing: Mobile Optimisation

Internet Marketing: Mobile Optimisation

By: Dan Frydman, Managing Director Inigo Media Ltd Any internet marketing strategy is going to point users to your website.  Over the last 5 years we’..

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THE 3 S’s OF BRAND GROWTH THROUGH INFLUENCER MARKETING

THE 3 S’s OF BRAND GROWTH THROUGH INFLUENCER MARKETING

By: Morteza Maleki Having worked in brand strategy for some of the leading brands and consultancies in the world, I’ve seen my fair-share of tactics a..

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Global shares fall on pandemic fears ahead of jobs report

Global shares fall on pandemic fears ahead of jobs report

By Carolyn Cohn and Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global shares retreated from recent highs on Wednesday, as Asian markets grew ..

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Sterling gains vs euro after ‘sausage war’ ceasefire

Sterling gains vs euro after ‘sausage war’ ceasefire

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -The British pound edged higher against the euro on Wednesday after the European Union agreed to extend an exem..

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Bounce Back Loans: what to do if you can’t repay?

Bounce Back Loans: what to do if you can’t repay?

John Bell is Director of licensed Insolvency Practitioners Clarke Bell It has been a turbulent and challenging time for thousands of businesses across..

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Hung Out to Dry: SMEs need further support to stay afloat

Hung Out to Dry: SMEs need further support to stay afloat

By Scott Donnelly, Director of Board at CapitalBox Ever since Boris Johnson announced his roadmap to easing lockdown restrictions earlier this year, b..

Why corporates must beware of using cryptocurrency

Why corporates must beware of using cryptocurrency

Kate Gee is a Senior Associate at Signature Litigation.   Digital finance has been developing at speed over the last ten years, but legislation a..

From start-up to stock exchange

From start-up to stock exchange

By Chris Jeffries, CEO and founder of Launch Your Career and Dev Clever What a remarkable year 2020 was for the international financial markets. The C..

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Ecommerce localization specialist, Reach, builds unstoppable momentum with new senior appointments and Canadian office move

Ecommerce localization specialist, Reach, builds unstoppable momentum with new senior appointments and Canadian office move

The leading Canadian fintech has welcomed new talent after impressive 50% year- on-year growth four years running Reach, the global payment localizati..

Anticipate a UK dermocosmetics skincare boost, as cult brand Tolpa lands at LloydsPharmacy

Anticipate a UK dermocosmetics skincare boost, as cult brand Tolpa lands at LloydsPharmacy

The latest skincare buzz, Tolpa – is a new dermocosmetics skincare range for women and men launching in the UK on 23 June. Tolpa is a comprehens..

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Global shares edge lower on new COVID-19 outbreaks in Asia

Global shares edge lower on new COVID-19 outbreaks in Asia

By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global shares edged lower on Tuesday, as new coronavirus outbreaks in Asia vied with strong U.S..

U.S. dollar climbs as new virus outbreaks threaten global outlook

U.S. dollar climbs as new virus outbreaks threaten global outlook

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Saikat Chatterjee NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar rose on Tuesday to a one-week peak..

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Zivver Expands Leadership Team, Names Three New C-level Executives

Zivver Expands Leadership Team, Names Three New C-level Executives

AMSTERDAM, NL and LONDON, UK – Zivver , a leader in secure communications solutions, today announced that three new executives have joined the company..

Keep calm and stick to the facts: six tips for managing communications in a crisis

Keep calm and stick to the facts: six tips for managing communications in a crisis

By Xanthe Vaughan Williams Director, Fourth Day PR A PR crisis can look very different depending on where you are standing. For the media, it’s a juic..

U.S. dollar climbs as new virus outbreaks threaten global outlook

U.S. dollar climbs as new virus outbreaks threaten global outlook

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Saikat Chatterjee NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar rose on Tuesday to a one-week peak, on track for i..

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Exclusive-New investor backs BT, says fibre JV may not be needed – source

Exclusive-New investor backs BT, says fibre JV may not be needed – source

By Paul Sandle and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -BT’s new billionaire investor is backing the British telecoms group to go it alone, seeing no n..

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Australia steps up vaccine push to stem COVID-19 outbreak

Australia steps up vaccine push to stem COVID-19 outbreak

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia decided on Monday to make vaccinations mandatory for high-risk aged-care workers and employees in quarantine..

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Back in Barcelona, telecoms bosses stake claim to digital future

Back in Barcelona, telecoms bosses stake claim to digital future

By Clara-Laeila Laudette and Supantha Mukherjee BARCELONA (Reuters) -Telecoms bosses toasted the return of Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress on ..

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Swiss bank UBS to allow most staff to adopt hybrid working

Swiss bank UBS to allow most staff to adopt hybrid working

ZURICH (Reuters) – UBS Group will allow most staff to mix remote working with time spent in the office, Switzerland’s biggest bank said on..

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What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

(Reuters) – Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Australia’s COVID-19 response team holds urgent meeting Au..

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ECB should retain flexibility of emergency stimulus scheme – Panetta

ECB should retain flexibility of emergency stimulus scheme – Panetta

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank should retain the exceptional flexibility of its emergency bond buys after the current crisis, ECB boar..

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EU countries approve landmark climate change law

EU countries approve landmark climate change law

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries on Monday gave the final seal of approval to a law to make the bloc’s greenho..

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Green investing – hot or cold?  

Green investing – hot or cold?  

By Josh Gregory, CEO and Founder of Sugi for The Informed Trader Green investing is having a moment and it’s easy to see why. While 2020 was a difficu..

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Different types of Forex Trading Account Explained

Different types of Forex Trading Account Explained

There are so many different types of Forex accounts to choose from. The first step is deciding on what your investing goal is and then choosing the ty..

‘TOXIC POSITIVITY’ – IT’S NOT NEW, BUT ITS ON THE RISE AND IT IS DANGEROUS

‘TOXIC POSITIVITY’ – IT’S NOT NEW, BUT ITS ON THE RISE AND IT IS DANGEROUS

By Dr.Lynda Shaw, neuroscientist, business psychologist and change specialist. Toxic positivity can come in the form of advice from someone else who ..

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Some of the Reasons Why the Stock Price of the Company is Determined

Some of the Reasons Why the Stock Price of the Company is Determined

When it comes to stock prices, one would be hard pressed not to have heard of them at some point or other. They are the lingo for the amount paid in..

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An Introduction to Stock Market Day Trading

An Introduction to Stock Market Day Trading

Trading on the stock market is a good way to earn extra money. But before you jump right into trading shares, you have to learn about investing and ..

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Stock Market Hours – How They Work

Stock Market Hours – How They Work

The current stock market is something you need to understand if you’re looking to make some money. You’ve probably heard a lot of things..

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How to Understand Dow Futures Contracts Before the Stock Market Open

How to Understand Dow Futures Contracts Before the Stock Market Open

Dow Futures provides investors with financial options that can help them hedge against fluctuations in the price of a stock. The best way to think a..

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Stock Pick Advice From an Expert

Stock Pick Advice From an Expert

The stock market refers generally to publicly traded markets which exist only for trading, purchasing, and selling shares that trade over-the-counte..

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What Is Margin Trading?

What Is Margin Trading?

In stock-market trading, margin trading is the most highly leveraged form of trading that one can participate in today. In stock-market trading, mar..