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Shopify invests in wholesale platform Faire

Shopify invests in wholesale platform Faire

LONDON (Reuters) – E-commerce giant Shopify is investing in wholesale platform Faire, the companies said on Wednesday, in a glob..

Bank of England delays final Basel bank capital rules to July 2025

Bank of England delays final Basel bank capital rules to July 2025

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England on Wednesday said it would delay by six months to July 2025 its roll out of the final le..

Germany halts e-cars solar subsidy programme amid high demand

Germany halts e-cars solar subsidy programme amid high demand

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s state-owned KfW bank on Wednesday said it had halted a new subsidy programme for charging el..

UK’s Hiscox to sell Singapore and Thailand insurance business

UK’s Hiscox to sell Singapore and Thailand insurance business

(Reuters) – British insurer Hiscox said on Wednesday it has agreed to sell DirectAsia, its motor insurance business in Singapor..

Germany bans neo-Nazi group, raids members’ homes

Germany bans neo-Nazi group, raids members’ homes

BERLIN (Reuters) – German authorities raided dozens of locations nationwide on Wednesday after interior minister Nancy Faeser b..

Dollar scales 10-month top as rate jitters persist

Dollar scales 10-month top as rate jitters persist

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar rose to a 10-month high against its major peers on Wednesday, toppling the euro and sterling to..

Merchants want lower fees, need Amazon’s ads as US FTC files suit

Merchants want lower fees, need Amazon’s ads as US FTC files suit

By Arriana McLymore RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) – Merchants who sell on Amazon.com want the online retailer to cut back o..

Bank of England to leave rates on hold through mid-2024, cut in Q3: Reuters poll

Bank of England to leave rates on hold through mid-2024, cut in Q3: Reuters poll

By Shaloo Shrivastava BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Bank of England has concluded its tightening cycle and will likely keep the Ban..

French shoppers buy fewer tampons, less detergent as prices surge

French shoppers buy fewer tampons, less detergent as prices surge

By Richa Naidu and Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) – French consumers are buying fewer personal hygiene and household products, sac..

Shutdown showdown in US Congress: Time running short to fund government

Shutdown showdown in US Congress: Time running short to fund government

By David Morgan and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House and Senate on Tuesday plan to take sharply divergent pa..

Three-quarters of firms globally are not ready for new ESG rules, KPMG finds

Three-quarters of firms globally are not ready for new ESG rules, KPMG finds

LONDON (Reuters) – Three-quarters of companies globally are not ready to have their environmental, social and governance (ESG) ..

Equities fall as U.S. Treasury yields, dollar stay elevated

Equities fall as U.S. Treasury yields, dollar stay elevated

By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – Equities around the world were lower on Tuesday in a choppy trading session as Treasury ..

UK home secretary warns uncontrolled migration poses ‘existential challenge’

UK home secretary warns uncontrolled migration poses ‘existential challenge’

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman warned on Tuesday uncontrolled migration poses ..

French retailers E-Leclerc and Carrefour say they will sell fuel at cost

French retailers E-Leclerc and Carrefour say they will sell fuel at cost

By Blandine Henault and Forrest Crellin PARIS (Reuters) -France’s two largest food retailers, E-Leclerc and Carrefour, said on ..

Exclusive-Cinven bought Eurovita bonds from GIC, others to help liquidation-source

Exclusive-Cinven bought Eurovita bonds from GIC, others to help liquidation-source

By Valentina Za and Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) – Private equity firm Cinven has agreed to buy back 160 million euros ($170 m..

The evolution of AI in last-mile technology

The evolution of AI in last-mile technology

By Bob Griffiths, Chief Strategy Officer, Doddle Last mile or final mile deliveries are some of the most resource-intensive and expen..

What are ESG funds?

What are ESG funds?

Introduction to ESG funds Definition of ESG funds Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) funds are a category of investment v..

Novartis confirms Sandoz spin-off for October 4, 2023

Novartis confirms Sandoz spin-off for October 4, 2023

ZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis on Monday confirmed its plans for a 100% spin-off of the Sandoz business on Oct. 4 after shareholde..

Lego abandons effort to make oil-free bricks – FT

Lego abandons effort to make oil-free bricks – FT

(Reuters) – Danish Toymaker Lego has abandoned its effort to ditch oil-based plastics from its bricks after finding that its ne..

Macron wants fuel industry to sell at cost price

Macron wants fuel industry to sell at cost price

PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday the government would ask the fuel industry to sell at cost pr..

Safran CEO sees supply chain pressure through 2024

Safran CEO sees supply chain pressure through 2024

PARIS (Reuters) -Global aerospace supply chains will remain under pressure throughout 2024, Safran CEO Olivier Andries said on Friday..

UK’s Mothercare says it expects to complete refinancing shortly

UK’s Mothercare says it expects to complete refinancing shortly

(Reuters) -Mothercare expects to complete a refinancing shortly and will remain in discussions with stakeholders and financing partne..

France’s Eramet and Suez pick Dunkirk for EV battery recycling

France’s Eramet and Suez pick Dunkirk for EV battery recycling

PARIS (Reuters) – Eramet and Suez have chosen Dunkirk as the location for a planned electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling fac..

Analysis-A year after budget crisis, UK debt faces fresh pensions headwind

Analysis-A year after budget crisis, UK debt faces fresh pensions headwind

By Yoruk Bahceli and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s pensions industry, Europe’s biggest, is posing a new..

Warner Bros to expand British studios’ production capacity by over 50%

Warner Bros to expand British studios’ production capacity by over 50%

By David Lawder (Reuters) -Warner Bros Discovery on Thursday said it planned to expand production capacity at its Leavesden studios n..

Irish consumer sentiment drops to six-month low, survey shows

Irish consumer sentiment drops to six-month low, survey shows

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish consumer sentiment slumped to a six-month low in September, a survey showed on Friday, pointing to an ..

UK’s Hunt says unclear when taxes can be cut amid interest cost pressure

UK’s Hunt says unclear when taxes can be cut amid interest cost pressure

By David Lawder (Reuters) -British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday that higher long term interest rates were pressuring..

Russia temporarily bans fuel exports to most countries in response to shortages

Russia temporarily bans fuel exports to most countries in response to shortages

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia has temporarily banned exports of gasoline and diesel to all countries outside a circle of four ex-Soviet st..

How to build a credit history before applying for a car loan

How to build a credit history before applying for a car loan

Many consumers think never having any credit in the past is a good thing. However, credit scores are based on previous behaviours, an..

Bringing emotional intelligence into business

Bringing emotional intelligence into business

By Sherrie Laryse I teach Emotional Intelligence, a concept that is fashionably thrown around a lot these days, yet, understood very ..

How AI-powered technology impacts the service delivery industry 

How AI-powered technology impacts the service delivery industry 

By Rune Sovndahl, Co-founder, Fantastic Services Technology has always revolutionised the service delivery industry. However, its rol..

How to buy government bonds

How to buy government bonds

Investing wisely is about striking a balance between risk and security, and government bonds are a prime example of that balance. The..

More than a fifth of cars sold in EU in August were full EVs – ACEA

More than a fifth of cars sold in EU in August were full EVs – ACEA

LONDON (Reuters) – Just over one in five new cars sold in the European Union in August was fully electric, as sales of zero-emis..

Oil falls ahead of Fed rate policy announcement

Oil falls ahead of Fed rate policy announcement

By Yuka Obayashi and Emily Chow TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices retreated further from 10-month highs on Wednesday ahead of the U...

King Charles heads to France for three-day state visit

King Charles heads to France for three-day state visit

By Elizabeth Pineau and Michael Holden PARIS (Reuters) – King Charles will arrive in France on Wednesday for a three-day state ..

UK PM Sunak to announce more ‘proportionate’ climate response

UK PM Sunak to announce more ‘proportionate’ climate response

By Elizabeth Piper and William James LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will give a speech this week in which he is..

Musk’s Neuralink to start human trial of brain implant for paralysis patients

Musk’s Neuralink to start human trial of brain implant for paralysis patients

(Reuters) -Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday it has received approval from an i..