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Hackers-for-hire are biggest cybersecurity threat -EU agency

Hackers-for-hire are biggest cybersecurity threat -EU agency

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Hackers-for-hire emerged as the biggest threat to online security in the last 15 months, wi..

Santander to release some pandemic provisions as profits jump

Santander to release some pandemic provisions as profits jump

By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) -Santander is to release some of the cash it set aside at the height of the pandemic in a sign the Sp..

Tesco says online services back up after interference ‘attempt’

Tesco says online services back up after interference ‘attempt’

LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarket chain Tesco said its website and app are back up after the services were disrupted by an attempt..

Britain’s Co-op bank confirms TSB approach

Britain’s Co-op bank confirms TSB approach

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Co-operative Bank confirmed on Monday that it expressed interest in potentially buying TSB fr..

October is the New November – Consumer Research Reveals Shoppers in the U.S. and U.K. Plan to Start Holiday Spending Early in 2021

October is the New November – Consumer Research Reveals Shoppers in the U.S. and U.K. Plan to Start Holiday Spending Early in 2021

Half of Gen Z Consumers Planning to Spend More This Holiday Season Than Last Year LONDON, October, 2021 – The leading provider ..

Promo abuse fastest-growing fraud threat for online marketplaces, research shows

Promo abuse fastest-growing fraud threat for online marketplaces, research shows

Promotion abuse is fast becoming a serious threat for online marketplaces, in addition to online payment fraud, friendly fraud and ref..

Online marketplace boom instrumental in supporting small Nottingham-based e-commerce business

Online marketplace boom instrumental in supporting small Nottingham-based e-commerce business

E-commerce now accounts for more than a quarter of retail sales in the UK, with the industry projected to reach more than £89 billion ..

Norway’s DNB announces dividend after posting record Q3 earnings

Norway’s DNB announces dividend after posting record Q3 earnings

By Victoria Klesty and Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s largest bank DNB reported its best ever third-quarter earn..

Research by Vestd provides answer to staff loss during ‘the great resignation’.

Research by Vestd provides answer to staff loss during ‘the great resignation’.

How to protect your ecommerce business from ‘the great resignation’. Ifty Nasir, founder and CEO of Vestd By: Ifty Nasir, founder and ..

The Great COVID Experiment – Is the Pure-play Retailer Dead?

The Great COVID Experiment – Is the Pure-play Retailer Dead?

By: Russell Loarridge, Director UK, ReachFive With the High Street reopened, after a year of enforced change in buying habits where pr..

Clearing Out Your Garage – Benefiting from Corporate Simplification

Clearing Out Your Garage – Benefiting from Corporate Simplification

By: Eddie Bines, managing director, Restructuring Advisory, Kroll “Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex. It ta..

Adnami appoints new Publisher and Agency Sales Directors to strengthen London team

Adnami appoints new Publisher and Agency Sales Directors to strengthen London team

London, UK, 20th October, 2021: Tech company, Adnami, has announced two new hires to join its London team: Alex Barstow as Publisher S..

Amazon and others commit to using zero-carbon shipping fuels by 2040

Amazon and others commit to using zero-carbon shipping fuels by 2040

By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc and IKEA are among commercial users of container shipping that will opt for zero-car..

UK competition watchdog has music streaming in its sights

UK competition watchdog has music streaming in its sights

By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s competition regulator plans to launch an investigation into music streaming to see wh..

UK Dealmakers Say Pandemic, Climate Change Are Biggest Deal Blockers in the Next 12 Months

UK Dealmakers Say Pandemic, Climate Change Are Biggest Deal Blockers in the Next 12 Months

Climate Change Transforming How Dealmakers Evaluate and Execute M&A LONDON OCTOBER: UK dealmakers are equally convinced that the b..

Ford to invest around $300 million to build electric car parts at UK plant

Ford to invest around $300 million to build electric car parts at UK plant

LONDON (Reuters) – Ford said on Monday it would invest up to 230 million pounds ($316 million) to build electric car components ..

Oil prices climb as COVID recovery, power generators stoke demand

Oil prices climb as COVID recovery, power generators stoke demand

By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices hit their highest level in years on Monday as demand recovers from the COVID-19 ..

Taiwan’s Foxconn shows off three electric vehicle prototypes

Taiwan’s Foxconn shows off three electric vehicle prototypes

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan tech giant Foxconn unveiled its first three electric vehicle prototypes on Monday, unders..

Italian fashion group OTB joins LVMH-led blockchain platform

Italian fashion group OTB joins LVMH-led blockchain platform

MILAN (Reuters) – Italian fashion group OTB has joined a consortium formed by luxury goods heavyweights LVMH, Prada and Richemon..

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The logo of French cloud computing company OVHcloud is seen on a data-center building in Strasbourg, France, October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

The logo of French cloud computing company OVHcloud is seen on a data-center building in Strasbourg, France, October 13, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell has appointed Wael Sawan as head of its integrated gas and renewables division, replacing Maarten Wetselaar..

Shares in French tech champion OVHcloud gain 6% in Paris debut

Shares in French tech champion OVHcloud gain 6% in Paris debut

PARIS (Reuters) -Shares in French cloud computing company OVHcloud climbed around 6% on their first day of trading on Friday, after a ..

FINDING HARMONY AND BALANCE AMIDST BUSINESS AND BASICS

FINDING HARMONY AND BALANCE AMIDST BUSINESS AND BASICS

Neha Sethi, Head of Marketing at Teleperformance India, delves deeper into how Marketing influences business growth, whilst highlighti..

Shareholders more likely to support eco-initiatives if they have experienced climate disasters

Shareholders more likely to support eco-initiatives if they have experienced climate disasters

Shareholders in locations recently hit by climate-related disasters such as hurricanes are far more likely to support environmental pr..

Companies’ climate disclosures still lacking -task force

Companies’ climate disclosures still lacking -task force

By Huw Jones and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) -Around half of companies assessed have begun to apply globally-agreed climate-related ..

IKEA warns supply chain disruptions likely to last into 2022

IKEA warns supply chain disruptions likely to last into 2022

By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -IKEA, the world’s biggest furniture brand, is leasing more ships, buying containers and r..

Digital ad demand helps Publicis hike 2021 growth outlook

Digital ad demand helps Publicis hike 2021 growth outlook

By Milla Nissi (Reuters) – French advertising group Publicis raised its outlook for 2021 on Thursday as a global shift towards d..

The Great Return – and the Great Reset

The Great Return – and the Great Reset

Any business owner or manager expecting employees to flock back to the office once restrictions are lifted and slide straight back int..

New study reveals increased reliance on telecommunications with the rise of remote and hybrid working

New study reveals increased reliance on telecommunications with the rise of remote and hybrid working

More than half of UK businesses have adopted a remote or ‘hybrid’ working model post-pandemic and have an increased reliance on teleco..

White collar jobs market booming: Employers need to be more creative to attract talent amid chronic skills shortages

White collar jobs market booming: Employers need to be more creative to attract talent amid chronic skills shortages

The professional recruitment market has continued to perform exceptionally well with increases in year-on-year vacancy and placement f..

Publishers and Brands View Commerce Content as a Key Revenue Driver

Publishers and Brands View Commerce Content as a Key Revenue Driver

Two new reports from impact.com show brands with at least 20 content publisher partners are 2X as likely to see increased revenue and ..

JLR parent Tata Motors surges nearly 20% on TPG fundraise, EV plans

JLR parent Tata Motors surges nearly 20% on TPG fundraise, EV plans

BENGALURU (Reuters) – Shares of India’s Tata Motors rose nearly 20% on Wednesday, a day after the Jaguar and Land Rover ow..

Asia’s airlines ramp up flights, offers as tough COVID travel curbs ease

Asia’s airlines ramp up flights, offers as tough COVID travel curbs ease

By Jamie Freed and Aradhana Aravindan SYDNEY/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asia-Pacific airlines have lost billions of dollars this year..

Marston’s says Q4 sales above pre-pandemic levels

Marston’s says Q4 sales above pre-pandemic levels

(Reuters) – Pub operator Marston’s said on Wednesday that sales were above pre-pandemic levels in the fourth quarter, as p..

Apple likely to cut iPhone 13 production due to chip crunch -Bloomberg News

Apple likely to cut iPhone 13 production due to chip crunch -Bloomberg News

By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) -Apple Inc is likely to slash production of its iPhone 13 by as many as 10 million units due to the global..

5 ways businesses can manage cybersecurity in a post-Covid world

5 ways businesses can manage cybersecurity in a post-Covid world

Cybersecurity and its importance within business strategy has long been a topic of discussion within the corporate world. And no matte..

Why Sovereignty is the key to the Cloud and Multi Cloud Decade

Why Sovereignty is the key to the Cloud and Multi Cloud Decade

By Yann Lechelle, CEO, Scaleway Of the myriad ways the global health crisis has changed our lives since early 2020, the increasing rel..

One against the many? Single-tenant vs. Multi-tenant cloud deployment

One against the many? Single-tenant vs. Multi-tenant cloud deployment

Phil Lewis from Infor Cloud deployment of business software, including enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, has been steadily..