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Manchester and Edinburgh steal share of longer-term rentals from London

Manchester and Edinburgh steal share of longer-term rentals from London

Secondary cities growing in popularity  Cambridge, Liverpool and Nottingham complete top 5 HomeLike, Europe’s leading online platform ..

INCREASED DEMAND FOR MID-TERM RENTAL FUELLED BY RELOCATIONS

INCREASED DEMAND FOR MID-TERM RENTAL FUELLED BY RELOCATIONS

HomeLike reports a positive bounceback to pre-pandemic levels as business and leisure markets show a strong recovery. Brits adopt shor..

How the Crazy Valuation of Virtual Platforms Misses the Point

How the Crazy Valuation of Virtual Platforms Misses the Point

By Victoria Neeson & Erica Boeke  As the pandemic drove us from conference rooms and sports arenas to online-only experiences, the..

How to build an industry from scratch, my top five investigations

How to build an industry from scratch, my top five investigations

By: Renae Kunda, Cape York Motorcycle Adventures and Co-Author of ‘King of the Cape.’ In 1990 my, then-boyfriend was an ad..

Preparing the Next Generation – Educate and Empower

Preparing the Next Generation – Educate and Empower

By: Susanne Bransgrove, Founder and Director of The Women in Family Business Network Over the last years, I have encountered many Fami..

COVID-19 impact could hit Japanese automakers’ output in Oct

COVID-19 impact could hit Japanese automakers’ output in Oct

TOKYO (Reuters) – Disruptions to parts and components suppliers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could force fresh production cut..

U.S. markets regulator takes aim at Coinbase lending product

U.S. markets regulator takes aim at Coinbase lending product

WASHINGTON/HONG KONG (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has told Coinbase Global Inc that it plans to sue the cryp..

Unregulated Investment Schemes Remain a Threat to Investors

Unregulated Investment Schemes Remain a Threat to Investors

The authors are Rob Goodhew, director, Restructuring Advisory, Ben Boorer, associate managing director Business Intelligence and Inves..

Iraq and Total sign $27 billion energy projects deal

Iraq and Total sign $27 billion energy projects deal

By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) – France’s Total will build four giant energy projects in southern Iraq under a $27 bil..

Now Patched Vulnerability in WhatsApp could have led to Data Expo-sure of Users

Now Patched Vulnerability in WhatsApp could have led to Data Expo-sure of Users

Check Point Research (CPR) exposed a security vulnerability in WhatsApp’s image filter function. By applying specific image filters to..

WHY HUMAN CONNECTION WILL HELP TO DRIVE RECOVERY

WHY HUMAN CONNECTION WILL HELP TO DRIVE RECOVERY

By: Leanne Nutter, Brand and Retail Director at Blackjack Promotions The global pandemic has forced us to go without many things over ..

Eco friendly family run pedi-cab business turns one

Eco friendly family run pedi-cab business turns one

Veluba, the electric assisted 3 wheeled pedi-cab which transports Londoners in a completely safe way, turns one this month. The compan..

Cargill opens new Brazil pectin factory, first outside Europe

Cargill opens new Brazil pectin factory, first outside Europe

By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The Brazilian unit of U.S. commodities trader Cargill has finished building a new facility to ..

U.S. labor market powers ahead as weekly jobless claims fall, layoffs hit 24-year low

U.S. labor market powers ahead as weekly jobless claims fall, layoffs hit 24-year low

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell last week, while la..

Ryanair passenger numbers rise in August to 11.1 million

Ryanair passenger numbers rise in August to 11.1 million

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ryanair on Thursday said it flew 11.1 million passengers in August, 75% of the number the budget airline carr..

Exclusive-Apple hit with antitrust case in India over in-app payments issues

Exclusive-Apple hit with antitrust case in India over in-app payments issues

By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Apple Inc is facing an antitrust challenge in India for allegedly abusing its dominant pos..

Google appeals French 500 million eur copyright fine

Google appeals French 500 million eur copyright fine

PARIS (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google said on Wednesday it was appealing a “disproportionate” 500 million euro (..

France’s Vivendi sells 2.9% of Universal to Pershing Square for $1.15 billion

France’s Vivendi sells 2.9% of Universal to Pershing Square for $1.15 billion

PARIS (Reuters) – Billionaire hedge fund manager William Ackman’s Pershing Square fund has committed to acquire an additio..

EIG Global Energy Partners submits offer for Petrobras pipelines in Brazil, source says

EIG Global Energy Partners submits offer for Petrobras pipelines in Brazil, source says

By Gram Slattery RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – U.S. private equity firm EIG Global Energy Partners submitted a binding offer worth ..

Toshiba in talks with four investment firms for strategic ideas -sources

Toshiba in talks with four investment firms for strategic ideas -sources

By Makiko Yamazaki and Scott Murdoch TOKYO/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Toshiba Corp is in talks with at least four global private equity firm..

S.Korea parliament committee votes to curb Google, Apple commission dominance

S.Korea parliament committee votes to curb Google, Apple commission dominance

SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean parliamentary committee voted early on Wednesday to recommend amending a law, a key step toward..

McDonald’s milkshakes off the British menu after supply chain issues

McDonald’s milkshakes off the British menu after supply chain issues

LONDON (Reuters) – McDonald’s said it had taken milkshakes and bottled drinks off the menu at all of its British restauran..

Instagram rolls out ads on Shop tab globally

Instagram rolls out ads on Shop tab globally

By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Instagram will launch advertising on its Shop feature globally, the Facebook Inc-owned app said on ..

McDonald’s milkshakes off the British menu after supply chain issues

McDonald’s milkshakes off the British menu after supply chain issues

LONDON (Reuters) – McDonald’s said it had taken milkshakes and bottled drinks off the menu at all of its British restauran..

Mum and Son make a Sweet Duo

Mum and Son make a Sweet Duo

In 1987, Rosie Khandwala moved from Tanzania to the UK, and after discovering that sugar waxing didn’t exist in the ..

MEET ROSIE KHANDWALA THE WOMAN THAT INTRODUCED SUGAR WAXING TO THE UK

MEET ROSIE KHANDWALA THE WOMAN THAT INTRODUCED SUGAR WAXING TO THE UK

Rosie Khandwala, who founded Sugar Coated in 2019, introduced the concept of strip sugar waxing to the UK when she moved f..

Building a Positive Workplace Culture to Boost Company Growth: A Blueprint

Building a Positive Workplace Culture to Boost Company Growth: A Blueprint

Building a workplace culture that everyone is proud of requires a lot of work. Company culture consists of the shared values, beliefs ..

UK economic growth slowed again in August as post-lockdown shortages bite – PMI

UK economic growth slowed again in August as post-lockdown shortages bite – PMI

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s post-lockdown economic bounce-back slowed sharply in August as companies struggled with unpre..

Shares in UK chain Sainsbury’s jump 11% on report of buyout interest

Shares in UK chain Sainsbury’s jump 11% on report of buyout interest

(Reuters) – Shares in Sainsbury’s jumped 11% to a three-year high on Monday after a report over the weekend said private e..

68% of employers are considering pay cuts for remote workers, CIPHR survey shows

68% of employers are considering pay cuts for remote workers, CIPHR survey shows

A new survey by HR software provider CIPHR reveals that over two-thirds (68%) of British businesses are contemplating pay cuts for sta..

Factbox-How Big Tech is faring against U.S. lawsuits and probes

Factbox-How Big Tech is faring against U.S. lawsuits and probes

(Reuters) – Big Tech platforms Facebook Inc and Google have been hit with a series of antitrust lawsuits by the U.S. federal gov..

Musk says Tesla will launch prototype of humanoid robot next year

Musk says Tesla will launch prototype of humanoid robot next year

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk on Thursday said it will probably launch the prototype of a humanoid robot cal..

Robinhood sees retail traders taking a breather in third quarter

Robinhood sees retail traders taking a breather in third quarter

By Sohini Podder, John McCrank and Sinéad Carew (Reuters) – Robinhood Markets Inc expects retail investors to become less active..

Automobile shortages, spending shift to services hurt U.S. retail sales

Automobile shortages, spending shift to services hurt U.S. retail sales

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales fell more than expected in July as shortages depressed motor vehicle ..

What skills does a modern-day leadership team need to be successful?

What skills does a modern-day leadership team need to be successful?

By: Jon Pickering, CEO of workplace data analytics organisation Tiger. Businesses across all industries and geographies h..

British Airways not currently using Afghanistan airspace

British Airways not currently using Afghanistan airspace

LONDON (Reuters) – British Airways is not currently using Afghanistan’s airspace, the airline said on Sunday as Taliban in..

BHP in talks to sell global oil, gas business to Australia’s Woodside

BHP in talks to sell global oil, gas business to Australia’s Woodside

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – BHP Group Ltd is in talks to sell its petroleum business to Australia’s top independe..