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Bank of England keeps powder dry on crypto ‘pockets of exuberance’

Bank of England keeps powder dry on crypto ‘pockets of exuberance’

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Highly-speculative cryptoassets like bitcoin are becoming more interlinked with big investors, b..

Analysis: The quiet revolution in Italian bond markets

Analysis: The quiet revolution in Italian bond markets

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Stefano Rebaudo LONDON (Reuters) – A calming down of Italian government bonds, typically among the most ..

DeltaNet International Launches Phishing Simulation Tool to Help Organisations Combat Phishing Attacks with Cybersecurity Awareness Training

DeltaNet International Launches Phishing Simulation Tool to Help Organisations Combat Phishing Attacks with Cybersecurity Awareness Training

DeltaNet International, a global eLearning provider of compliance training solutions, has today announced the availability of its Phis..

AKO Foundation Agrees to Support Aalto EE in Development of Leadership in the Nordic Cultural Sector

AKO Foundation Agrees to Support Aalto EE in Development of Leadership in the Nordic Cultural Sector

The London based AKO Foundation, starts to collaborate with Aalto University Executive Education’s (Aalto EE) Business of Culture prog..

AKO Foundation Agrees to Support Aalto EE in Development of Leadership in the Nordic Cultural Sector

AKO Foundation Agrees to Support Aalto EE in Development of Leadership in the Nordic Cultural Sector

The London based AKO Foundation, starts to collaborate with Aalto University Executive Education’s (Aalto EE) Business of Culture prog..

Stocks hit record; U.S. Treasury yields hover above 5-month lows

Stocks hit record; U.S. Treasury yields hover above 5-month lows

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks closed at a record on Monday and U.S. Treasury yields held ab..

Oil prices slip as economic fears offset tightening crude supplies

Oil prices slip as economic fears offset tightening crude supplies

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil slumped on Monday over concerns about spreading COVID-19 variants derailing the global econom..

Swatch Group returns to profit as sales jump

Swatch Group returns to profit as sales jump

ZURICH (Reuters) -Swatch Group returned to profit in the first six months of 2021 and its sales jumped more than 50% as demand recover..

Local Olympics organisers face uninsured loss from spectator ban – sources

Local Olympics organisers face uninsured loss from spectator ban – sources

By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain LONDON (Reuters) – The local Tokyo Olympics organising committee is unlikely to get much..

Smarter Contracts Leads by Example in Helping People and Businesses Take More Control Over Their Data

Smarter Contracts Leads by Example in Helping People and Businesses Take More Control Over Their Data

Privacy Software Company Selects Assured Clarity to Attain ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 London – 8th July 2021 – Smarter Contrac..

UK SMES ARE FAILING TO MEASURE MARKETING ROI

UK SMES ARE FAILING TO MEASURE MARKETING ROI

-The Marketing Centre’s M360 assessment highlights the need for business leaders to grapple with marketing metrics -If it moves measur..

Danish B2B fintech Pleo gains Unicorn status after raising $150m in Series C co-led by Bain Capital Ventures and Thrive Capital

Danish B2B fintech Pleo gains Unicorn status after raising $150m in Series C co-led by Bain Capital Ventures and Thrive Capital

The USD $150 million investment marks Denmark’s biggest ever Series C.  The round also brings Pleo’s valuation to approximately USD $..

Spain to invest $5.1 billion in electric vehicle production

Spain to invest $5.1 billion in electric vehicle production

By Joan Faus and Nathan Allen MADRID (Reuters) – Spain will invest 4.3 billion euros ($5.1 billion) to kick-start the production..

S.Korea suspends baseball season as toughest COVID-19 curbs take force

S.Korea suspends baseball season as toughest COVID-19 curbs take force

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s pro baseball league suspended its season on Monday after five players tested posi..

Analysis: JPMorgan, Goldman bet on tech to crack UK consumer market

Analysis: JPMorgan, Goldman bet on tech to crack UK consumer market

By Anna Irrera and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co and Goldman Sachs Group Inc are taking on a consumer ..

Lux Afrique Polo Day Announces Exciting Return of Europe’s Premier African Polo Event

Lux Afrique Polo Day Announces Exciting Return of Europe’s Premier African Polo Event

1 July 2021 LONDON, UK – Lux Afrique Polo Daythe only event in Europe dedicated to the celebration of African polo, returns to t..

Canto adds 3 new members to its executive leadership team to support major growth initiatives

Canto adds 3 new members to its executive leadership team to support major growth initiatives

Canto, a leading provider of digital asset management (DAM) software, has announced that it has added three new executives to its lead..

Dutch reimpose COVID curbs as cases jump in young adults

Dutch reimpose COVID curbs as cases jump in young adults

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The Dutch government reimposed COVID-19 curbs on nightclubs, music festivals and restaurants on Friday in an effo..

Technology that fixes your bad back

Technology that fixes your bad back

How a robot that solves back problems came into being Chongsu Lee, Chartered physiotherapist and founder of BackHug Discovering the im..

3i Infotech on a hiring spree to fuel its growth plans this year

3i Infotech on a hiring spree to fuel its growth plans this year

Looks to expand its footprint to provide extended support to its global clients in new technology areas by hiring over 1000 next gen t..

UK gold investment startup, Minted, partners with LUX Rewards

UK gold investment startup, Minted, partners with LUX Rewards

Minted, a UK-based gold investment platform, has teamed up with LUX Rewards, a premium rewards scheme for restaurants and retailers. T..

QA completes the acquisition of Circus Street

QA completes the acquisition of Circus Street

Acquisition creates a UK & Global leader to help organisations win in the Digital Revolution 2nd July 2021 – QA, owned by CVC Capi..

UK housing boom may derail post-Brexit trade dreams

UK housing boom may derail post-Brexit trade dreams

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – History suggests Britain’s house price surge could threaten hopes of post-Brexit export-p..

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 j..

Canada’s first Indigenous governor general pledges to help heal nation

Canada’s first Indigenous governor general pledges to help heal nation

By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – The first Indigenous Canadian to hold the post of governor general addressed the public in h..

Return to normal? UK PM Johnson outlines end to England’s virus restrictions

Return to normal? UK PM Johnson outlines end to England’s virus restrictions

By Alistair Smout and William James LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out plans on Monday to end social and e..

World’s largest manufacturers lose almost $1 trillion a year to machine failures

World’s largest manufacturers lose almost $1 trillion a year to machine failures

● Senseye study of major industrial firms finds that large facilities lose 27 hours a month to machine failures, on average, at the co..

KX enhances KX Flow FX trading platform for enhanced pricing and better risk management

KX enhances KX Flow FX trading platform for enhanced pricing and better risk management

New automated capability optimizes position and hedging strategies to manage market risk London, UK – June 30th 2021: KX, a worl..

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 pa..

Moneycorp announces new Head of Payment Solutions, Francesco Giovanni Ghizzardi, as digital payment needs surge

Moneycorp announces new Head of Payment Solutions, Francesco Giovanni Ghizzardi, as digital payment needs surge

Specialist international payments partner moneycorp  has appointed global payments expert Francesco Giovanni Ghizzardi as its new Head..

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, in..

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..

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 employe..

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 bigg..

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 u..

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 ..

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..