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G7 finance chiefs agree on Russian oil price cap but level not yet set

G7 finance chiefs agree on Russian oil price cap but level not yet set

By David Lawder and Christian Kraemer (Reuters) -Group of Seven finance ministers agreed on Friday to impose a price cap on Russian oi..

Stress test backs extending lifespan of two German nuclear plants: sources

Stress test backs extending lifespan of two German nuclear plants: sources

By Markus Wacket BERLIN (Reuters) -A power grid stress test has shown that extending the lifespan of two of Germany’s nuclear po..

Euro zone yields fall as US payrolls seen easing rate-hike pressure

Euro zone yields fall as US payrolls seen easing rate-hike pressure

By Yoruk Bahceli and Dhara Ranasinghe (Reuters) – Euro zone government bond yields fell on Friday, falling in line with U.S. pee..

Fed’s job-friendly ‘soft landing’ hinges on history not repeating

Fed’s job-friendly ‘soft landing’ hinges on history not repeating

By Howard Schneider (Reuters) – Federal Reserve officials have acknowledged that the battle against inflation will be paid for w..

WhatsApp bans 2.4 million Indian accounts in July – monthly report

WhatsApp bans 2.4 million Indian accounts in July – monthly report

BENGALURU (Reuters) – WhatsApp banned 2.39 million Indian accounts in July, the highest so far this year, the Meta-owned popular..

Starbucks taps head of Lysol maker Reckitt as its new CEO

Starbucks taps head of Lysol maker Reckitt as its new CEO

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Starbucks Corp on Thursday named Laxman Narasimhan as its next chief executive officer, choosing an executive cred..

Philips subsidiary to pay over $24 million for alleged false claims for medical equipment

Philips subsidiary to pay over $24 million for alleged false claims for medical equipment

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A subsidiary of Dutch medical device maker Philips has agreed to pay over $24 million to resol..

What is expected of leaders in the age of automation?

What is expected of leaders in the age of automation?

By Chris Underwood, MD at Adastrum Consulting, executive search and leadership development specialists Automation, machin..

Tracking the payments evolution

Tracking the payments evolution

  By Kosta Du, CEO of Dapio  It is predicted that by 2031, only one in every twenty transactions will be made in cash. The pandem..

Gorbachev died shocked and bewildered by Ukraine conflict – interpreter

Gorbachev died shocked and bewildered by Ukraine conflict – interpreter

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) -Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, was shocked and bewildered by the Ukraine conflict in th..

Sterling slides below $1.15 for first time since 2020

Sterling slides below $1.15 for first time since 2020

By Tom Wilson and Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling skidded against the dollar on Thursday to its lowest level since March 2020 ..

EU regulator backs two Omicron-adapted COVID boosters

EU regulator backs two Omicron-adapted COVID boosters

By Natalie Grover and Ludwig Burger (Reuters) -The European Union’s drug regulator on Thursday backed two separate COVID-19 vacc..

High inflation is bad for UK productivity – BoE’s Mann

High inflation is bad for UK productivity – BoE’s Mann

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s very high inflation risks distracting businesses from the longer-term decisions needed to boo..

Euro zone economy faces growing risk of recession, survey shows

Euro zone economy faces growing risk of recession, survey shows

By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) – Manufacturing activity across the euro zone declined again last month as consumers feeling ..

New U.S. rules on EV subsidies slam Hyundai, Kia’s dreams

New U.S. rules on EV subsidies slam Hyundai, Kia’s dreams

By Heekyong Yang and Ben Klayman SEOUL/DETROIT (Reuters) -After grabbing the No. 2 spot in the U.S. electric vehicle market with styli..

Kosovo pushes ahead with car licensing rule resisted by Serbs

Kosovo pushes ahead with car licensing rule resisted by Serbs

JARINJE, Kosovo (Reuters) -Dozens of U.S. NATO peacekeepers patrolled northern Kosovo on Thursday to preserve calm after Pristina anno..

First year of N.Ireland protocol required 1 million customs declarations

First year of N.Ireland protocol required 1 million customs declarations

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Over 10,000 firms completed one million customs declarations to move goods from Britain into Northern Ireland..

Tennis-Williams retirement on hold after win over world number two

Tennis-Williams retirement on hold after win over world number two

By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) -Playing more like a world number one than a player ranked outside the top 600, Serena Williams tu..

UK factories suffer worst month since May 2020 as economy stumbles – PMI

UK factories suffer worst month since May 2020 as economy stumbles – PMI

LONDON (Reuters) – British manufacturing output and new orders fell by the most in more than two years in August in the face of ..

London stocks fall 1% on weak global growth outlook

London stocks fall 1% on weak global growth outlook

By Johann M Cherian and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 index fell sharply on Thursday as mining stocks dragged th..

Australia’s property downturn puts home buyers in double mortgage bind

Australia’s property downturn puts home buyers in double mortgage bind

By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s housing market downturn is squeezing many home sellers into a double bind: They̵..

Boeing expects MAX 7 to be certified before MAX 10 – executive

Boeing expects MAX 7 to be certified before MAX 10 – executive

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Boeing Co expects the 737 MAX 7 will be certified by the end of the year and the larger MAX 10 in the first half ..

After long drought, China plots ambitious water infrastructure push

After long drought, China plots ambitious water infrastructure push

By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) – After a record heatwave parched large areas of the Yangtze basin, Chinese provinces are pl..

Volkswagen’s Mexico factory workers reject union pay deal

Volkswagen’s Mexico factory workers reject union pay deal

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Volkswagen workers at its main Mexico factory rejected a deal for a 9% pay hike, an official statement s..

Standard Chartered rolls out digital bank in hot Singapore market

Standard Chartered rolls out digital bank in hot Singapore market

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Standard Chartered and FairPrice Group on Thursday rolled out their digital bank focusing on SingaporeR..

UK house prices speed up but slowdown coming, Nationwide says

UK house prices speed up but slowdown coming, Nationwide says

LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices rose at a faster monthly pace in August than in July but the market is set to cool as su..

Marketmind: Moment in the sun

Marketmind: Moment in the sun

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Summer may be finished, but the hot sun is helping energy pr..

Amazon introduces seller storage service to tackle supply chain woes

Amazon introduces seller storage service to tackle supply chain woes

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc introduced a new service on Wednesday to help its sellers store bulk inventory and ease distribution ..

Exclusive-Naftogaz CEO prepared to step down if it would facilitate debt deal

Exclusive-Naftogaz CEO prepared to step down if it would facilitate debt deal

By Andrea Shalal KYIV (Reuters) – The head of state-run Ukranian energy company Naftogaz is ready to step down if it would help ..

Global body urges EU to make company life simpler by aligning climate reporting

Global body urges EU to make company life simpler by aligning climate reporting

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union should make extra time to align its policies with international rules on repo..

Botswana awards Norway’s Scatec first large-scale solar plant contract

Botswana awards Norway’s Scatec first large-scale solar plant contract

GABORONE (Reuters) – State-owned Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) has awarded Norwegian company Scatec ASA a contract to build a..

French sugar makers to start output early as energy curbs loom

French sugar makers to start output early as energy curbs loom

By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) -France’s two largest sugar makers Tereos and Cristal Union will bring forward the star..

Hackers hit Italian oil company Eni’s computer networks

Hackers hit Italian oil company Eni’s computer networks

(Reuters) -Italian oil company Eni’s computer networks were hacked in recent days but the consequences appear to be minor so far..

Russia jobless rate stays at record low of 3.9% in July

Russia jobless rate stays at record low of 3.9% in July

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The number of people unemployed in Russia was 2.9 million in July, or 3.9% of the workforce, with the jobless..

Barclays announces sale of remaining shares in South Africa’s Absa

Barclays announces sale of remaining shares in South Africa’s Absa

LONDON (Reuters) – Barclays will sell its remaining 7.4% stake in South African bank Absa, it said on Wednesday, completing its ..

Can companies minimise their dependency on cloud service providers?

Can companies minimise their dependency on cloud service providers?

By Rob Otto, Field CTO EMEA at Ping Identity In the first three months of 2022 alone there were 266 security incidents, re..

Income diversification is not just the future: it is now

Income diversification is not just the future: it is now

By Ali Hamriti, Co-Founder and CEO at Rollee As the “self-employed status” is booming, younger generations have embr..