Greek villagers try to save homes as wildfires burn for eighth day
By Lefteris Papadimas and Leon Malherbe AVGARIA, Greece (Reuters) – Residents mounted a round the clock watch on Tuesday to try ..
NEWS
All Posts
Germany to end free COVID tests from Oct. 11 – sources
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government will stop offering free coronavirus tests from Oct. 11 in a bid to encourage more peopl..
NEWS
Oil rebounds on profit-taking as market shrugs off virus impact
By Devika Krishna Kumar NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose 3% on Tuesday, largely driven by profit taking after more than a week̵..
INVESTING
Geoengineering marks scientific gains in U.N. report on dire climate future
By Jake Spring (Reuters) – Geoengineering science is advancing, but the question remains – should we use it? The U.N. clim..
NEWS
SoftBank’s Vision Fund posts $2 billion profit, share weakness casts shadow
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision Fund unit on Tuesday posted a 236 billion yen ($2.14 billion)..
FINANCE
Financial services need a digital transformation
By Richard Gendal Brown, Chief Technology Officer at enterprise blockchain firm R3 Markets today can learn a lot from the probl..
BANKING
Why cybersecurity needs to be top of the agenda for FS organisations
By Max Locatelli, Regional Director Western Europe at Infoblox Cybercrime has the potential to impact us all; no individual or..
TECHNOLOGY
Pre-Pack Administrations in a Post-Pandemic World
By Paul Reeves, managing director, Restructuring Advisory, Kroll Ever since the administration process became the key business ..
BUSINESS
U.S. Senate Democrats unveil details of $3.5 trln follow-up bill
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Monday released some details of the $3.5 trillion bill addressi..
NEWS
Stocks tread water as gold, oil declines spook sentiment
By Matt Scuffham and Ritvik Carvalho NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Global shares treaded water on Monday as sharp falls in gold and oil p..
INVESTING
U.N. sounds ‘deafening’ warning on climate change
By Nina Chestney and Andrea Januta (Reuters) -The United Nations panel on climate change told the world on Monday that global warming ..
NEWS
Rouzbeh Pirouz Why disabled employees should not be forced to go back to the office
Rouzbeh Pirouz is Co-Founder and Senior Partner at London-based Pelican Partners, a real estate and private equity investment firm. A..
BUSINESS
UK’s Morrisons agrees to raised $9.3 billion offer from Fortress-led group
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarket Morrisons has agreed an improved takeover offer worth 6.7 billion pounds ($9.3 bi..
INVESTING
UK’s Vectura takeover battle heats up as Carlyle outbids Philip Morris
By Pushkala Aripaka and Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) -Private equity firm Carlyle Group on Friday outbid tobacco company Philip Morris i..
INVESTING
How to avoid tech burnout from big transformations
By Mark McNally, CEO and founder of Worth Internet Systems If you’re reading this, you most likely embarked on a transformation..
BUSINESS
The majority of Britons do not have a will in place – here’s why you should have one
By Andrew Megson, executive chairman of My Pension Expert Although it is a depressing sentiment to acknowledge, the past couple o..
FINANCE
The death of cards and what to expect next
By David Maisey, CEO of MultiPay Global Solutions Payments are one of the most exciting areas in fintech. Being a big part of our day-..
BANKING
The Embedded Finance Revolution
By Andries Smit, CEO and Founder of Upside Saving The future of finance looks fast, convenient and increasingly personalised and the d..
FINANCE
Financial services is upping its customer experience game
By Jeff Woodland, Director of Verticals at Five9 The financial services industry has always been behind other sectors when it c..
TECHNOLOGY
Meeting the data challenge in financial services
The financial services sector has always recognised the importance of data. From assessing the risk of a loan to measuring the perform..
TECHNOLOGY
The Four Benefits of Digital Transformation in the Finance Industry
Paul Wilson is a consumer finance expert at Financial Conduct Authority authorised credit broker Little Loans. Paul has over 20 years ..
FINANCE
Olympics-Hockey-Netherlands claim gold with 3-1 victory over Argentina
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) -The Netherlands won their fourth Olympic women’s hockey title by beating Argentina 3-1 in th..
NEWS
Early signs COVID-19 vaccines may not stop Delta transmission, England says
LONDON (Reuters) -There are early signs that people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 may be able to transmit the Delta varian..
NEWS
Wall Street muted on jobs growth as inflation, Delta fears weigh
By Lawrence Delevingne BOSTON (Reuters) -A positive jobs report spurred Wall Street to push some stocks and Treasuries higher on Frida..
INVESTING
Here’s How Integrated Electrical Panel Boards Help Save Space
With the evolving times and technological advancements, many devices have become compact while being equally efficient and reliable. P..
TECHNOLOGY
Wall Street pushes stocks, oil higher on promising data
By Lawrence Delevingne BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. stocks and oil prices rebounded on Thursday as unemployment claims declined and t..
FINANCE
Oil rises over 1% as Mideast tensions face virus concerns
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose about 1% on Thursday on increasing Middle East tensions, but fresh movement res..
INVESTING
Ignoring WHO call, major nations stick to vaccine booster plans
By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Caroline Copley PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany, France and Israel will go ahead with plans to administer COVID..
NEWS
Ethereum software upgrade activated; ether reverses losses, trades up
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) -Ethereum, the second-largest blockchain network, went through a major software upgrade..
TRADING
Wall Street pushes stocks, oil higher on promising data
By Lawrence Delevingne BOSTON (Reuters) -U.S. stocks and oil prices rebounded on Thursday morning as unemployment claims declined and ..
INVESTING
Thomson Reuters lifts sales outlook on back of earnings beat
By Kenneth Li and Nick Zieminski NEW YORK (Reuters) -Thomson Reuters Corp reported better-than-expected results in the second quarter ..
BUSINESS
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; layoffs lowest in more than 21 years
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits declined further la..
BUSINESS
Moderna says its COVID-19 shot 93% effective six months after second dose
By Michael Erman (Reuters) -Moderna Inc said on Thursday its COVID-19 shot was about 93% effective through six months after the second..
NEWS
Boeing 737 MAX departs for key test flight in China
By Eric M. Johnson and Norihiko Shirouzu SEATTLE/BEIJING (Reuters) -A Boeing Co 737 Max jet departed for China on Wednesday to conduct..
BUSINESS
Siemens raises profit guidance again as orders surge
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -Siemens became the latest industrial firm to report a post-pandemic surge in demand, prompting the Ge..
BUSINESS
U.S. Senate Democrats target Big Oil for carbon polluters fund
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of Democratic U.S. senators on Wednesday unveiled legislation establishing a $50..
INVESTING
Dollar rebound holds as yields steady ahead of jobs data
By David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar held gains on Wednesday after a quick recovery from an earlier fall as markets ch..
TRADING