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 ..
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Brighter financial futures will be powered by better infrastructure
By Sam Handfield-Jones, co-CEO of Seccl, the digital custody and investment API provider that’s part of the Octopus Group ..
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Three blockchain application scenarios for the financial services industry
By Dr Nils Bulling, Head of Digital Strategy and Innovation, Avaloq Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum continue to ma..
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Why Innovation is Crucial for Marketers
By Amanda Greenwood, Tax Cloud and Myriad Associates Netflix. We’ve all heard of it and most of us probably have it. Why is that? ..
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Moving at the speed of light: How new technology is acting as a catalyst for rapid drug discovery
By Ray Chohan, Co-Founder and VP new ventures at innovation intelligence expert Patsnap, discusses why the widespre..
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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..
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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..
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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..
BUSINESS
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..
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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..
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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..
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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 ..
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Four ways data and AI can transform Financial Services
By Junta Nakai, Global Industry Leader, Financial Services and Sustainability at Databricks We are experiencing a fundamental ..
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Paid search advertising: how to identify wasted spending
By Beth Tait, Managing Director at Go Inspire Insight Search advertising in the finance sector tends to come with a high..
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Artificial intelligence: smarter than the fraudsters?
By Ralf Gladis, CEO, Computop Where there is money there is crime, but whilst new technology has created opportunities for criminals i..
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Making money personal again Why money should be about the connections and possibilities it unfolds
By Marco Abele, co-CEO of OneFor, a fintech that develops user-friendly, fast and cheap solutions to share money with countries inside..
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Revealed: 1.45 million tonnes of e-waste is produced by households & businesses per annum
The demand has never been higher, but neither has the cost for new equipment. Sales of laptop and desktop computers exceeded 302 milli..
BUSINESS
The Small Business’s Guide to Getting Started in Digital Advertising
By Lisen Zethraeus, CMO at DanAds It’s an exciting time for a small business when it looks to launch its first ad campaign. But the wo..
BUSINESS
Clients + Marketing = The Perfect Marriage
In a world where everyone’s an expert, cancel culture has serious implications, and fake news is easy to come by, it’s hard to trust t..
BUSINESS
The problem with measuring customer loyalty; and how to overcome it
Andrew Wilkins, CEO and Founder, Futr AI Customer loyalty is the holy grail for businesses seeking to grow. There’s a well-used statis..
BUSINESS
How to grow your brand with influencer marketing
By Gordon Glenister, author of Influencer Marketing Strategy and host of the Influence podcast Influencer marketing is one of the darl..
BUSINESS
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..
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Three Years Later: GDPR is All Talk and No Action
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was introduced on May 25th 2018. This legislation focuses on data protection and privacy..
BUSINESS
Brand Strategy Tactics for an Online Learning Platform
By: Johnathan Reynolds, CEO of Learned.Live, the UK’s first live and interactive e-learning platform. There is no doubt a..
BUSINESS
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..
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European stocks rise on bargain-hunting, erase weekly losses
(Reuters) -European stocks jumped more than 1% on Friday, posting their best session in two months and erasing all of this week’..
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Building A Portfolio For Retirement
By: Anthony Watson, Founder Thrive Retirement Specialists Your investment portfolio is likely one of the primary assets you plan to r..
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Musk trial asks the $2 billion question: Who controls Tesla?
By Tom Hals and Sierra Jackson (Reuters) – Does Elon Musk control Tesla Inc or does Tesla control Elon Musk? More than $2 billio..
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What are the top luxury products to invest in for 2021?
Since the inception of trading and banking, people have constantly been looking for new ways to increase their wealth through investme..
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RPA: the truth behind the hype
By Harel Tayeb, CEO, Kryon Bots can carry out a huge and increasing number of manual tasks in finance. Their ability to save time and ..
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Yes, winning the Euros really can help your stock market
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Euro 2020 semi-final victories for England and Italy mean football’s either coming home o..
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U.S. dollar falls as euro climbs in risky FX rout
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar retreated on Thursday from a three-month high hit late in the previous session, ..
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5 Mistakes to Avoid When Creating Passive Income
Working for a living is all well and good, but what if you could also make money without having to dedicate any more of your precious ..
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Stellantis makes 30 billion euro wager on electric vehicle market
By Giulio Piovaccari and Ben Klayman MILAN/DETROIT (Reuters) -Stellantis, the world’s No. 4 automaker, said on Thursday it plans..
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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..
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Pandemic loans: Three ways to secure recovery
Through the worst of the pandemic, the government set up interest-free emergency support packages to help struggling businesses. With ..
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From implant chips to green web hosting, here’s what experts believe the future of the internet will look like
A new report by Fasthosts uncovers what the internet will look like in 2050. From immersive VR to implant chips, and green web hostin..
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