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European junk debt sales spring back to life as sentiment improves

European junk debt sales spring back to life as sentiment improves

By Chiara Elisei LONDON (Reuters) – Junk-rated companies in Europe have raised $1.4 billion from bond sales this month as invest..

Tough 2023 forecast as cash flow pressure drive surge in insolvencies

Tough 2023 forecast as cash flow pressure drive surge in insolvencies

Headwinds likely to cause issues even for better-performing businesses in 2023. Directors advised to act now as economic climate driv..

Tell.money attracts Payments Industry Heavyweight as Non Executive Chair

Tell.money attracts Payments Industry Heavyweight as Non Executive Chair

  Tell.money, the fintech company that delivers innovative and rapidly deployable Open Banking services for Banks and other accou..

BlueStar Extends EMEA Partnership with StayLinked to Include its Evolve Integration Platform 

BlueStar Extends EMEA Partnership with StayLinked to Include its Evolve Integration Platform 

    ‘No-code’ platform simplifies deployment of IIoT technology enabling partners to expand existing accounts and open doors to n..

GLOBAL SEARCH FOR PROJECTS TO PROTECT COASTAL COMMUNITIES FROM CLIMATE CHANGE

GLOBAL SEARCH FOR PROJECTS TO PROTECT COASTAL COMMUNITIES FROM CLIMATE CHANGE

    Ocean Resilience Innovation Challenge backed by the Swiss Re Foundation and the US Department of State Selected projects whi..

Retirees’ message to social media giants: “We’re not past our sell-by date!” 

Retirees’ message to social media giants: “We’re not past our sell-by date!” 

  New research has revealed that half (50%) of Britain’s retired population believe that social media is not built with them in m..

YFM leads follow-on investment into leading elearning authoring platform Elucidat

YFM leads follow-on investment into leading elearning authoring platform Elucidat

    Investment will fund expansion of Brighton-based Elucidat’s international customer base, which includes Tesco, Kingfisher, Me..

TCS Retail Survey Shows Generational Divide on Data Privacy and Digital Shopping Trends

TCS Retail Survey Shows Generational Divide on Data Privacy and Digital Shopping Trends

  Tata Consultancy Services Consumer Research Survey Shows Millennials Are Most Willing to Share Personal Data and Spend More Thr..

Lucian Hudson appointed Professor in Practice at Durham University Business School

Lucian Hudson appointed Professor in Practice at Durham University Business School

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Women’s Networks Should Combine Efforts To Campaign For Greater Equality, Research Shows

Women’s Networks Should Combine Efforts To Campaign For Greater Equality, Research Shows

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Analysis-Bond traders get their swagger back in rate-obsessed markets

Analysis-Bond traders get their swagger back in rate-obsessed markets

By Lananh Nguyen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bond traders are stars again on Wall Street. Fixed income, currencies and commodities (FIC..

Frontline communications platform Yapster acquired by Sona with backing from Google’s Gradient Ventures

Frontline communications platform Yapster acquired by Sona with backing from Google’s Gradient Ventures

London, 17th January 2023 – Yapster, the leading mobile messaging app used by retailers to communicate with frontline employees,..

KBW Bolsters European Investment Banking Franchise

KBW Bolsters European Investment Banking Franchise

  Alistair McKay Named Head of European Investment Banking; Additional Managing Director Hires Announced Keefe, Bruyette & Wo..

Benvenuta Lugano! The city of Lugano issues its first native digital bond on SDX with ZKB as Sole Lead Manager

Benvenuta Lugano! The city of Lugano issues its first native digital bond on SDX with ZKB as Sole Lead Manager

    13 January 2023: The City of Lugano, Switzerland, launched a 6-year CHF senior unsecured bond (ISIN:CH1232107172) with a tota..

VIVID secures sector leading funding package from Barclays

VIVID secures sector leading funding package from Barclays

  VIVID announces a new wide ranging £110m funding package from Barclays Corporate Banking. This includes what is believed to be ..

ECB can cut carbon footprint by shedding bonds of biggest polluters

ECB can cut carbon footprint by shedding bonds of biggest polluters

By Virginia Furness and Francesco Canepa LONDON (Reuters) -The European Central Bank could radically cut the carbon footprint of its c..

Explainer-Why Malaysia is considering a ban on palm oil exports to the European Union

Explainer-Why Malaysia is considering a ban on palm oil exports to the European Union

By Mei Mei Chu KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia, the world’s second-largest palm oil producer, on Thursday said it might ..

Jungle IT and LegalTech in Leeds Announce Strategic Partnership.

Jungle IT and LegalTech in Leeds Announce Strategic Partnership.

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EDPR brings Iberia’s first wind-solar power plant on-stream

EDPR brings Iberia’s first wind-solar power plant on-stream

By Sergio Goncalves and Miguel Pereira LISBON (Reuters) – EDP Renovaveis, the world’s fourth-largest renewable power produ..

King Charles, Prince William make first appearances since Harry’s memoir

King Charles, Prince William make first appearances since Harry’s memoir

By Michael Holden ABOYNE, Scotland (Reuters) -Britain’s King Charles and Prince William made their first public appearances on T..

German home solar power firm sees bright future as demand soars

German home solar power firm sees bright future as demand soars

By Vera Eckert and Tom Käckenhoff FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF (Reuters) – Soaring demand for home solar power systems in Germany could..

Lighting maker Signify cuts 2022 outlook again on China, business lighting

Lighting maker Signify cuts 2022 outlook again on China, business lighting

(Reuters) -Signify NV, the world’s biggest maker of lights, on Thursday again cut its full-year 2022 profit margin and sales gui..

Ubisoft shares slump 20% after French video game maker warns on revenue

Ubisoft shares slump 20% after French video game maker warns on revenue

By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) -Shares in Ubisoft fell 20% on Thursday after the French video game maker warned on revenue and p..

Centrica names O’Brien as new CFO, raises earnings forecast

Centrica names O’Brien as new CFO, raises earnings forecast

(Reuters) -British Gas owner Centrica on Thursday named Russell O’Brien as its chief financial officer, and raised its full-year..

Suedzucker quarterly profits surge 73.5% despite cost rise

Suedzucker quarterly profits surge 73.5% despite cost rise

HAMBURG (Reuters) -Europe’s largest sugar producer, Suedzucker, on Thursday posted a rise of 73.5%% in quarterly earnings as hig..

Varo Energy buys 80% of Dutch biogas firm; aims to double capacity by 2026

Varo Energy buys 80% of Dutch biogas firm; aims to double capacity by 2026

LONDON (Reuters) – Fuel trader and refiner Varo Energy, owned by Carlyle and energy trader Vitol, told Reuters on Thursday it ha..

KFC franchisees in Russia ask govt to halt sale of stores to local operator – RIA

KFC franchisees in Russia ask govt to halt sale of stores to local operator – RIA

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A number of KFC franchisees in Russia have asked the government to stop the sale of the Yum! Brands restauran..

Hippo Digital opens Birmingham office

Hippo Digital opens Birmingham office

Hippo Digital, the award-winning full-service digital consultancy, announces that it is expanding its existing midlands presence by o..

Digital transformation leader KPS and app commerce company poq announce new global partnership

Digital transformation leader KPS and app commerce company poq announce new global partnership

KPS, in partnership with poq, has launched a new native app services practice that offers retailers the ability to launch mobile apps..

Chinese fret over elderly as WHO warns of holiday COVID surge

Chinese fret over elderly as WHO warns of holiday COVID surge

By Bernard Orr and Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) -People in China worried on Thursday about spreading COVID-19 to aged relatives as they p..

Stocks becalmed before potential CPI storm

Stocks becalmed before potential CPI storm

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks hovered below seven-month highs on Thursday, as investors waited to see whet..

Apple may add touch screens to Mac computers – Bloomberg News

Apple may add touch screens to Mac computers – Bloomberg News

(Reuters) -Apple Inc is actively working on adding touch screens to its Mac computers, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing pe..

Global stocks advance ahead of U.S. inflation data

Global stocks advance ahead of U.S. inflation data

By Sinéad Carew and Huw Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Wall Street equities followed Europe’s higher on Wednesday as in..

Christmas fizz prompts UK’s Sainsbury’s to lift profit guidance

Christmas fizz prompts UK’s Sainsbury’s to lift profit guidance

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Sainsbury’s, the first listed British supermarket to update on Christmas trading, forecast full..

Move over TINA, it’s time for TARA

Move over TINA, it’s time for TARA

(Refiles to change title in paragraph four to CIO from chief executive for Global Fixed Income at PIMCO. No other changes to text) By ..

The Infraction Point

The Infraction Point

By: Sabine Saadeh Financial Trader and Writer The assiduity of investors in relation to macro and micro economic factors t..

The war on inflation: a fair fight, or a losing battle?

The war on inflation: a fair fight, or a losing battle?

David Absolon, Investment Director, Handelsbanken Wealth & Asset Management Central banks across developed economies have faced a ..