Take Five: Keeping the lights on
(Reuters) – The Bank of Japan will be the last of the major central banks to hold a policy meeting this year, and policy-makers ..
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No Santa rally for markets as central banks dampen peak rate hopes
By Naomi Rovnick and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) -Forget a year-end rally in financial markets. The message from major central b..
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Marketmind: Hawk-eyed
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Investors have hunkered down with their risk-off hat on, af..
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BoE raises rates again as investors look towards end of hikes
By David Milliken and Farouq Suleiman LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised its key interest rate by a further half-perc..
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Electric vehicles confront the leap to the mass market
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) – The past year was sobering for investors who poured money into Tesla Inc and rival electric ..
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Swiss National Bank says inflation battle not yet won
By John Revill and Michael Shields BERN (Reuters) – Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan said it was too early to “s..
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Telecom equipment maker Ericsson divests Russian operation
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson said on Thursday it had divested a customer support operation in R..
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UK retailer Currys warns on profit as Nordic chill sweeps in
By Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) -British electricals retailer Currys cut its full-year profit forecast on Thursday after heavy disc..
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Adding EVs to U.S. biofuels law is environmental agency’s 2023 task
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Biden administration could change the nation’s biofuel blending law next year ..
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A Failure To Consider Language Diversity In EDI Provision Causes Problems For Multinational Firms
Multinational companies are struggling to effectively produce and embed effective equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI..
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2023 in private wealth: stability and endurance will take priority over experimentation
Choppy economic waters will shape the sector for at least the next 12 months By Alison Parry, Global Head of Private Cli..
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EU meets to try to break gas price cap impasse
By Kate Abnett, Gabriela Baczynska and Benoit Van Overstraeten BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union energy ministers meeting in Brussels..
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Sterling holds firm after UK jobs data muddies rate outlook
By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – The pound held broadly steady on Tuesday, as gains following UK employment data were offset ..
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Explainer-Europe’s fiercely contested plan to cap gas prices
By Susanna Twidale, Kate Abnett and Gabriela Baczynska (Reuters) – A proposed cap on gas prices has divided European Union count..
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Food inflation: Tight grain, oilseed supplies to keep prices elevated
By Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Drought or too much rain, the war in Ukraine and high energy costs look set to curb glob..
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Investors are influenced by their parents when making investment decisions
Investors are much more likely to own stocks or mutual funds held by their parents, research from Aalto University School of Bu..
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Hybrid working in financial services: the roadmap to digital transformation
By Sam Wilson, UK Country Manager at Serviceware Working practices changed radically in 2020, but not just for the..
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TIPS FOR FINDING THE BEST PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT DEALS
By Ritchie Clapson, CEng MIStructE, Property CEO For property developers looking for the right property or ..
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OVER HALF OF ADULTS IN ENGLAND CONSIDERING A PORTFOLIO CAREER BUT IMPOSTER SYNDROME MAY STAND IN THE WAY
Over half of adults in England (52%) would consider developing a portfolio career (blending two or more roles into thei..
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2023: WHAT’S COMING AND WHAT DO BUSINESSES NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR?
Gary Knight, CEO at WOLF (The World’s Online Festival), shares his thoughts on the technological advances we can expect in 202..
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New “Centre for European Transformation” at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
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London stocks slip ahead of key interest rate decisions
By Johann M Cherian and Shristi Achar A (Reuters) – British shares closed lower on Monday, with investors treading cautiously ah..
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EU could face gas shortage next year, IEA warns
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union has enough gas for the winter but could face a shortage next year if Russia cuts..
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Keystone oil pipeline restart timetable unclear; traders worry about supply
By Erwin Seba and Stephanie Kelly WASHINGTON, Kan. (Reuters) -Traders expressed worry on Monday about how long Canada’s TC Energ..
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Queues form at fever clinics as China wrestles with COVID surge
By Eduardo Baptista and Josh Ye BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) -People queued outside fever clinics at Chinese hospitals for COVID-19 che..
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Wall St seen steady ahead of inflation data, Fed later in week
Wall St seen steady ahead of inflation data, Fed later in week
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Global stocks, oil and the dollar languished on Monday as investors braced for the last round of transatlantic i..
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Croatia’s coast turns to solar in bid to become energy-sustainable
By Daria Sito-Sucic MAKARSKA, Croatia (Reuters) – As high electricity bills have closed most hotels along Croatia’s Adriat..
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Britain braces for winter of strike action as nurses walk out
By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – British nurses will go on strike this week, hitting already stretched hospitals and cranking u..
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Metro Bank, former top bosses fined over reporting error
By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – British challenger bank Metro and two of its former executives have been slapped with fines b..
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European food delivery shapes up with Getir’s Gorillas buy
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Grocery-in-minutes company Getir’s $1.2 billion deal to buy rival Gorillas is an important..
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Oil edges up on U.S. pipeline restart uncertainty, Russian supplies
By Emily Chow SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices rose as much as more than 1% on Monday as a key pipeline supplying the United States rem..
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UK manufacturers expect output to fall 3.2% in 2023
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British manufacturers expect output to fall by 3.2% next year after a 4.4% decline in 2022,..
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King Charles releases photo for first Christmas card as monarch LONDON (Reuters) – Buckingham Palace on Sunday released the phot..
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Explainer-How Britain is exploiting Brexit to reform finance?
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain proposed over 30 reforms on Friday to bolster the City of London’s role as a globa..
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Cold spell tests Europe’s gas cutback ambitions
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – Europe’s first cold spell heading into the depths of winter is testing the resolve of co..
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Stocks, dollar little changed as inflation data sends mixed signals
By Herbert Lash and Carolyn Cohn NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar and Wall Street stocks traded little changed on Friday a..
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France strains to avert power cuts as cold snap tests Europe’s energy resolve
By Gus Trompiz and Forrest Crellin PARIS (Reuters) -France expects to avoid electricity cuts on Monday but faces a difficult week as t..
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