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Warren Buffet and The New Management Assessment Test

Warren Buffet and The New Management Assessment Test

By Colin Jacobs, Managing Director of social media independent consultancy, Immediate Future https://immediatefuture.co.uk/ Warren Buf..

UK issues call to arms for Omicron booster drive

UK issues call to arms for Omicron booster drive

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a “call to get jabs in arms” on Wednesday as Britain ..

Omicron, found in Europe 11 days ago, jolts markets on vaccine fears

Omicron, found in Europe 11 days ago, jolts markets on vaccine fears

By Ludwig Burger and Emma Thomasson FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) – Financial markets fell sharply on Tuesday after the head of..

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to step down – source

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to step down – source

By Greg Roumeliotis (Reuters) -Twitter Inc Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey will step down from his role and a successor has been l..

Britain on track for record Black Friday sales

Britain on track for record Black Friday sales

(Adds dropped word in paragraph 4) By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Britain looks to be on track for record sales over the Blac..

Atradius: Black Friday seeks to lure shoppers back to the high street

Atradius: Black Friday seeks to lure shoppers back to the high street

Retailers are using Black Friday as a tactic to lure shoppers back to the high street before Christmas, sector experts at trade credit..

Professionals are not seeking an optimal work-life balance but an optimal busyness

Professionals are not seeking an optimal work-life balance but an optimal busyness

Professionals are not striving to create a balanced work-life, instead they are addicted to busyness, finds new research by emlyon bus..

UK Trade With China is Going to Be Very Different

UK Trade With China is Going to Be Very Different

By: Rocky Chi, Head of Planning at Chinese strategy and marketing consultancy, Emerging Communications  The UK is on the verge of anot..

Having popcorn makes you enjoy the film less, new research reveals

Having popcorn makes you enjoy the film less, new research reveals

The presence of food during an enjoyable activity makes you enjoy it less according to new research from Rotterdam School of Managemen..

THE GREAT RESIGNATION: Searches for  “The Great Resignation” rise by 3,950%

THE GREAT RESIGNATION: Searches for “The Great Resignation” rise by 3,950%

Searches for “How To Resign” have increased by 3.950% in the past month, according to new data by Instant Offices, amidst ..

Telecom Italia tops Europe’s STOXX 600 amid spiking COVID-19 cases

Telecom Italia tops Europe’s STOXX 600 amid spiking COVID-19 cases

By Anisha Sircar and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -European shares ended a four-day losing streak on Wednesday with shares of Telecom It..

Britain’s Prince Charles to open new AstraZeneca research centre

Britain’s Prince Charles to open new AstraZeneca research centre

CAMBRIDGE, England (Reuters) -Britain’s Prince Charles will formally open a new 1 billion pound ($1.3 billion) AstraZeneca resea..

Analysis-Visa’s Amazon spat shows power is shifting to retailers in fee battle

Analysis-Visa’s Amazon spat shows power is shifting to retailers in fee battle

By David Henry and Matt Scuffham NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s latest spat with Visa shows big retailers, armed wi..

Austria imposes full lockdown, Germany may follow as COVID grips Europe

Austria imposes full lockdown, Germany may follow as COVID grips Europe

By Francois Murphy and Paul Carrel VIENNA/BERLIN (Reuters) -Austria will become the first country in western Europe to reimpose a full..

Experts reveal top tips for spotting a good tech deal this Black Friday

Experts reveal top tips for spotting a good tech deal this Black Friday

Last year, Brits spent £6 billion across Black Friday and Cyber Monday, a £400 million increase on the year before1. However, the hype..

Britain’s Kingfisher sees annual profit towards higher end of forecasts

Britain’s Kingfisher sees annual profit towards higher end of forecasts

LONDON (Reuters) – British home improvement retailer Kingfisher forecast full year profit towards the higher end of its previous..

UK retail sales rise by 0.8% in October: ONS

UK retail sales rise by 0.8% in October: ONS

LONDON (Reuters) – British retail sales rose by 0.8% last month, a bigger rise than expected, official data showed on Friday. A ..

Landsec: HULT Private Capital explore why the investment in Salford over London?

Landsec: HULT Private Capital explore why the investment in Salford over London?

17 November 2021 As Landsec tie up prime E14 sale in time for MediaCity acquisition; HULT Private Capital look at why they have turned..

Exclusive-U.S. asks Japan, China, others to consider tapping oil reserves -sources

Exclusive-U.S. asks Japan, China, others to consider tapping oil reserves -sources

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Jarrett Renshaw and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration has asked some of the w..

British Columbia sees death toll rising from massive flood; Ottawa pledges aid

British Columbia sees death toll rising from massive flood; Ottawa pledges aid

By Jesse Winter ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia (Reuters) – The death toll from massive floods and landslides that devastated parts..

Soccer-Edouard and Ferland Mendy slam media mix-ups with accused Benjamin

Soccer-Edouard and Ferland Mendy slam media mix-ups with accused Benjamin

(Reuters) – Chelsea’s Edouard Mendy and Real Madrid’s Ferland Mendy have complained about media outlets using their ..

LSE IDEAS announces 2022 Jinnah Postdoctoral Fellow, as research into Pakistan’s foreign policy continues

LSE IDEAS announces 2022 Jinnah Postdoctoral Fellow, as research into Pakistan’s foreign policy continues

Dr Seema Khan has been named as the 2022 Jinnah Postdoctoral Fellow at LSE IDEAS, the London School of Economics’ foreign policy think..

Ireland looks to seaweed in quest to curb methane from cows

Ireland looks to seaweed in quest to curb methane from cows

By Clodagh Kilcoyne and Conor Humphries ATHENRY, Ireland (Reuters) – Scientists are combing Ireland’s west coast for seawe..

Hungarian doctors warn of ‘sad Christmas’ as COVID cases soar

Hungarian doctors warn of ‘sad Christmas’ as COVID cases soar

By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary reported 10,265 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, its highest daily tally since the ..

Cricket-Recalled Khawaja to battle Head for Ashes spot

Cricket-Recalled Khawaja to battle Head for Ashes spot

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Batsman Usman Khawaja has been recalled to Australia’s test squad for the Ashes and will duel..

Seabed rock may have caused holes in Estonia ferry that sank, officials say

Seabed rock may have caused holes in Estonia ferry that sank, officials say

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Rock on the seabed may have gouged previously unknown holes in the hull of the ferry Estonia, which sank i..

Britain’s Tesco increases dominance with 12-week sales rise – NielsenIQ

Britain’s Tesco increases dominance with 12-week sales rise – NielsenIQ

LONDON (Reuters) – Tesco, Britain’s largest retailer, was the only one of the country’s big four grocers to grow sal..

Volvo Car considers opening third plant in Europe

Volvo Car considers opening third plant in Europe

BERLIN (Reuters) -Volvo Cars is considering building a third plant in Europe in order to boost its production capacity beyond 1.2 mill..

Trump reaches $375M deal to sell DC hotel – WSJ

Trump reaches $375M deal to sell DC hotel – WSJ

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump’s family hotel company has reached a deal to sell the rights to its W..

Oil prices slide amid fears of supply boost, weaker demand

Oil prices slide amid fears of supply boost, weaker demand

By Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Crude oil prices skidded on Monday, under pressure from expectations of higher supplies ..

Ed Sheeran wins best artist as MTV Europe Music Awards returns to live format

Ed Sheeran wins best artist as MTV Europe Music Awards returns to live format

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran won best artist and best song for “Bad Habits”, while K-po..

Shipping companies feel the heat as investors shun coal

Shipping companies feel the heat as investors shun coal

By Jonathan Saul and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – Shipping companies that transport the world’s coal are in the crossha..

SME’s welcome apprenticeship funding of £2.7 billion by 2024-25 in the Autumn budget

SME’s welcome apprenticeship funding of £2.7 billion by 2024-25 in the Autumn budget

By: Neil Davies, Chief Executive, Commercial Division, Close Brothers Group. In the wake of a challenging time, particularly for small..

The role of digital for business opportunities and ROI in wealth management

The role of digital for business opportunities and ROI in wealth management

By Will Bailey, Chief Strategy Officer, InvestCloud  Business opportunities and the potential for greater return on investment can sti..

Simplifying Digital Transformation: 5 key foundations for implementation success

Simplifying Digital Transformation: 5 key foundations for implementation success

By: Alex James, Chief Technology Officer, Ascent Alex James, Chief Technology Officer, Ascent In an organisation’s race to..

Moneyhub partners with Otto to bring financial wellbeing to UK workplaces.

Moneyhub partners with Otto to bring financial wellbeing to UK workplaces.

Bristol, 9 November 2021 –  Moneyhub, the market-leading Open Finance data, intelligence and payments platform, is partnering wi..

Analysis-China property financing tweaks fall short of investor expectations

Analysis-China property financing tweaks fall short of investor expectations

BEIJING (Reuters) – China will stand firm on policies to curb excess borrowing by property developers even as it makes financing..