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Why confidence is the secret to business growth planning

Why confidence is the secret to business growth planning

By Martin Gurney, partner at Haines Watts The coronavirus pandemic and constant theorising of worst-case scenarios in 2020 prompted bu..

Best Questions to Ask During a Hybrid Work Interview

Best Questions to Ask During a Hybrid Work Interview

By Rachel Pelta Of all the flexible work arrangements out there, you’ve decided that a hybrid work schedule is the best one for you. T..

NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS OVER 13 MILLION BRITS WERE INADEQUATELY MANAGED WHILE WORKING REMOTELY*

NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS OVER 13 MILLION BRITS WERE INADEQUATELY MANAGED WHILE WORKING REMOTELY*

Over 4 million UK employees believe their mental health has also been ignored by their manager while working remotely during the pande..

Vodafone posts rise in Q1 revenue as Europe returns to growth

Vodafone posts rise in Q1 revenue as Europe returns to growth

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Mobile operator Vodafone reported a better-than-expected rise in first-quarter service revenue on Fri..

UK growth slows sharply in July as COVID ‘pingdemic’ hits

UK growth slows sharply in July as COVID ‘pingdemic’ hits

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s rapid economic bounce-back from the coronavirus pandemic slowed sharply in July as..

Do small businesses need branding?

Do small businesses need branding?

By: Karen Selby, Project Leader, Brand & Visual Identity Development, Forty49 Ltd If you’re a small business, you might feel that ..

How to find and recruit content creators that align with your brand, organically

How to find and recruit content creators that align with your brand, organically

There’s little that’s more dazzling than the glamorous world of high-profile influencer marketing. When smartly executed, a simple ins..

9 places to find PR content

9 places to find PR content

By:  Leigh-Ann Hewer So, you want to do PR. Then you’ll need content. That might sound like stating the obvious, but it’s worth ..

Bad interactions and unethical practices impacting brand loyalty

Bad interactions and unethical practices impacting brand loyalty

60% of UK consumers admit bad interactions impact their loyalty to a brand and often result in them cutting ties, while one-in-five wo..

Trend Micro Vision One Stops Threats Faster, Streamlines Operations and Cuts Costs

Trend Micro Vision One Stops Threats Faster, Streamlines Operations and Cuts Costs

Bangalore, July 7, 2021 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today announced new analyst ..

HOW SMEs CAN INCORPORATE AMAZON’S SUCCESSFUL PRICING TACTICS INTO THEIR OWN STRATEGY

HOW SMEs CAN INCORPORATE AMAZON’S SUCCESSFUL PRICING TACTICS INTO THEIR OWN STRATEGY

Amazon has a relentless commitment to the customer experience – everything it does is guided by its goal to be the most customer-centr..

IWG Strengthens Global Network to Meet Growing Demand for Hybrid Work Solutions

IWG Strengthens Global Network to Meet Growing Demand for Hybrid Work Solutions

World’s largest flexible workspace provider to open new centers in locations including New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, Jakarta a..

How to Sell Over the Phone

How to Sell Over the Phone

By: Michael Hamelburger, CEO of Sales Therapy Generally, people think that selling over the phone is easy since you’re basically readi..

Positioning

Positioning

By: Jerry W. Thomas What a strange word, “positioning.” Its origins are shrouded in the fog of history. The popular marketing writers,..

The Remote Productivity Gain

The Remote Productivity Gain

By: Henning Schwinum Because It Is a Myth That Employees Are Less Productive Outside the Office “Start by dispelling the myths that st..

Would your corporate team make the top 2%? Surprising research by Mystery Escape Room finds co-workers are the least likely to succeed

Would your corporate team make the top 2%? Surprising research by Mystery Escape Room finds co-workers are the least likely to succeed

Research on 5,000+ teams participating in onsite and online escape rooms identifies characteristics of teams in the top 2%—and t..

Hybrid Workforce Strategies for the Business World Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic

Hybrid Workforce Strategies for the Business World Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Stacey Farooqui, Marketing Manager at We Are Working Many businesses are now looking ahead to a world beyond the COVID-19 pandemic ..

U.S. state officials urge support for landmark $26 billion opioid settlement

U.S. state officials urge support for landmark $26 billion opioid settlement

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A group of state attorneys general unveiled on Wednesday a landmark $26 billion settlement with large drug ..

Australian regulator to probe Amazon.com, eBay and other online markets

Australian regulator to probe Amazon.com, eBay and other online markets

SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian antitrust regulator on Thursday kicked off an inquiry into the local units of Amazon.com Inc, ..

Coca-Cola raises revenue forecast as demand rebounds on reopening boost

Coca-Cola raises revenue forecast as demand rebounds on reopening boost

(Reuters) – Coca-Cola Co raised its full-year sales and profit forecasts on Wednesday, as demand bounces back from pandemic lows..

Vaccine deserts: The poor nations trailing in the fight against COVID-19

Vaccine deserts: The poor nations trailing in the fight against COVID-19

By Nita Bhalla and Anastasia Moloney NAIROBI/BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – At a private hospital in Burundi’s capi..

Netflix’s gaming foray will cost time and money – Wall St

Netflix’s gaming foray will cost time and money – Wall St

By Nivedita Balu and Akanksha Rana (Reuters) – Wall Street analysts welcomed Netflix’s planned plunge into mobile gaming o..

Dollar demand persists even as stocks recover

Dollar demand persists even as stocks recover

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – Currency markets still showed signs of caution on Wednesday, with the safe haven dollar..

Eyeing IPO, Volvo Cars to take full control of its Chinese business

Eyeing IPO, Volvo Cars to take full control of its Chinese business

By Niklas Pollard and Yilei Sun STOCKHOLM/BEIJING (Reuters) -Volvo Cars has struck a deal to buy out parent company Zhejiang Geely Hol..

Germany sets out flood relief funding, hopes of finding survivors fade

Germany sets out flood relief funding, hopes of finding survivors fade

By Kirsti Knolle and Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) -A relief official dampened hopes on Wednesday of finding more survivors in the r..

SoftBank’s robotics ambitions short circuit as Pepper loses power

SoftBank’s robotics ambitions short circuit as Pepper loses power

By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) -When SoftBank Group Corp’s CEO Masayoshi Son unveiled the wide-eyed android Pepper in 2014, he pa..

World Wealth Report 2021: North America breaks 5-year trend and overtakes APAC in High-Net-Worth population and wealth

World Wealth Report 2021: North America breaks 5-year trend and overtakes APAC in High-Net-Worth population and wealth

The 25th anniversary edition of the World Wealth Report found that it will be critical to invest in talent and technology to provide h..

Deskpass Announces International Expansion and Record Level of Bookings

Deskpass Announces International Expansion and Record Level of Bookings

Flexible Workspace Network Seeing Increased Demand as Businesses Embrace Hybrid Office Model CHICAGO, — Deskpass, the platform..

The New Book Teaches Business Leaders To Make Speed As The Top Priority

The New Book Teaches Business Leaders To Make Speed As The Top Priority

A compelling account of powerful metrics to stay ahead of the curve revealed in ‘Speed Matters’ SINGAPORE, — How do some best-in-class..

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Oil retreats on surprise rise in U.S. stocks, weakening demand outlook

Oil retreats on surprise rise in U.S. stocks, weakening demand outlook

By Sonali Paul and Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Wednesday after an industry report showed an unexpected build-up in U.S. o..

Business

Lehman Brothers trader to fintech billionaire: Revolut’s Nikolay Storonsky

Lehman Brothers trader to fintech billionaire: Revolut’s Nikolay Storonsky

LONDON (Reuters) – British-based banking app Revolut’s latest $33 billion valuation, achieved after a fresh funding round, has likely made..

Stocks on worst run in 18-months amid global COVID-19 surge

Stocks on worst run in 18-months amid global COVID-19 surge

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Risk-aversion ruled on Monday as a surge in worldwide coronavirus cases drove down bond yields ..

British pound drops as investors seek safety on ‘Freedom Day’

British pound drops as investors seek safety on ‘Freedom Day’

LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling fell to a three-month low on Monday even as most COVID-19 restrictions in England were lifted, as a ..

Inflation and the Bank of England: what its rate-setters are saying

Inflation and the Bank of England: what its rate-setters are saying

LONDON (Reuters) – Some Bank of England officials say the time is approaching for action to fend off higher inflation as Britain..

Risk FX retreat catapults dollar to 3-month top as reflation doubts reemerge

Risk FX retreat catapults dollar to 3-month top as reflation doubts reemerge

By Ritvik Carvalho LONDON (Reuters) – Currencies such as the Australian dollar, the Canadian dollar, Norway’s crown and Br..

UK says it and allies blame Chinese-backed actors for Microsoft hacking

UK says it and allies blame Chinese-backed actors for Microsoft hacking

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Monday that it and its partners held Chinese state-backed groups responsible for “a per..

Bill Ackman rejigs Universal deal after regulators probe SPAC plan

Bill Ackman rejigs Universal deal after regulators probe SPAC plan

(Refiles to read “have experienced”, paragraph 4) PARIS (Reuters) -Billionaire investor Bill Ackman will buy up to 10% of ..