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UK retailers see 40% jump in Boxing Day shoppers -Springboard

UK retailers see 40% jump in Boxing Day shoppers -Springboard

LONDON (Reuters) – UK retail destinations enjoyed an almost 40% rise in shopper numbers on Monday after the first Christmas in t..

German businesses expect only mild recession as disruptions ease

German businesses expect only mild recession as disruptions ease

BERLIN (Reuters) – German companies expect only a mild recession next year despite headwinds from the energy crisis, raw materia..

National Dermatologist Reveals 5 New Year’s Cost-Cutting Beauty Secrets for 2023

National Dermatologist Reveals 5 New Year’s Cost-Cutting Beauty Secrets for 2023

  Ready for a 2023 beauty refresh while saving some bucks in the process? Dr. Fayne Frey (pronounced “FAINE FRY”), author of The ..

What problems are currently facing the Euro and Eurozone?

What problems are currently facing the Euro and Eurozone?

  By Naeem Aslam, Chief Market Analyst at AvaTrade As the pace at which Europe heads towards a recession continues to accelerate,..

Oil prices rise as China eases COVID curbs, U.S. storm fuels supply worries

Oil prices rise as China eases COVID curbs, U.S. storm fuels supply worries

By Isabel Kua SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices rose to three-week highs on Tuesday as China’s latest easing of COVID-19 restricti..

Board of Russia’s AvtoVAZ approves $585 million in 2023 investment programme – RIA agency

Board of Russia’s AvtoVAZ approves $585 million in 2023 investment programme – RIA agency

(Reuters) – The board of directors of Russian top carmaker AvtoVAZ approved the firm’s 2023 investment programme for just ..

Stocks advance, U.S. dollar retreats as China drops quarantine rule

Stocks advance, U.S. dollar retreats as China drops quarantine rule

By Xie Yu HONG KONG (Reuters) – Stock markets gained while the U.S. dollar softened on Tuesday after China said it would drop it..

Belarus sentences in absentia former Olympian Herasimenia to 12 years in prison – BelTA

Belarus sentences in absentia former Olympian Herasimenia to 12 years in prison – BelTA

By Ronald Popeski and Lidia Kelly (Reuters) – A Minsk court sentenced in absentia former Olympic swimmer Aliaksandra Herasimenia..

Russia could hike rates in 2023 if inflation risks have big impact -cenbank

Russia could hike rates in 2023 if inflation risks have big impact -cenbank

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Bank of Russia could raise interest rates in 2023 if inflationary risks such as labour shortages and impo..

Russia’s Sberbank urges Glencore to resolve dispute over oil bill

Russia’s Sberbank urges Glencore to resolve dispute over oil bill

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Sberbank on Monday accused Glencore of choosing not to foot a bill for oil supplied via the Russian lender, saying t..

Cricket-Not enough attention paid to international schedule – Stokes

Cricket-Not enough attention paid to international schedule – Stokes

(Reuters) – England test captain Ben Stokes has raised concerns over the scheduling of international cricket, saying the authori..

Dutch governor Knot signals ECB will keep raising rates in months ahead- FT

Dutch governor Knot signals ECB will keep raising rates in months ahead- FT

(Reuters) – Head of Dutch Central Bank Klaas Knot said with five policy meetings between now and July 2023, the ECB would achiev..

Battery swapping spurs Kenya’s electric motorbike drive

Battery swapping spurs Kenya’s electric motorbike drive

By Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) – Over recent months, sets of sturdy, brightly-branded battery swapping stations have cropped..

Japan insurers in talks with reinsurers to resume coverage in Russian waters

Japan insurers in talks with reinsurers to resume coverage in Russian waters

TOKYO (Reuters) – Three Japanese insurance companies that are set to halt marine coverage of risks related to the war in Ukraine..

‘The ICU is full’: medical staff on frontline of China’s COVID fight say hospitals are ‘overwhelmed’

‘The ICU is full’: medical staff on frontline of China’s COVID fight say hospitals are ‘overwhelmed’

By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) – In more than three decades of emergency medicine, Beijing-based doctor Howard Bernste..

Toyota’s Nov global vehicle production rises 1.5% to record 833,104

Toyota’s Nov global vehicle production rises 1.5% to record 833,104

TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp reported on Monday a 1.5% rise in November global vehicle output, reaching a new record of 8..

Taiwan reports China’s largest incursion yet to air defence zone

Taiwan reports China’s largest incursion yet to air defence zone

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Seventy-one Chinese air force aircraft including fighter jets and drones entered Taiwan’s air def..

Russia’s Rosatom sees 2022 exports growth at 15% – report

Russia’s Rosatom sees 2022 exports growth at 15% – report

(Reuters) – Russia’s Rosatom expects its 2022 exports growth at 15%, while its foreign order portfolio has remained stable..

Why Grief Awareness Must be a Priority Year-Round  Dominic Grinstead, CEO of MetLife UK 

Why Grief Awareness Must be a Priority Year-Round Dominic Grinstead, CEO of MetLife UK 

  National Grief Awareness Week, which takes place annually in December, aims to raise awareness of the impact of grief. This ini..

Leeds agency achieves global B Corp status

Leeds agency achieves global B Corp status

    Digital marketing agency, Search Laboratory, recognised for its impact on the environment and local community Accreditation ..

Don’t Settle for Feeling Stuck: Break Free and Move Forward With These Time-Tested Life Hacks

Don’t Settle for Feeling Stuck: Break Free and Move Forward With These Time-Tested Life Hacks

If you feel burned out, overwhelmed or frustrated, you’re not alone. Between 75 and 80 percent of people feel “stuck” in at least one ..

Kura partners with CheckedSafe for end-to-end passenger safety

Kura partners with CheckedSafe for end-to-end passenger safety

Kura, the UK’s largest shared transport and technology specialist, has partnered with CheckedSafe, the leading vehicle compliance and ..

Avoid a chaotic Christmas, sort your Self Assessment tax return as soon as possible

Avoid a chaotic Christmas, sort your Self Assessment tax return as soon as possible

Lee Murphy, managing director at The Accountancy Partnership, said “Christmas is one of the few times of year where business slows dow..

Negative Emotional Contagion: How to Stop the Spread

Negative Emotional Contagion: How to Stop the Spread

A smile is contagious but so are toxic negative emotions such as pessimism, cynicism, depression, fear, hate, panic, anxiety and suspi..

The Family Meeting Planner Helps Parents Lead With Intention

The Family Meeting Planner Helps Parents Lead With Intention

  As a father who has raised eight children (both biological and stepchildren) over the course of more than 20 years, Alex Mont-R..

PRESSURES ON RETENTION AS BUSINESSES ENTER 2023, ACCORDING TO VISTAGE QUARTERLY UK SME CEO CONFIDENCE INDEX

PRESSURES ON RETENTION AS BUSINESSES ENTER 2023, ACCORDING TO VISTAGE QUARTERLY UK SME CEO CONFIDENCE INDEX

     Q4 2022 findings:   80% of business leaders are specifically analysing retention as the key people metric    81% of busines..

LEONARD CURTIS STRENGTHENS DEBT ADVISORY TEAM

LEONARD CURTIS STRENGTHENS DEBT ADVISORY TEAM

  Business solutions group Leonard Curtis has enrolled some of its most experienced and respected personnel to a new debt adviso..

Accounting and accountants can save the world

Accounting and accountants can save the world

  Nature Needs to be on the Balance Sheet if we are to Reverse Biodiversity and Climate Crisis Research paper calls for Nature t..

Apple’s Australian workers go on Christmas strike demanding better wages, work terms

Apple’s Australian workers go on Christmas strike demanding better wages, work terms

(Reuters) – Apple Inc’s workers in Australia initiated a strike Friday afternoon, demanding better working conditions and ..

Who cares about copyright? Everyone should, because it impacts so many aspects of modern life

Who cares about copyright? Everyone should, because it impacts so many aspects of modern life

  By Glyn Moody Most people know about copyright, and have a vague idea how it works. But they probably assume that it is mainly ..

Amazon may be responsible for allowing Louboutin knock-off ads, EU court says

Amazon may be responsible for allowing Louboutin knock-off ads, EU court says

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Online retailer Amazon.com may be deemed responsible for advertising of counterfeit Christian Loubo..

Banker bonuses go from boom to bust in jarring reversal

Banker bonuses go from boom to bust in jarring reversal

By Lananh Nguyen, Saeed Azhar and Lawrence White NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Bankers in New York and London are bracing for year-end bo..

Austrian regulator orders system-relevant banks to up capital buffers

Austrian regulator orders system-relevant banks to up capital buffers

BERLIN (Reuters) – Austrian banking regulator FMA said on Thursday it has ordered system-relevant banks in the country to increa..

UK watchdog fines Deloitte over SIG audit

UK watchdog fines Deloitte over SIG audit

By Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s accounting watchdog said on Thursday it had fined Deloitte LLP more than 900,000 pound..

BMW to make Solid Power’s battery cells under expanded agreement

BMW to make Solid Power’s battery cells under expanded agreement

(Reuters) – Solid Power Inc said on Wednesday it will offer some intellectual property rights related to its solid-state batteri..

Airbus pledges deeper industrial ties with India

Airbus pledges deeper industrial ties with India

(Corrects to remove word “just” in paragraph 7) PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus plans to deepen its industrial presence in ..

Yen retreats after BOJ policy tweak sparked surge

Yen retreats after BOJ policy tweak sparked surge

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -The yen fell in a choppy session on Wednesday, ceding some of the ground gained the previous ..