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EU to suspend tariffs on Ukraine imports for one year, Kyiv grateful

EU to suspend tariffs on Ukraine imports for one year, Kyiv grateful

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission proposed on Wednesday a one-year suspension of import duties on all Ukrainian goods not co..

Musk loses bid to end SEC agreement on oversight of Tesla tweets

Musk loses bid to end SEC agreement on oversight of Tesla tweets

By Tom Hals (Reuters) -A U.S. judge slammed Elon Musk on Wednesday for trying to escape a settlement with regulators requiring oversig..

Hungary’s OTP Bank “pressured” by Ukraine to sell Russian unit, CEO says

Hungary’s OTP Bank “pressured” by Ukraine to sell Russian unit, CEO says

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s OTP Bank, Central Europe’s largest independent lender, is under pressure from the gov..

UK report warns of impact of Islamist groups in prisons

UK report warns of impact of Islamist groups in prisons

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s prisons have failed to recognise the dangers of Islamist “gang-type activity” and..

Analysis-Euro peers over the cliff at dollar parity as recession looms

Analysis-Euro peers over the cliff at dollar parity as recession looms

By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – The euro’s drop to a five-year low is rekindling the possibility the currency will..

Your phone number on Google? Search giant now takes removal demands

Your phone number on Google? Search giant now takes removal demands

By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google has begun entertaining people’s requests to remove ..

Shell tightens restrictions on Russian oil buying

Shell tightens restrictions on Russian oil buying

By Ron Bousso and Rowena Edwards (Reuters) -Shell on Wednesday tightened its restrictions on buying Russian oil, saying it would no lo..

What is the EU’s stance on Russia’s roubles gas payment demand?

What is the EU’s stance on Russia’s roubles gas payment demand?

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Russia halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland on Wednesday for rejecting its demand that..

Boeing shares plunge on fresh 777X setbacks, array of charges

Boeing shares plunge on fresh 777X setbacks, array of charges

By Eric M. Johnson and Abhijith Ganapavaram (Reuters) -Boeing Co said on Wednesday it was halting 777X production through 2023 due to ..

Macron, with eye on parliamentary vote, visits left-leaning Paris suburb

Macron, with eye on parliamentary vote, visits left-leaning Paris suburb

By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron paid a surprise visit to a Socialist-held working-class suburb..

US, European shares rise as earnings mixed; euro dives to lowest since 2017

US, European shares rise as earnings mixed; euro dives to lowest since 2017

By Chris Prentice and Tommy Wilkes WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Major U.S. and European equity indexes rose in choppy trade on ..

Harley-Davidson profit drops on rising costs and chip shortages

Harley-Davidson profit drops on rising costs and chip shortages

By Bianca Flowers (Reuters) -Harley-Davidson Inc reported a drop in first-quarter profit, in line with Wall Street expectations, as ma..

BoE set to walk the line between inflation and recession

BoE set to walk the line between inflation and recession

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England next week will try to walk what Governor Andrew Bailey calls a ̶..

Renault to offload its stake in Lada maker for one rouble, Russia says

Renault to offload its stake in Lada maker for one rouble, Russia says

(Reuters) -Renault will transfer its 68% stake in Russia’s biggest carmaker Avtovaz to an auto research institute for one symbol..

Iron man Elon Musk places his Tesla battery bets

Iron man Elon Musk places his Tesla battery bets

By Hyunjoo Jin and Paul Lienert (Reuters) – As Tesla’s profits and prices grabbed headlines last week, a potentially pivot..

Spending drive knocks Spotify shares after Q1 beat

Spending drive knocks Spotify shares after Q1 beat

(Reuters) -Spotify Technology said currency moves and a big increase in hiring would push it to an operating loss in the second quarte..

Russia halts gas to Poland, Bulgaria, taking aim at European economies

Russia halts gas to Poland, Bulgaria, taking aim at European economies

By Marek Strzelecki, Tsvetelia Tsolova and Pavel Polityuk WARSAW/SOFIA/KYIV (Reuters) -Russia halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Pola..

Economic growth risks jolt inflation-obsessed markets

Economic growth risks jolt inflation-obsessed markets

(Refiles to fix date to April 27 not April 26) By Sujata Rao and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – After months focusing on ce..

Brexit has added 6% to Britain’s food bills, researchers say

Brexit has added 6% to Britain’s food bills, researchers say

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Extra trade barriers created by Britain’s exit from the European Union and subsequent..

Private client specialist Harriet Atkinson joins Bellevue Law

Private client specialist Harriet Atkinson joins Bellevue Law

Boutique law firm Bellevue Law has hired private client specialist Harriet Atkinson to help build the firm’s practice and launch its ..

Finance

Inheritance Tax Receipts reach £5.5 billion from April 2021 to February 2022, up £0.7 billion year-on-year

Inheritance Tax Receipts reach £5.5 billion from April 2021 to February 2022, up £0.7 billion year-on-year

  Inheritance tax receipts jumped to £5.5 billion between April 2021 and February 2022 according to data released by HMRC today. This is £0.7 bil..

TS Imagine EMS Integrates with Appital’s Bookbuilding Platform Ahead of Launch

TS Imagine EMS Integrates with Appital’s Bookbuilding Platform Ahead of Launch

    London, 25 April 2022: Appital, the Equity Capital Marketplace, today announced that TS Imagine, a a leader in trading, ..

Capitalise Announces Major Partnership with Procore to Reconnect Construction Projects with Vital Funding

Capitalise Announces Major Partnership with Procore to Reconnect Construction Projects with Vital Funding

    LONDON, 26th April 2022 – Capitalise, the small business platform that gives businesses and their adviser transparency a..

The CRM Switch Up: Workbooks Survey Reveals Digital Transformation is the Biggest Challenge for 1 in 5 SMEs

The CRM Switch Up: Workbooks Survey Reveals Digital Transformation is the Biggest Challenge for 1 in 5 SMEs

  22 April 2022, Reading UK: Workbooks, rated number one CRM for customer satisfaction by G2, has published its CRM State of the ..

SMEs feeling the pinch thanks to red-hot price growth – WorkLife Small Business Monitor  

SMEs feeling the pinch thanks to red-hot price growth – WorkLife Small Business Monitor  

  – More than a third (36%) of SMEs cite high inflation as one of the top three challenges facing their  business over the ..

SWIFT 101: How does the banking system work?

SWIFT 101: How does the banking system work?

  How secure is SWIFT? Does it verify message sent are real?   SWIFT has 518 member banks from 22 countries – and ba..

Iveco supply issues to peak this quarter after weighing down Q1

Iveco supply issues to peak this quarter after weighing down Q1

MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s Iveco Group said on Tuesday supply chain disruptions would peak in the second quarter, after they preve..

Britain says EU will struggle to shift euro clearing from London

Britain says EU will struggle to shift euro clearing from London

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s financial services minister said on Tuesday that the European Union would find i..

Indonesia’s palm oil export ban seen short-lived on limited storage

Indonesia’s palm oil export ban seen short-lived on limited storage

By Bernadette Christina and Rajendra Jadhav JAKARTA/MUMBAI (Reuters) -Indonesia’s ban on palm oil exports is unlikely to last mo..

Exclusive-EU to move away from emergency phase of COVID pandemic – document

Exclusive-EU to move away from emergency phase of COVID pandemic – document

By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission is set to say the EU has entered a new post-emergency phase ..

Musk’s Twitter deal could test Tesla executive bench

Musk’s Twitter deal could test Tesla executive bench

By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Elon Musk’s move to buy Twitter for $44 billion has raised concerns about the depth of e..

GE shares slump as supply chain, inflationary woes threaten profit outlook

GE shares slump as supply chain, inflationary woes threaten profit outlook

By Rajesh Kumar Singh and Abhijith Ganapavaram (Reuters) – General Electric Co on Tuesday said fresh COVID-19-related lockdowns ..

Be simple in bank capital, Bank of England tells global regulators

Be simple in bank capital, Bank of England tells global regulators

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The complex system of bank capital buffers could be radically simplified to encourage banks to k..

The man who evacuated 200 people from Mariupol in a battered red van

The man who evacuated 200 people from Mariupol in a battered red van

By Tom Balmforth and Parniyan Zemaryalai KYIV (Reuters) – As Russian forces tightened their siege of Mariupol and missiles raine..

Warner Bros Discovery adds 2 million subscribers in first quarter

Warner Bros Discovery adds 2 million subscribers in first quarter

By Eva Mathews and Helen Coster (Reuters) -Warner Bros Discovery said on Tuesday it added about 2 million paid streaming subscribers i..

Factbox – Companies count the cost of ditching Russia

Factbox – Companies count the cost of ditching Russia

(Reuters) – Multinational companies that announced their exit from Russia, or suspension of activities there, after its invasion..

Siya Kolisi empowers next generation with Red Bull Roots

Siya Kolisi empowers next generation with Red Bull Roots

Legendary captain’s new clinic upskills young South African rugby players. South African rugby union captain Siya Kolisi has est..