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Zara owner Inditex’s H1 profit climbs as it eyes growth through stable prices

Zara owner Inditex’s H1 profit climbs as it eyes growth through stable prices

MADRID (Reuters) -Zara owner Inditex reported on Wednesday a jump of 40% in profit for the six months to July amid higher sales compar..

Oil near 10-month peak on supply tightness, US inflation data awaits

Oil near 10-month peak on supply tightness, US inflation data awaits

(Reuters) -Oil rose on Wednesday, firming its ground near a 10-month peak reached during trading a day earlier, as the market balanced..

EY to create 1,000 jobs in N. Ireland, kicking off investment conference

EY to create 1,000 jobs in N. Ireland, kicking off investment conference

LONDON (Reuters) – Professional services firm EY will create 1,000 jobs in Northern Ireland over the next five years, the Britis..

Boeing deliveries decrease in August as it wrestles with manufacturing defect

Boeing deliveries decrease in August as it wrestles with manufacturing defect

By Valerie Insinna WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing delivered 35 planes in August, its lowest number since April, as it struggles ..

Nothing to toast as Italy loses wine-making leadership to France

Nothing to toast as Italy loses wine-making leadership to France

ROME (Reuters) – Wine output in Italy looks set to fall 12% this year to below 44 million hectolitres after extreme weather and ..

UK, Japanese, Italian partners agree next steps for fighter jet

UK, Japanese, Italian partners agree next steps for fighter jet

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s BAE Systems, Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Italy’s Leonardo have agree..

FTSE 100 rises on peak rate bets; Smurfit Kappa slumps on WestRock deal

FTSE 100 rises on peak rate bets; Smurfit Kappa slumps on WestRock deal

(Reuters) – UK’s FTSE 100 index inched higher on Tuesday after labour data signalled that the Bank of England might be nea..

UK jobless rate rises but wage growth points to another rate hike

UK jobless rate rises but wage growth points to another rate hike

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s labour market showed more signs of cooling in the three months through July, even as data showing an..

Russian plane with 159 aboard makes emergency landing in Novosibirsk region – agencies

Russian plane with 159 aboard makes emergency landing in Novosibirsk region – agencies

(Reuters) – Russia’s Ural Airlines plane with 159 people aboard and flying from Sochi to Omsk made an emergency landing in..

Asian stocks steady, Japan, China central banks interrupt dollar’s ascent

Asian stocks steady, Japan, China central banks interrupt dollar’s ascent

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stock markets edged up on Tuesday while comments from central banks in China and J..

Brent holds above $90; traders eye U.S., European interest rates as guide to demand

Brent holds above $90; traders eye U.S., European interest rates as guide to demand

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Brent crude futures held above $90 a barrel on Tuesday, while investors awaited macroeconomic data that could ind..

BoE’s Mann says better to err towards over-tightening rates

BoE’s Mann says better to err towards over-tightening rates

By Andy Bruce and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann said on Monday that it was too soon for..

Global companies to hike security spending as threats rise – survey

Global companies to hike security spending as threats rise – survey

LONDON (Reuters) – Almost half of security chiefs at the world’s biggest companies expect to increase their budgets signif..

Ripe for change? Activist investors eye food, consumer goods firms

Ripe for change? Activist investors eye food, consumer goods firms

LONDON (Reuters) – In early 2021, investment management firm Artisan Partners sent an open letter to an incoming member of Dano..

AstraZeneca shares fall 4% to 7-1/2 week low

AstraZeneca shares fall 4% to 7-1/2 week low

LONDON (Reuters) -Shares in London-listed drugmaker AstraZeneca fell more than 4% on Monday, sliding to their lowest since July 19. T..

BMW to invest $750 million in UK plants to take Mini fully electric

BMW to invest $750 million in UK plants to take Mini fully electric

LONDON (Reuters) -BMW said on Monday it will invest 600 million pounds ($750 million) in its UK plants to take its Mini brand all-elec..

All of UK retailer Wilko’s stores to shut, risking 12,500 jobs

All of UK retailer Wilko’s stores to shut, risking 12,500 jobs

LONDON (Reuters) -Failed retailer Wilko will disappear from British high streets next month, as its entire chain of 400 homeware store..

How to get the cheapest car insurance

How to get the cheapest car insurance

Car insurance is an essential expense for every driver, but that doesn’t mean you have to break the bank to ensure your vehicle..

Retail cyber attacks are rising: how can you prepare and protect your business?

Retail cyber attacks are rising: how can you prepare and protect your business?

By Jack Bennett, Sales Leader at SysGroup discusses how retailers are facing an increasing number of cyber attacks, and the best step..

The dawn of the AI Prompter

The dawn of the AI Prompter

  By Martin Weis, Managing Partner and EMEA Head of AI at Infosys Consulting  The launch of AI chatbot ChatGPT has sparked both ..

Intraway Brings Cloud-Native OSS Platform Symphonica to AWS Marketplace for General Availability

Intraway Brings Cloud-Native OSS Platform Symphonica to AWS Marketplace for General Availability

Miami, FL -September 6, 2023 – The pioneering developer behind leading no-code, cloud-native OSS platform Symphonica, Intraway Corpor..

How the Healthcare Can Implement RTLS to Improve its Management and Efficiency?

How the Healthcare Can Implement RTLS to Improve its Management and Efficiency?

By Blueiot Technology Real time locating system can help healthcare monitor patients, track their movements, and ensure their safety ..

England confirms 34 COVID cases linked to highly mutated variant – UKSHA

England confirms 34 COVID cases linked to highly mutated variant – UKSHA

(Reuters) – UK Health Security Agency (UKSHA) said on Friday that 34 COVID-19 cases linked to the highly mutated variant BA.2.8..

G20 chair India says leaders’ statement almost ready

G20 chair India says leaders’ statement almost ready

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The G20 leaders’ communique is almost ready to be presented to those attending the weekend summit o..

Italy, France agree to postpone closure of Mont Blanc tunnel by a year

Italy, France agree to postpone closure of Mont Blanc tunnel by a year

MILAN (Reuters) – Key maintenance works on the Mont Blanc tunnel between Italy and France have been postponed until September ne..

As deadly Greek rainstorm ebbs, a trail of devastation emerges

As deadly Greek rainstorm ebbs, a trail of devastation emerges

By Angeliki Koutantou and Louisa Gouliamaki KARDITSA, Greece (Reuters) -Hundreds of people were stranded without food or water for a ..

London-listed SPAC moves closer to launch of Lloyd’s insurance vehicle

London-listed SPAC moves closer to launch of Lloyd’s insurance vehicle

LONDON (Reuters) – A London-listed special purpose acquisition company has moved closer to launching a vehicle designed to give..

German inflation eases to 6.4% in August

German inflation eases to 6.4% in August

BERLIN (Reuters) – German inflation eased in August to 6.4%, the federal statistics office said on Friday, confirming preliminar..

Best mutual funds for 2023

Best mutual funds for 2023

In the world of investment, mutual funds have stood the test of time as a go-to option for individuals seeking to build wealth, achiev..

Forget the hype around ChatGPT — AI has been powering enterprises for years

Forget the hype around ChatGPT — AI has been powering enterprises for years

By Sascha Giese, SolarWinds Technical Evangelist  There’s little doubt ChatGPT and other generative AI software have spa..

Is your workforce technology stuck in the past?

Is your workforce technology stuck in the past?

Quick question: when did you last buy a new workforce management system? Last week? Last year? In the last decade?  I ask because the ..

Most valuable companies in the world

Most valuable companies in the world

  In the sprawling landscape of global business, a select group of companies reign supreme as the most valuable players. These g..

Gazprom’s board to consider buying shares

Gazprom’s board to consider buying shares

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The board of Russian natural gas giant Gazprom said on Tuesday that it will consider buying shares of the com..

Tonix’s long COVID drug fails to meet mid-stage trial goal

Tonix’s long COVID drug fails to meet mid-stage trial goal

(Reuters) – Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp said on Tuesday its experimental drug failed to meet the primary goal in a mid-st..

Exclusive-Shell, Trinidad weigh Venezuela’s natural gas investment demands

Exclusive-Shell, Trinidad weigh Venezuela’s natural gas investment demands

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Shell and Trinidad and Tobago’s National Gas Company (NGC) are close to agreeing to credit Venezuela&#..

Euro zone producer prices drop for seventh month in July

Euro zone producer prices drop for seventh month in July

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone producer prices fell for a seventh consecutive month in July, data showed on Tuesday, with figure..

UK investors’ stocks sell-off accelerates, ESG ‘boom ends’ – Calastone

UK investors’ stocks sell-off accelerates, ESG ‘boom ends’ – Calastone

LONDON (Reuters) – Investors in Britain dumped both stocks and bonds in August as they continued to opt for the safety of cash a..