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Innovative EV Charging Hub Introduces Unique Bluewater Rainwater Harvesting and Purification Tech, Giving Drivers the Purest Drinking Water Without Single-Use Plastics

Innovative EV Charging Hub Introduces Unique Bluewater Rainwater Harvesting and Purification Tech, Giving Drivers the Purest Drinking Water Without Single-Use Plastics

In a world-first, Bluewater, a global leader in innovating healthy and sustainable water purification and beverage solutions for home,..

Bosch buys US semiconductor foundry to expand EV chip output

Bosch buys US semiconductor foundry to expand EV chip output

By Joseph White and Stephen Nellis DETROIT (Reuters) – Germany’s Bosch Group has agreed to buy key assets of California c..

Essity mulls selling Vinda stake and Consumer Tissue Private Label Europe business

Essity mulls selling Vinda stake and Consumer Tissue Private Label Europe business

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Hygiene products group Essity said on Wednesday it has initiated a strategic review of its stake in China..

Markets mixed as tech boosts US stock futures, Europe dips

Markets mixed as tech boosts US stock futures, Europe dips

By Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) – Global stock markets were mixed on Wednesday as recession fears and banking sector strain w..

Elevator maker Kone hikes outlook as Q1 profit, orders beat forecasts

Elevator maker Kone hikes outlook as Q1 profit, orders beat forecasts

(Reuters) -Finnish elevator maker Kone raised its 2023 sales outlook on Wednesday after its first-quarter profit beat market expectat..

Companies’ cost inflation is slowing but shoppers may wait for lower prices

Companies’ cost inflation is slowing but shoppers may wait for lower prices

LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) -The world’s top consumer goods companies, making everything from instant noodles to soap and ice cream, ..

Tech CEOs wax poetic on AI, big adds to sales will take time

Tech CEOs wax poetic on AI, big adds to sales will take time

By Noel Randewich and Akash Sriram (Reuters) -Microsoft Corp and Google-parent Alphabet Inc talked up investments in artificial intel..

Sacyr shortlists four bidders for its service, waste management unit – Expansion

Sacyr shortlists four bidders for its service, waste management unit – Expansion

MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish conglomerate Sacyr has shortlisted four firms as potential buyers of its service and waste management..

Startup e-commerce platform Temu expands to Europe

Startup e-commerce platform Temu expands to Europe

By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Ultra low-cost e-commerce platform Temu, owned by PDD Holdings has started selling to Europe..

Beiersdorf benefits from bump in Nivea sales

Beiersdorf benefits from bump in Nivea sales

(Reuters) -Beiersdorf’s Nivea brand recorded 18% sales growth in the first quarter of 2023 thanks to price hikes, the German fir..

Puma expects Q2 sales growth below full-year target

Puma expects Q2 sales growth below full-year target

(Reuters) – German sportswear maker Puma on Wednesday said it expected second-quarter sales to grow at a low- to mid-single-dig..

Creating digital workplaces with IT, AI and IoT

Creating digital workplaces with IT, AI and IoT

Due to the many advances and new developments in technology, the way in which businesses are communicating is changing. Technology hol..

The trajectory of banking – How the different generations are driving the changes in banking

The trajectory of banking – How the different generations are driving the changes in banking

By Philipp Buschmann, CEO and Co-founder of AAZZUR We are living in very exciting times, the huge advancements in techno..

 AI Decision solutions rely on clean and trusted data

 AI Decision solutions rely on clean and trusted data

In the face of global, economic and political instability businesses leaders are under pressure to make fast, data-backed and actionab..

How Bing’s integration of ChatGPT can revolutionise advertising

How Bing’s integration of ChatGPT can revolutionise advertising

By Matt Hallett, Head of Product Solutions, Amperity   Microsoft created quite the buzz in the ad tech industry rec..

Mercedes-Benz launches E-Class, its last new combustion engine model

Mercedes-Benz launches E-Class, its last new combustion engine model

BERLIN (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday launched its last new combustion engine model – the next generation of the E-C..

Spotify’s monthly active users top 500 million, beat estimate

Spotify’s monthly active users top 500 million, beat estimate

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Spotify Technology SA has crossed the half billion mark for monthly active users for the first time, helped by th..

Kremlin remains downbeat on state of Black Sea grain deal

Kremlin remains downbeat on state of Black Sea grain deal

(Reuters) – The Kremlin reaffirmed its position on Tuesday that the Black Sea grain deal is not working for Moscow, a day after..

BoE’s Broadbent says QE not to blame for surge in inflation

BoE’s Broadbent says QE not to blame for surge in inflation

LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England (BoE) Deputy Governor Ben Broadbent said central banks should not ignore measures of money supply b..

Anglo American’s first-quarter copper output rises 28%

Anglo American’s first-quarter copper output rises 28%

LONDON (Reuters) -Anglo American’s overall first-quarter production rose 9% from a year earlier, helped by a 28% jump in copper ..

KitKat sweetens Nestle sales with Easter, Valentine’s Day comeback

KitKat sweetens Nestle sales with Easter, Valentine’s Day comeback

LONDON (Reuters) – In a quarter that saw Nestle’s overall sales volumes dip, the KitKat maker’s candy business was a..

More banks join European instant payments pilot from end 2023

More banks join European instant payments pilot from end 2023

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Spotify Technology SA has crossed the half billion mark for monthly active users for the first time, helped by th..

Recruiter Randstad beats Q1 earnings estimates despite hiring slowdown

Recruiter Randstad beats Q1 earnings estimates despite hiring slowdown

(Reuters) -Dutch recruitment firm Randstad reported better-than-expected first-quarter core earnings on Tuesday, despite a slowdown in..

ABB dispels industrial gloom to raise full-year outlook

ABB dispels industrial gloom to raise full-year outlook

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -ABB Ltd raised its full-year outlook for sales and profit outlook on Tuesday after the Swiss enginee..

Tiffany, now owned by LVMH, reopens on a Fifth Avenue in flux

Tiffany, now owned by LVMH, reopens on a Fifth Avenue in flux

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The splashy reopening of Tiffany & Co’s flagship store on the corner of Fifth Avenue and East 57th Stre..

AI + Sensors + Robotics = Cobot

AI + Sensors + Robotics = Cobot

  By Laurence Weir, Head of Medical & Healthcare at Plextek examines our future lives with robots I am turning ..

The power of AI in healthcare

The power of AI in healthcare

By Kirsty Biddiscombe, UK Head for AI, ML & Analytics at NetApp Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption is on the rise..

Oil prices steady on uncertain global outlook and supply concerns

Oil prices steady on uncertain global outlook and supply concerns

LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices were steady on Monday as concern over rising interest rates, the global economy and the outlook fo..

Britain sets up $125 million taskforce to drive AI

Britain sets up $125 million taskforce to drive AI

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Monday announced 100 million pounds ($124.5 million) in initial funding for a taskforce to help de..

Climate change fight a ‘core duty’ for central banks – ECB’s Villeroy

Climate change fight a ‘core duty’ for central banks – ECB’s Villeroy

LONDON (Reuters) – France’s central bank governor François Villeroy de Galhau has pushed back against criticism of central..

German economy likely grew in Q1, beating expectations – Bundesbank

German economy likely grew in Q1, beating expectations – Bundesbank

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The German economy is likely to have expanded in the last quarter on a rebound in industrial production, t..

Bitcoin could hit $100,000 by end-2024, Standard Chartered says

Bitcoin could hit $100,000 by end-2024, Standard Chartered says

LONDON (Reuters) – Top cryptocurrency bitcoin could reach $100,000 by the end of 2024, Standard Chartered said on Monday, saying..

Factbox-Europe’s ongoing strike-related travel disruptions

Factbox-Europe’s ongoing strike-related travel disruptions

(Reuters) – Strikes in Europe could disrupt travel into the summer, as passengers numbers globally recover to pre-pandemic leve..

PIRC recommends vote for BP climate activist resolution

PIRC recommends vote for BP climate activist resolution

LONDON (Reuters) – Investor advisory firm PIRC on Monday recommended that BP shareholders vote against the company’s chair..

Credit squeeze ‘biggest threat’ to economic outlook, Fidelity International says

Credit squeeze ‘biggest threat’ to economic outlook, Fidelity International says

PARIS (Reuters) – The biggest threat to the economic outlook is a credit squeeze that has not finished filtering through the fin..

Dollar heads for first weekly gain since February

Dollar heads for first weekly gain since February

LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar headed for its first weekly gain in nearly two months on Friday as investors raised their bets tha..

Norway sovereign fund backs Teck Resources in battle with Glencore

Norway sovereign fund backs Teck Resources in battle with Glencore

OSLO (Reuters) -Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, one of the world’s largest investors, said on Friday it will support a pl..