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Prospering in Economic Uncertainty: A Strategic Guide for Entrepreneurs

Prospering in Economic Uncertainty: A Strategic Guide for Entrepreneurs

In times of economic uncertainty, rising inflation, and financial instability, entrepreneurs need to embrace strategies that promote r..

Geopolitics dents big UK businesses’ optimism, Deloitte says

Geopolitics dents big UK businesses’ optimism, Deloitte says

  By Andy Bruce (Reuters) – Optimism in large British companies softened ahead of the new Labour government’s first a..

UK economy returns to growth in August after two months of stagnation

UK economy returns to growth in August after two months of stagnation

By Suban Abdulla and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s economy grew in August after two consecutive months of stagnation, p..

IKEA sales fall 5% after price cuts amid weak housing market

IKEA sales fall 5% after price cuts amid weak housing market

  By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) – IKEA annual sales fell 5% after the Swedish budget homeware retailer cut prices in a bid..

Britain outlines details of closely watched workers’ rights plan

Britain outlines details of closely watched workers’ rights plan

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Labour government set out its plans on Thursday for the biggest change to employment law in a genera..

Online retailer Shein’s 2023 sales hit $2 billion in UK

Online retailer Shein’s 2023 sales hit $2 billion in UK

By Helen Reid (Reuters) -Shein’s British business made 1.55 billion pounds ($2 billion) in revenue in 2023, a filing by the on..

Exclusive-Samsung Electronics says it is not interested in spinning off foundry business

Exclusive-Samsung Electronics says it is not interested in spinning off foundry business

  By Neil Jerome Morales and Heekyong Yang MANILA/SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics is not interested in spinning off i..

Italgas sees double-digit income growth to 2030, ups minimum dividend rise

Italgas sees double-digit income growth to 2030, ups minimum dividend rise

  By Francesca Landini and Cristina Carlevaro MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s biggest gas distributor Italgas expects double-digit..

Exclusive-Online retailer Shein to hold roadshows soon ahead of London IPO, sources say

Exclusive-Online retailer Shein to hold roadshows soon ahead of London IPO, sources say

By Julie Zhu, Amy-Jo Crowley and Hadeel Al Sayegh HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) – Shein is set to hold informal investor meetings i..

Levi Strauss shares fall on weak holiday-quarter forecast

Levi Strauss shares fall on weak holiday-quarter forecast

(Reuters) – Levi Strauss’ shares fell about 7% on Thursday after a tepid forecast for holiday-quarter revenue underscored ..

Britain’s Tesco lifts profit outlook after strong first half

Britain’s Tesco lifts profit outlook after strong first half

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Tesco, Britain’s biggest supermarket group, lifted its annual profit forecast on Thursday after..

20 Adtech PR Campaigns That Worked

20 Adtech PR Campaigns That Worked

Ronn Torossian By Ronn Torossian, Chairman of 5WPR, a leading public relations agency.  The world of adtech is always chan..

Britain’s Tesco lifts annual profit forecast after strong first half

Britain’s Tesco lifts annual profit forecast after strong first half

  By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Tesco, Britain’s biggest supermarket group, lifted its annual profit forecast on Thursda..

Euro area long-dated yields rise after sharp drop, geopolitics in focus

Euro area long-dated yields rise after sharp drop, geopolitics in focus

By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) – Euro area government bond yields rose on Wednesday, a day after long-dated yields posted their ..

Sainsbury’s boss looks to UK budget to lift spending gloom

Sainsbury’s boss looks to UK budget to lift spending gloom

By James Davey COBHAM, England (Reuters) – Britons bruised by a cost of living crisis will not start spending strongly again unt..

SoftBank to invest $500 million in OpenAI, The Information reports

SoftBank to invest $500 million in OpenAI, The Information reports

  (Reuters) – Japanese telecom company SoftBank’s Vision Fund will invest $500 million in OpenAI’s latest fundi..

Grifols plans to invest $402 million in new industrial centre, El Economista says

Grifols plans to invest $402 million in new industrial centre, El Economista says

  (Reuters) – Spanish drugmaker Grifols plans to invest 360 million euros ($401.98 million) to build a new industrial plant..

Discounter Pepco’s sales hurt by supply chain disruption

Discounter Pepco’s sales hurt by supply chain disruption

  By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -European discount retailer Pepco Group said its fourth-quarter underlying revenue was lower th..

Switching off is hard to do – 29% hatch work plans on holiday

Switching off is hard to do – 29% hatch work plans on holiday

YouGov survey for Purbeck Insurance Services September 2024:  As the summer holidays come to an end, a new survey of work-age adults a..

BNP Paribas signs deal to buy HSBC private banking unit in Germany

BNP Paribas signs deal to buy HSBC private banking unit in Germany

  PARIS (Reuters) -BNP Paribas <BNPP.PA> has signed a deal to buy HSBC’s private banking unit in Germany as it contin..

Nike veteran Hill to replace Donahoe as CEO; shares jump

Nike veteran Hill to replace Donahoe as CEO; shares jump

By Juveria Tabassum, Nicholas P. Brown (Reuters) -Nike said on Thursday that former senior executive Elliott Hill will rejoin the comp..

Nike&#8217;s next CEO Hill brings a bootstraps mentality

Nike’s next CEO Hill brings a bootstraps mentality

By Nicholas P. Brown (Reuters) – Elliott Hill started at Nike as an intern in 1988 but steadily scaled its ranks, banking on v..

UK supermarket sales growth slows after summer holidays

UK supermarket sales growth slows after summer holidays

LONDON (Reuters) – British supermarket sales growth slowed over the last month as consumers trimmed spending after their summer ..

French millers face long grind as rain-hit wheat harvest comes in

French millers face long grind as rain-hit wheat harvest comes in

PARIS (Reuters) – Flour mills in France are facing higher costs and a long search for grain as they feel the effects of a dire w..

French central bank sees consumer gains easing budget pains

French central bank sees consumer gains easing budget pains

  PARIS (Reuters) – France’s economy is set to gain momentum in the coming two years as lower inflation boosts consum..

BP to sell its US onshore wind business

BP to sell its US onshore wind business

(Reuters) -BP plans to sell its U.S. onshore wind energy business, it announced on Monday, saying the assets were not aligned with its..

Central Europe factories and retailers shut in flood-hit areas

Central Europe factories and retailers shut in flood-hit areas

By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) -Factories and stores across central Europe shut down production lines and closed their doors on Monda..

UK&#8217;s Domino&#8217;s Pizza plans to hire 5,000 staff ahead of peak holiday season

UK’s Domino’s Pizza plans to hire 5,000 staff ahead of peak holiday season

  (Reuters) – Britain’s Domino’s Pizza Group said on Monday that it plans to hire 5,000 staff across the UK and..

Saipem wins $4 billion contract from QatarEnergy

Saipem wins $4 billion contract from QatarEnergy

  (Reuters) – Italian energy engineering group Saipem said on Sunday it had won an offshore contract worth $4 billion from ..

US locks in steep China tariff hikes, many to start Sept. 27

US locks in steep China tariff hikes, many to start Sept. 27

By David Lawder (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Friday locked in steep tariff hikes on Chinese imports, including a 100% duty o..

UK&#8217;s National Grid to sell electricity system operator in $827 million deal

UK’s National Grid to sell electricity system operator in $827 million deal

  (Reuters) -Britain’s National Grid said on Friday it had agreed to sell its Electricity System Operator (ESO) to the UK g..

Zara to offer its secondhand clothes service in US by October

Zara to offer its secondhand clothes service in US by October

MADRID (Reuters) – Zara will offer its service for selling, repairing or donating secondhand clothes in the United States by the..

Scotland&#8217;s only oil refinery to close next year, 400 jobs to go

Scotland’s only oil refinery to close next year, 400 jobs to go

By Ron Bousso and Robert Harvey LONDON (Reuters) -Grangemouth, Scotland’s only oil refinery, is to close in 2025 with the loss o..

Zara owner Inditex sees early autumn sales perk up after summer slowdown

Zara owner Inditex sees early autumn sales perk up after summer slowdown

By Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) -Zara owner Inditex reported a jump in sales of its autumn/winter collection on Wednesday, boosting it..

Services&#8217; grip on UK economy tightens as manufacturing share ebbs further

Services’ grip on UK economy tightens as manufacturing share ebbs further

By Andy Bruce (Reuters) – Britain’s shift towards a services-dominated economy is accelerating, pushing manufacturing̵..

Etihad Airways plans IPO no earlier than 2025, sources say

Etihad Airways plans IPO no earlier than 2025, sources say

By Hadeel Al Sayegh, Andres Gonzalez and Federico Maccioni DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) -Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways plans to make its ..

Key events at Nike under CEO John Donahoe

Key events at Nike under CEO John Donahoe

(Reuters) – Nike will hold its annual meeting virtually on Tuesday and a key issue to be voted on will be a workers’ right..