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Russia’s offer to foreign firms: stay, leave or hand over the keys

Russia’s offer to foreign firms: stay, leave or hand over the keys

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Companies around the globe grappled with a dilemma over what to do with their Russian investments on Friday as Mosco..

Ukraine to confront Russia at Int’l Court of Justice on Monday

Ukraine to confront Russia at Int’l Court of Justice on Monday

THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Ukraine and Russia will face off Monday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a hearing on emerge..

Oil steadies from decade-highs as Iran talks kindle supply hopes

Oil steadies from decade-highs as Iran talks kindle supply hopes

By Marcy de Luna HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil steadied after hitting prices not seen in roughly a decade on Thursday, as sellers jump..

Russian ETF jumps as some sense bargains in ‘uninvestable’ market

Russian ETF jumps as some sense bargains in ‘uninvestable’ market

By Danilo Masoni MILAN (Reuters) – A Russia-exposed ETF rose by more than 100% in London on Thursday in a sign that some investo..

Ukraine demands ceasefire, humanitarian corridors at talks with Russians

Ukraine demands ceasefire, humanitarian corridors at talks with Russians

By Maksym Levin and Pavel Polityuk BORODYANKA/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian negotiators at talks with Russian officials on..

Generali pulls back from Russia, Intesa reviews business

Generali pulls back from Russia, Intesa reviews business

MILAN (Reuters) – Leading Italian insurer Generali is set to pull out of its operations in Russia following Moscow’s invas..

SouthernCarlson selects Infor CloudSuite Distribution to Help Consolidate Operational Systems, Speed Decision Making & Improve Customer Service

SouthernCarlson selects Infor CloudSuite Distribution to Help Consolidate Operational Systems, Speed Decision Making & Improve Customer Service

NEW YORK – Feb. 22, 2022 – Infor, the industry cloud company, today announced that SouthernCarlson Inc., a leading North American dist..

Analysis-After sanctions barrage, Russia’s emerging market allies explore workarounds

Analysis-After sanctions barrage, Russia’s emerging market allies explore workarounds

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – As western governments ratchet up sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, Moscow’s eme..

Ukraine asks for South Korea cybersecurity aid amid Russia invasion

Ukraine asks for South Korea cybersecurity aid amid Russia invasion

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – The top Ukraine official in South Korea said on Friday that his country wants to request Seoul..

Europe’s banks brace for Russia fallout while U.S. banks see limited pain

Europe’s banks brace for Russia fallout while U.S. banks see limited pain

By Lawrence White, Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich and Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON/VIENNA/LONDON (Reuters) -European banks on Tuesday were br..

U.S. says Russia on brink of Ukraine attack after separatist plea for help

U.S. says Russia on brink of Ukraine attack after separatist plea for help

By Pavel Polityuk and Polina Nikolskaya KYIV/DONETSK (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he believes Russia will in..

Global Banking & Finance Awards® 2021- Next 100 Global Awards

Global Banking & Finance Awards® 2021- Next 100 Global Awards

The Next 100 Global Companies to watch highlights some of the most exciting, innovative, and promising businesses from around the worl..

Markets pricing some geopolitics, but risk premia can grow further -Goldman

Markets pricing some geopolitics, but risk premia can grow further -Goldman

By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) -Global markets are already pricing chunky geopolitical risks, but there is scope for risk premia to r..

Financial think-tank calls for regulated ESG ratings in Britain

Financial think-tank calls for regulated ESG ratings in Britain

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain should regulate sustainability ratings on companies to improve transparency, reduce the ..

COVID-hit Queen Elizabeth sends message to Brazil

COVID-hit Queen Elizabeth sends message to Brazil

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth sent a message of condolence to Brazil on Monday as she continued to carry ou..

Factbox-Britain scraps all remaining COVID-19 restrictions

Factbox-Britain scraps all remaining COVID-19 restrictions

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday announced the government would remove all remaining coronaviru..

EU will consider making countries fill gas storage – energy chief

EU will consider making countries fill gas storage – energy chief

By Isla Binnie MADRID (Reuters) – The European Union will consider whether to require member states to fill their natural gas st..

Kurmi Software–Pulse Research Survey Reveals Unified Communications and Collaboration Set for Automation Surge

Kurmi Software–Pulse Research Survey Reveals Unified Communications and Collaboration Set for Automation Surge

 PARIS, FRANCE – 17 February 2022 – Kurmi Software and Pulse Research have announced findings from the first UCC Managemen..

Akamai To Acquire Linode to Provide Businesses with a Developer-friendly and Massively-distributed Platform to Build, Run and Secure Applications

Akamai To Acquire Linode to Provide Businesses with a Developer-friendly and Massively-distributed Platform to Build, Run and Secure Applications

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 15, 2022 – Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the world’s most trusted solution to power and prote..

Infor Extends Commitment to Sustainability in Fashion with Made2Flow Partnership

Infor Extends Commitment to Sustainability in Fashion with Made2Flow Partnership

LONDON – February 16, 2022 – Infor, the industry cloud company, today announced it has formed a partnership with Made2Flow, a tech com..

Hollywood’s Matthew McConaughey to speak at Connectivity Network Security Summit

Hollywood’s Matthew McConaughey to speak at Connectivity Network Security Summit

On the 22nd February 2022, experts from the world of network security will come together at Connectivity – the Network Security ..

NATO-Awarded Cyber Range Company, CybExer Technologies, Raises €5m in Funding from Leading Investors to Bring More Flexibility to the Cyber Range Market

NATO-Awarded Cyber Range Company, CybExer Technologies, Raises €5m in Funding from Leading Investors to Bring More Flexibility to the Cyber Range Market

London, 15th February, 2022: CybExer Technologies, a NATO-awarded cyber range company with global customers spanning international def..

Optimizely and Google Cloud Partner to Drive Joint Innovation & Next-Gen Experimentation

Optimizely and Google Cloud Partner to Drive Joint Innovation & Next-Gen Experimentation

LONDON, UK – February 15, 2022 – Optimizely®, the leading digital experience platform (DXP) provider, today announced it has ent..

Dakota Styles Digital Transformation with Sage Intacct and Percipient

Dakota Styles Digital Transformation with Sage Intacct and Percipient

10 week deployment builds scale, cuts costs and drives sustainability for boutique hotel group.  Percipient, a specialist provider of ..

Half of Brits not sold on cryptocurrency

Half of Brits not sold on cryptocurrency

London, UK – February 15, 2022 – Despite more familiarity with digital banking, scepticism towards cryptocurrencies is rife in t..

Diversey launches open commerce in Brazil with RedCloud, the world’s first open commerce platform

Diversey launches open commerce in Brazil with RedCloud, the world’s first open commerce platform

LONDON, 14 February 2022 – UK-headquartered global technology firm, RedCloud, has launched a partnership with Diversey in Brazil to in..

Zellis Streamlines Employment and Income Verification Process with Experian

Zellis Streamlines Employment and Income Verification Process with Experian

UNITED KINGDOM, 11 February 2022: Zellis, the UK and Ireland’s leading provider of payroll and HR software and services, is today anno..

Worker shortage jeopardises Spain’s EU-funded recovery plan

Worker shortage jeopardises Spain’s EU-funded recovery plan

By Corina Pons and Belén Carreño MADRID (Reuters) – When Spain’s decade-long housing boom spectacularly bust in 2008, some..

Exclusive-Short AstraZeneca shelf life complicates COVID vaccine rollout to world’s poorest

Exclusive-Short AstraZeneca shelf life complicates COVID vaccine rollout to world’s poorest

By Francesco Guarascio and Jennifer Rigby BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – The relatively short shelf life of AstraZeneca Plc’s..

Kraft Heinz plans more price hikes as sales, earnings beat estimates

Kraft Heinz plans more price hikes as sales, earnings beat estimates

By Deborah Mary Sophia and Mehr Bedi (Reuters) -Kraft Heinz Co said on Wednesday it would raise the prices of its snacks and condiment..

Light at end of tunnel for Czech services as government drops COVID pass

Light at end of tunnel for Czech services as government drops COVID pass

By Jiri Skacel PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech restaurant and hotel operators saw light at the end of the tunnel on Thursday as the gov..

Deep Instinct Welcomes Two New Cybersecurity Experts to Executive Leadership Team

Deep Instinct Welcomes Two New Cybersecurity Experts to Executive Leadership Team

NEW YORK, NY (February 10, 2022) – Deep Instinct, the first company to apply end-to-end deep learning to cybersecurity, today announce..

COVID cases surpass 400 million as Omicron grips world

COVID cases surpass 400 million as Omicron grips world

By Roshan Abraham and Kavya B (Reuters) – Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 400 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally..

New Zealand PM warns of more COVID variants in 2022

New Zealand PM warns of more COVID variants in 2022

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The COVID-19 pandemic will not end with the Omicron variant and New Zealand will have to prepare for more..

Olympics-Freestyle skiing-Gu lands Big Air gold, China moves to top of medals table

Olympics-Freestyle skiing-Gu lands Big Air gold, China moves to top of medals table

By Julien Pretot and Krystal Hu BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s Eileen Gu got her maiden Olympics off to a dream start as the U.S. bo..

U.S. troops arrive in Poland to reinforce Eastern Europe allies

U.S. troops arrive in Poland to reinforce Eastern Europe allies

WARSAW (Reuters) – A plane carrying U.S. troops landed in Poland on Sunday, a Reuters witness said, as Washington reinforces its..

Kylie Jenner appears to announce birth of baby boy

Kylie Jenner appears to announce birth of baby boy

(Reuters) – U.S. model and media personality Kylie Jenner on Sunday appeared to announce the birth of a baby boy, posting an Ins..