Dollar pauses for breath as Fed swings into focus
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar steadied in a holiday-thinned Asia session on Tuesday, though it struggled to lift f..
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SSE to invest $122 million in Scottish pumped hydro project
LONDON (Reuters) – British power generator SSE will invest 100 million pounds ($122 million) in a Scottish pumped hydro scheme w..
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EU’s EIB to override Turkey lending ban with earthquake aid
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The European Union’s lending arm, the European Investment Bank, is to temporarily override its n..
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U.S. oil exports to Europe hit record in March on steep discounts
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. crude exports to Europe have hit a record 2.1 million barrels per day on average s..
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Scratched EV battery? Your insurer may have to junk the whole car
By Nick Carey, Paul Lienert and Sarah McFarlane LONDON/DETROIT (Reuters) -For many electric vehicles, there is no way to repair or ass..
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Bank shares rise after Credit Suisse rescue eases crisis
By Amanda Cooper and John Revill (Reuters) -U.S. banking stocks rose on Monday and Europe’s lenders recovered from a sharp early..
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Sterling rises as receding bank sector worries lift sentiment
LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling rose against the dollar on Friday, after a series of lifelines for struggling banks helped restore s..
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UK’s Ofcom delays BT fibre pricing decision after CEO remarks
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s telecoms regulator needs more time to consider BT’s wholesale pricing, it said ..
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What is Generative AI, the technology behind OpenAI’s ChatGPT?
(Reuters) – Generative artificial intelligence has become a buzzword this year, capturing the public’s fancy and sparking ..
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Farming and tourism under threat as winter drought dries up France’s Lake Montbel
By Manuel Ausloos PARIS (Reuters) – Set at foot of the Pyrenees mountains, Lake Montbel is famous in south-west France for its t..
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Volkswagen to invest in mines in bid to become global battery supplier
By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN (Reuters) -Volkswagen plans to invest in mines to bring down the cost of battery cells, meet half of its ..
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Euro zone inflation eases in Feb but core prices pick up
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation eased a touch in February but underlying price growth continued to accelerate on a sur..
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Greece to increase minimum wage again, before election
ATHENS (Reuters) – The Greek government will raise the minimum wage next month, the third rise in more than a year, Prime Minist..
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ECB’s Villeroy: rate hike signals strong confidence in European banks
PARIS (Reuters) – The European Central Bank’s decision to raise interest rates by half a point on Thursday reflects the ce..
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Cricket-Former Australia captain Paine retires from first-class cricket
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Former Australia test captain Tim Paine ended his cricket career on Friday after Tasmania’s Sheffiel..
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Oil rises on demand hopes as banking crisis fears subside
By Florence Tan and Trixie Sher Li Yap SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices firmed on Friday after a meeting between Saudi Arabia an..
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UK drops plan to tax sovereign wealth funds
LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt has dropped a plan to tax sovereign wealth funds investing in Britain, a..
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Citadel accelerates hiring push in Hong Kong and London
By Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) – Miami-based Citadel has kicked off 2023 with multiple senior hires in London and Hong Kong ..
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Employment trade association responds to budget: Positive steps, but more is needed
Employment trade association responds to budget: Positive steps, but more is needed
Responding to the Chancellor’s Budget, the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has welcomed the attempts to ‘break down barr..
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AMS announces new partnership with Tesco Bank
AMS, the global talent solutions business and Tesco Bank, which serves over 5 million customers in the UK, are proud to announc..
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Microsoft unveils AI office copilot in fast-moving race with Google
By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) -Microsoft Corp on Thursday trumpeted its latest plans to put artificial intelligence into the hands of mo..
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Analysis-Investors stick to bets on early end to ECB hikes as uncertainty grows
By Yoruk Bahceli and Naomi Rovnick AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Investors held tight to bets that banking jitters would rein in the ECB..
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Credit Suisse $54 billion lifeline offers limited respite to global banks
By John Revill, Amanda Cooper and Tom Sims (Reuters) -Credit Suisse sought to shore up its liquidity and restore investor confidence o..
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Instant View: ECB sticks with big rate hike even as bank fears roil markets
(Reuters) – The European Central Bank pushed through another big increase in interest rates on Thursday, sticking with its quest..
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Oil prices steady as news of Saudi, Russia meeting calms investors
By Shariq Khan BENGALURU -Oil prices steadied on Thursday after dropping to near 15-month lows earlier in the session, supported by re..
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Big ECB hike adds fuel to the banking sector fire
By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – Euro zone bank shares hit a ten-week low on Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB) rai..
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Explainer-Credit Suisse: How did it get to crisis point?
By Anshuman Daga (Reuters) – Credit Suisse said on Thursday it would borrow up to $54 billion from the Swiss central bank to sho..
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EU announces plans to lead green industrial revolution
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission presented the centrepieces of a strategy on Thursday to ensure its in..
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Britain announces 205 million pound auction for renewable power projects
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s next auction round to spur renewable power projects will be worth about 205 million pounds ($247 mi..
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Latest ONS Labour statistics show a need for immediate labour market support
Responding to the latest labour market data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Tania Bowers, Global Public Policy D..
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French inflation revised upwards in February to 7.3% – final figures
PARIS (Reuters) – French annual inflation rose to a revised 7.3% in February from 7.0% in January, partly as a result of higher ..
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Publisher Bloomsbury casts upbeat forecast, says books ‘affordable pastime’
(Reuters) -Bloomsbury Publishing Plc forecast full-year profit to be well ahead of expectations on Wednesday, encouraged by the robust..
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Burberry appoints McLaren’s Kate Ferry as CFO
LONDON (Reuters) – British luxury brand Burberry said on Wednesday it had appointed Kate Ferry as its next chief financial offic..
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Crown Agents Bank owner explores sale of British payments group –sources
By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro and Amy-Jo Crowley LONDON (Reuters) – Helios Investment Partners has been working with advisers to sell ..
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Oil prices rebound after OPEC upgrades China demand outlook
By Yuka Obayashi and Florence Tan TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices rebounded more than 1% on Wednesday, recovering from the previous..
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Asian shares gain as fears about rapid Fed hikes, bank crisis fade
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian equities rose sharply on Wednesday, tracking a relief rally on Wall Street and as ..
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KPMG stands by audits of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank – FT
(Reuters) – KPMG’s U.S. boss, Paul Knopp, said the accounting firm stood behind its audits of Silicon Valley Bank and Sign..
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