2023-05-05 11:28
Alpha Bank to sell bad loan portfolio to Fortress and Davidson Kempner
ATHENS (Reuters) – Alpha Bank ACBr.AT, one of Greece’s four largest lenders, said on Friday it signed a bin… Read More
Blog Directory > Business Blogs > technologydispatch business Blog >
2023-05-05 10:34
UK PM Sunak: Election results show people want us to deliver for them
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said local elections results so far showed that people wante… Read More
2023-05-05 09:58
Portugal’s Galp quarterly profit up 62%, below market forecast
LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal’s Galp Energia reported on Friday a smaller-than-expected 62% rise in adjusted first-qua… Read More
2023-05-05 09:23
Republican leaders of Australia and NZ to pledge allegiance to king
By Alasdair Pal and Lucy Craymer
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The leaders of Australia and New Zealand will pledge… Read More
2023-05-05 08:40
Macquarie posts record profits on higher income from commodities arm
By Praveen Menon and Roushni Nair
(Reuters) -Australia’s Macquarie Group on Friday forecast higher short-term incom… Read More
2023-05-05 07:03
Geely’s London black cab unit unveils new large EV platform
By Nick Carey
ANSTY, England (Reuters) – Geely unit London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) on Friday unveiled a new, l… Read More
2023-05-05 05:53
Heineken to invest $300 million in Brazil to expand premium beer portfolio
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Heineken NV, the world’s second-largest brewer, said on Thursday it will invest 1… Read More
2023-05-05 05:35
US Treasury’s top international official heads to Europe, Asia for talks on economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department’s top international official is head… Read More
2023-05-05 04:08
Enhancing airport operations and traveller experiences with data
By Ian Forde-Smith, co-founder and CTO, Aerocloud
After the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions last year, air travel has gradu… Read More
2023-05-05 04:08
AI: realising a new era of potential while avoiding the pitfalls
By Pierre-Yves Noël, Director of Rainbow Cloud Services, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
With technology evolving at lightnin… Read More
2023-05-04 15:31
By Michael Holden
LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles will be crowned at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony full of pomp, pageantry and solemn religious significance on Saturday, after he became mon… Read More
2023-05-04 13:13
Volvo Cars to axe 1,300 jobs as it steps up cost cuts
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Volvo Cars will lay off around 1,300 office-based employees in Sweden as it steps up cost cutting, the Sweden-base… Read More
2023-05-04 11:54
Euro zone April business activity grows on strong services demand – PMI
By Indradip Ghosh
BENGALURU (Reuters) – Growth in euro zone business activity sped up in April, though les… Read More
2023-05-04 11:11
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to attend King Charles’ coronation in London
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to Britain to attend the Coronation of King… Read More
2023-05-04 10:45
Joby Aviation to get investment from Tesla shareholder Baillie Gifford
(Reuters) – British investment management firm Baillie Gifford will invest $180 million in electric aircraft make… Read More
2023-05-04 10:41
UniCredit to use 300 million euro charges for voluntary staff exits-sources
MILAN (Reuters) – UniCredit will use restructuring charges it is set to book this year to fund voluntary exi… Read More
2023-05-04 04:52
How observability can save your business money
By Mark Crawford, Vice President, Strategy and Execution at New Relic
Tech is essential for almost all modern businesses. How many could… Read More
2023-05-03 21:07
By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point and signaled it may pause further increases… Read More
2023-05-03 19:37
Bangladesh, located in South Asia, has made significant strides in recent years, with the country becoming one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Today, it is the 32nd largest ec… Read More
2023-05-03 15:15
Metro Bank posts second quarter of profitability on mortgage loans demand
(Reuters) – Metro Bank on Wednesday said it had reached underlying profitability for the second consecutive qu… Read More
2023-05-03 14:44
Flutter Q1 revenues jump 29% as U.S. races ahead, UK bounces back
By Padraic Halpin
DUBLIN (Reuters) -Flutter grew its revenue by 29% on a pro-forma basis in the first quarter, driven by a n… Read More
2023-05-03 14:15
BNP Paribas first-quarter revenue beats as trading outperforms
By Mathieu Rosemain and Matthieu Protard
PARIS (Reuters) -BNP Paribas’s first-quarter sales beat market expectations as t… Read More
2023-05-03 14:01
King Charles’ coronation will be an economic boost, Buckingham Palace says
By Michael Holden
LONDON (Reuters) – The coronation ceremony for King Charles on Saturday will be the m… Read More
2023-05-03 13:50
Cineworld gets US court approval to raise $2.26 billion after bankruptcy
By Dietrich Knauth
(Reuters) – Bankrupt movie theater chain Cineworld received U.S. court approval on Tuesday t… Read More
2023-05-03 13:20
Revlon emerges from bankruptcy after lender takeover
By Dietrich Knauth
(Reuters) -Revlon Inc said on Tuesday that it has emerged from bankruptcy after cutting more than $2.7 billion in debt… Read More
2023-05-03 12:53
Oil slumps 5% to five-week low amid US debt default fears
By Scott DiSavino
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices sank about 5% to a five-week low on Tuesday on concerns about the economy as U.S. p… Read More
2023-05-03 11:04
Dollar dips as job openings fall, Fed meeting in focus
By Karen Brettell
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell Tuesday after data showed that U.S. job openings fell in March, a day befo… Read More
2023-05-03 08:20
Sport-Ronaldo tops Forbes’ highest-paid athletes list in 2023 after Saudi move
(Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo became the world’s highest-paid athlete after his move to Saudi… Read More
2023-05-03 03:57
Tech and tactics for the future contact centre today
By Cheryl Allebrand, CGI UK, Managing Consultant, specialising in Conversational AI & Automation
Running a contact centre that meets… Read More
2023-05-03 03:54
AI system augmentation for CPG demand forecasting
By Jasneet Kohli, Global Head/VP of Solution Consulting, antuit.ai
The traditional retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) playbook d… Read More
2023-05-03 03:39
Quantum: It’s not all computing
By Stuart Woods, COO Quantum Exponential
The applications of quantum technologies will range from optimised supply chains to fighting climate cha… Read More
2023-05-02 17:50
By Antonella Cinelli
ROME (Reuters) – Italian inflation jumped unexpectedly in April, driven by another spike in energy prices, official statistics agency ISTAT said on Tuesday.
EU-har… Read More
2023-05-02 17:29
By JEEVAN RAVINDRAN
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. citizen Donna Werner is no stranger to royal celebrations – for more than three decades she has travelled to Britain to join in the pu… Read More
2023-05-02 16:45
Ferrari, Enel X plan solar plant near Fiorano test track
ROME (Reuters) – Italian sports car maker Ferrari said it has signed a deal with Enel’s Enel X to build a 1 megawatt peak… Read More
2023-05-02 16:39
Norway wealth fund CEO denies pay discrimination in case by female employee
By Victoria Klesty
OSLO (Reuters) – The chief executive of Norway’s $1.4 trillion sovereign wealth fun… Read More
2023-05-02 16:31
Soft lending and inflation data pave way for smaller ECB hike
By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Euro zone banks are turning off the credit taps and a key gauge of i… Read More
2023-05-02 16:16
Italian hearing aid maker Amplifon expects higher 2023 earnings
(Reuters) – Italian hearing aid maker Amplifon said on Tuesday it expects core profits to continue growing in 2023 thank… Read More
2023-05-02 15:02
DSM misses Q1 forecasts due to weak volumes and high costs
(Corrects company description in 5th paragraph)
(Reuters) – Dutch specialty chemicals maker DSM’s first-quarter profit… Read More
2023-05-02 13:49
Geberit reports Q1 beat despite end of bathroom renovation boom
(Reuters) -Swiss plumbing supplies maker Geberit on Tuesday reported higher than expected operating cashflow in the first quar… Read More
2023-05-02 13:06
Marketmind: RBA shock hike starts huge week for central banks
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Asia markets correspondent Kevin Buckland.
The Reserve Bank of Austr… Read More
2023-05-02 12:28
Logitech Q4 sales plunge 22% as economic downturn worries weigh
(Reuters) – Logitech International posted a 22% drop in fourth-quarter sales on Tuesday, as growing worries of an econom… Read More
2023-05-02 09:26
Factbox-Long-serving Qantas executive Vanessa Hudson named as next CEO
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s flagship carrier, Qantas Airways Ltd, on Tuesday named its finance chief Van… Read More
2023-05-02 09:09
UK retailers report record food inflation but see falls ahead
By David Milliken
LONDON (Reuters) – Food prices at British supermarkets rose 15.7% in the year to April, the biggest annu… Read More
2023-05-01 21:12
To preserve connectivity and continuity during hurricane season and otherwise, make sure your organization has these items covered
By Michael Flannery
Before hurricane season arrives each ye… Read More
2023-05-01 13:51
The future of work dichotomy in a digital world
By Dave Page, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Actual Experience
Any business leader hoping to return to ‘tradition… Read More
2023-05-01 13:51
Managing IT-Related Risk: A 6-step framework for preventing business disruption
By Gary Lynam, Head of ERM Advisory at Protecht
The phrase ‘cyber risk’ can mean many things to m… Read More
2023-05-01 13:44
Collaborative robots and their place in the future of the ‘Smart Hotel’
By Stefano Bensi, General Manager, SoftBank Robotics EMEA
Introduction
In recent years, th… Read More
2023-05-01 13:03
Q&A with Infosys Knowledge Institutes VP, Jeff Kavanaugh on The tech driving successful leadership in 2023
What are the key takeaways from the Digital Radar report?
The Infosys Kno… Read More
2023-05-01 13:03
Consumer custodians are the future of data
By J Cromack, Chief Growth Officer at Edit
The current data exchange model between organisations and consumers isn’t fit for purpose. Most c… Read More
2023-05-01 13:03
Forget Silicon Valley – Poland is Europe’s emerging tech epicentre
By Bartosz Majewski, Founding Member and President at SoDA
From London to Los Angeles, Beijing to Bangalore, t… Read More
2023-04-28 17:16
LONDON (Reuters) – The historic Stone of Scone, the ancient coronation stone upon which monarchs in Britain have been crowned for centuries, has left Scotland for London under tight se… Read More
2023-04-26 16:41
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, &hell…Read More
2023-04-26 16:18
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 Californ… Read More
2023-04-26 16:11
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 re… Read More
2023-04-26 15:54
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… Read More
2023-04-26 15:43
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 ma… Read More
2023-04-26 15:32
Companies’ cost inflation is slowing but shoppers may wait for lower prices
By Richa Naidu and Dominique Vidalon
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) -The world’s top consumer goods companies… Read More
2023-04-26 15:17
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 i… Read More
2023-04-26 15:01
Sacyr shortlists four bidders for its service, waste management unit – Expansion
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish conglomerate Sacyr has shortlisted four firms as potential buyers of i… Read More
2023-04-26 13:22
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 European mar… Read More
2023-04-26 12:50
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 firm said on W… Read More
2023-04-26 03:51
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 recently… Read More
2023-04-25 17:31
BERLIN (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday launched its last new combustion engine model – the next generation of the E-Class, which will be built in Germany and China and go on… Read More
2023-04-25 17:15
Spotify’s monthly active users top 500 million, beat estimate
By Supantha Mukherjee
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Spotify Technology SA has crossed the half billion mark for monthly active user… Read More
2023-04-25 17:05
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 afte… Read More
2023-04-25 16:58
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… Read More
2023-04-25 16:49
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 co… Read More
2023-04-25 16:39
KitKat sweetens Nestle sales with Easter, Valentine’s Day comeback
By Richa Naidu
LONDON (Reuters) – In a quarter that saw Nestle’s overall sales volumes dip, the KitKat ma… Read More
2023-04-25 16:03
Spotify’s monthly active users top 500 million, beat estimate
By Supantha Mukherjee
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Spotify Technology SA has crossed the half billion mark for monthly active user… Read More
2023-04-25 14:02
Recruiter Randstad beats Q1 earnings estimates despite hiring slowdown
By Romolo Tosiani
(Reuters) -Dutch recruitment firm Randstad reported better-than-expected first-quarter core earnings… Read More
2023-04-25 13:50
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 engineer… Read More
2023-04-25 12:18
Tiffany, now owned by LVMH, reopens on a Fifth Avenue in flux
By Katherine Masters and Mimosa Spencer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The splashy reopening of Tiffany & Co’s flagship st… Read More
2023-04-24 15:26
Oil prices steady on uncertain global outlook and supply concerns
By Noah Browning
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices were steady on Monday as concern over rising interest rates, the global… Read More
2023-04-24 15:03
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 develop… Read More
2023-04-24 14:22
Climate change fight a ‘core duty’ for central banks – ECB’s Villeroy
By Marc Jones
LONDON (Reuters) – France’s central bank governor François Vill… Read More
2023-04-24 14:08
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 indust… Read More
2023-04-24 13:34
Bitcoin could hit $100,000 by end-2024, Standard Chartered says
By Elizabeth Howcroft
LONDON (Reuters) – Top cryptocurrency bitcoin could reach $100,000 by the end of 2024, Standard Ch… Read More
2023-04-24 11:52
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-pande… Read More
2023-04-24 11:23
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… Read More
2023-04-21 14:54
Credit squeeze ‘biggest threat’ to economic outlook, Fidelity International says
By Nell Mackenzie
PARIS (Reuters) – The biggest threat to the economic outlook is a credit… Read More
2023-04-21 13:30
Dollar heads for first weekly gain since February
By Amanda Cooper
LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar headed for its first weekly gain in nearly two months on Friday as investors raised the… Read More
2023-04-21 13:11
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 su… Read More
2023-04-19 17:18
By Kate Abnett
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Parliament approved a landmark deforestation law on Wednesday to ban imports into the EU of coffee, beef, soy and other commodities if they ar… Read More
2023-04-19 15:27
Testing waters, Hungary’s central bank flags cut in top end of rate corridor
By Krisztina Than and Alan Charlish
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s central bank could cut its 2… Read More
2023-04-19 15:22
Euro zone services booming but sentiment recovery may have stalled -ECB’s Lane
DUBLIN (Reuters) -Growth in services across the euro zone is still accelerating but the steady improvemen… Read More
2023-04-19 14:37
UK’s Heathrow, airlines appeal regulator’s landing fee cut
By Sarah Young
LONDON (Reuters) -A cut to the fees Britain’s Heathrow can charge airlines faces separate appeals… Read More
2023-04-19 14:11
TIM shares slide as reported grid bids disappoint
ROME/MILAN (Reuters) – Shares in Telecom Italia (TIM) tumbled more than 5% on Wednesday on disappointment at the reported valuation of… Read More
2023-04-19 12:24
Heineken sees Europe resilience offseting Asia slowdown risk
By Philip Blenkinsop
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Heineken maintained its forecast for 2023 profit growth with the risk of slower economic… Read More
2023-04-19 11:41
How can businesses measure ROI, using both soft and hard data? And how do they come together?
Rowan Jackson
Eric
Daria Polończyk
Organisations can now measure the success of… Read More
2023-04-19 11:35
Achieving transparency in the VCM through blockchain technology
By Ela Khodai from Toucan Protocol
A more transparent VCM helps build trust
The Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) can be a valua… Read More
2023-04-19 11:12
Oil dips as potential Fed rate hike overshadows falling stocks
By Laila Kearney and Muyu Xu
(Reuters) -Oil dropped on Wednesday as the market weighed potential interest rate hikes from the U… Read More
2023-04-19 10:03
Just Eat Takeaway raises 2023 guidance, launches buyback
By Tristan Veyet and Laura Lenkiewicz
(Reuters) -Just Eat Takeaway.com NV raised its 2023 adjusted core profit outlook on Wednesday… Read More
2023-04-18 20:29
By Herbert Lash and Samuel Indyk
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar fell against most major currencies on Tuesday after better-than-forecast growth data from China, while strong pa… Read More
2023-04-18 13:00
France’s Macron promises government action plan in next 100 days
By Michel Rose
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday gave himself 100 days to heal the country af… Read More
2023-04-18 12:52
Business insolvency in England and Wales soars in March
LONDON (Reuters) – More companies in England and Wales entered insolvency during March than at any point since monthly records s… Read More
2023-04-18 12:45
Germany added 35% more electric car charge points in 2022, says BDEW
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The number of electric vehicle charging points in Germany rose by 35% last year, exceeding th… Read More
2023-04-18 12:33
GSK bets $2 billion on Bellus cough drug to soothe pipeline fears
By Natalie Grover and Aby Jose Koilparambil
(Reuters) -GSK plans to buy Canada-based drug developer Bellus Health Inc in an… Read More
2023-04-18 12:01
How returnship programs help women — and deliver strong ROI to the companies that invest in them
Stacy Critzer
By Stacy Critzer, chief human resources officer for Unanet
Back in 2021… Read More
2023-04-18 11:56
UK unemployment edges up but pay growth beats forecasts
By David Milliken
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s unemployment rate rose unexpectedly in the three months to February but pay growth… Read More
2023-04-18 11:30
Takeover-target THG misses downgraded 2022 earnings guidance
LONDON (Reuters) – THG, the online retail platform that said on Monday it had received an approach, missed its downgraded e… Read More
Subscribe to Technologydispatch
Get updates delivered right to your inbox!