Specialist Online Learning Developed for NHS Phototherapy Professionals
When NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and Photonet, the National Managed Clinical Network for Phototherapy in Scotland, wanted to re-design an interactive resource to develop the range of knowledge, skills and behaviours which promote safe and effective work with patients in Phototherapy settings, they turned to the digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland.
Italy’s Treasury under siege over Monte dei Paschi deal
Italy’s Treasury is under fire from ruling parties seeking guarantees for Monte dei Paschi’s employees and Siena’s local economy, after the ministry entered exclusive talks to sell the ailing Tuscan bank to UniCredit.
Zoom is accused of invading people’s privacy!
Zoom is a U.S. communications technology firm, based in San Jose, California. It offers online video telephony and chats services via a peer-to-peer software cloud platform used for teleconferencing, telecom, distance learning, and social connections. In 2011, Zoom was established by Eric Yuan, former Cisco engineer, and executive, who launched this software in 2013 Zoom […]
SoftBank sells one-third of its stake in Uber!
According to reports, SoftBank, a technology investment firm, is selling roughly one-third of its stake in Uber. SoftBank is selling approximately $2 billion (£1.44 billion) in shares to help offset losses from its investments in Chinese ride-hailing company Didi and other ventures. Didi’s stocks have plummeted in value since its debut in the US market […]
S&P 500 edges down on coronavirus woes, slowing economy
Aug 2 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 Index closed slightly lower on Monday after erasing early gains as worries about the Delta variant of the coronavirus and a slowing U.S. economy overshadowed optimism around more fiscal stimulus and a strong second-quarter earnings season. Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on CNBC late in the session […]
Australia’s deal boom set to intensify on cheap cash, pandemic confidence -bankers
Australia’s record merger-and-acquisition (M&A) boom can only intensify in the near term as ultra-low interest rates and confidence that the economy will rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to drive deal activity, bankers said.
Goldman Sachs to raise pay for junior investment bankers – Business Insider
Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) is raising salaries for its junior employees in the investment bank division, Business Insider reported on Sunday.
MORNING BID A new sunny day, with the same old clouds
It’s a new week, a new month and time for a fresh start – but the problems niggling at markets this morning are still the same.
France’s Axa rebounds from pandemic as XL unit swings to profit
Axa (AXAF.PA) posted a 180% surge in first-half net income on Monday as the French insurer rebounded from a spike in pandemic-related claims that led to a 1.5 billion euro ($1.8 billion) charge last year.
India’s factory growth rebounded in July, hiring resumed after 15 months
Factory activity in India bounced back in July as demand surged both at home and abroad, prompting companies to create new jobs for the first time since the onset of the pandemic, a private sector survey showed on Monday.
