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eCom Scotland offers help to the UK’s training-starved Pharmacies

The digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland, is offering help to the UK’s 12,000 or so retail pharmacies – in particular, to help meet pharmacists’ need for education and training on digital technologies. This need was revealed via recent surveys of early career pharmacy professionals, including students, with most respondents (87.3%) saying that they lacked education and training in the area of clinical informatics.

Quickening U.S. recovery puts Fed taper discussion in focus

More clues on just when and how the U.S. Federal Reserve may begin to cut its pandemic-induced bond-buying spree are likely to emerge on Wednesday when the central bank publishes minutes of last month’s pivotal meeting.

Samsung Electronics Q2 profit likely up 38% on strong chip prices

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) likely saw a 38% surge in profit for the April-June quarter thanks to strong chip prices and demand spurred by a pandemic-led consumer appetite for electronics as well as recovering investment in data centres.

UK faces new debt surge in climate push, early action best – OBR

Britain faces another jump in its 2-trillion-pound ($2.8 trillion) public debt pile to make its economy net carbon zero by 2050,but quick global action could make the hit less severe than that of the coronavirus pandemic, a fiscal watchdog said.

Asia shares volatile as China tech worries remain

Asian share markets were volatile on Tuesday, after Australia’s central bank flagged some tapering in its quantitative easing programme and concerns over the future of China’s powerful technology sector weighed down shares.

eCom Scotland offers help to the UK’s training-starved Pharmacies

The digital learning and assessment specialist, eCom Scotland, is offering help to the UK’s 12,000 or so retail pharmacies – in particular, to help meet pharmacists’ need for education and training on digital technologies. This need was revealed via recent surveys of early career pharmacy professionals, including students, with most respondents (87.3%) saying that they lacked education and training in the area of clinical informatics.

Quickening U.S. recovery puts Fed taper discussion in focus

More clues on just when and how the U.S. Federal Reserve may begin to cut its pandemic-induced bond-buying spree are likely to emerge on Wednesday when the central bank publishes minutes of last month’s pivotal meeting.

Samsung Electronics Q2 profit likely up 38% on strong chip prices

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) likely saw a 38% surge in profit for the April-June quarter thanks to strong chip prices and demand spurred by a pandemic-led consumer appetite for electronics as well as recovering investment in data centres.

UK faces new debt surge in climate push, early action best – OBR

Britain faces another jump in its 2-trillion-pound ($2.8 trillion) public debt pile to make its economy net carbon zero by 2050,but quick global action could make the hit less severe than that of the coronavirus pandemic, a fiscal watchdog said.

Asia shares volatile as China tech worries remain

Asian share markets were volatile on Tuesday, after Australia’s central bank flagged some tapering in its quantitative easing programme and concerns over the future of China’s powerful technology sector weighed down shares.

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