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GLOBAL ECONOMY Global slowdown fears darken as cost of living bites

The global economy looks increasingly likely to be heading into a serious slowdown, just as central banks aggressively reverse ultra-loose…

3 years ago

<strong>Key Trends in Learning and Development in the Energy Sector</strong>

Every part of the world’s economy has been affected by climate change; Covid19 and the new ways of working this…

3 years ago

Online assessment and benchmarking tool for geoscientists establishes a worldwide audience

A UK-developed online self-assessment tool which benchmarks individuals’ skills and identifies skills gaps within the international operational geoscience community, is…

3 years ago

Chipmakers revive stocks as euro struggles after freefall

Chipmakers revived stock markets on Thursday, helping to sooth investor worries over a potentially rapid recession because of looming rate…

3 years ago

Exclusive: PetroChina may sell Australian, Canadian assets to stem losses

PetroChina may sell out from natural gas projects in Australia and oil sands in Canada to stem losses and divert…

3 years ago

Uber agrees to Australia minimum pay body after similar moves in Britain, Canada

Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) and Australia's main transport union agreed on Tuesday to back a federal body that enforces minimum pay for…

3 years ago

Analysis: Up-ended global LNG markets deepen Australia’s power woes

Top liquefied natural gas exporter Australia is in the depths of a power crunch just as traditional buyers are scrambling…

3 years ago

Buy now, pay later firm Zip to raise fees amid surging inflation

Australian buy now, pay later company Zip Co Ltd (ZIP.AX) said on Wednesday it would raise fees for customers and merchants, as…

3 years ago

SocGen boosts first-quarter income but costs of Ukraine war rise

French lender Societe Generale (SOGN.PA) beat first-quarter earnings expectations on Thursday but booked higher provisions for loans turning bad as the economic…

4 years ago

Australia’s Macquarie to buy British motorway operator Roadchef

Australia's Macquarie Group (MQG.AX) on Friday agreed to buy one of Britain's top motorway service area (MSA) operator Roadchef from Antin Infrastructure…

4 years ago