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StanChart CFO Halford to Retire, Hires Former BofA Senior Banker
Date: August 31, 2023
StanChart CFO Halford to retire, hires former BofA senior banker (Reuters) -Standard Chartered said on Thursday Andy Halford has decided to retire as chief financial officer, with former Bank of America senior banker Diego De Giorgi set to replace him. De Giorgi, who was most recently co-chief executive of special purpose acquisition company Pegasus Europe,...

Privacy Activist Schrems Files Complaints Against Google’s Fitbit
Date: August 31, 2023
Privacy activist Schrems files complaints against Google’s Fitbit By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Advocacy group Noyb on Thursday filed complaints against Google-owned Fitbit in Austria, the Netherlands and Italy accusing the fitness tracking company of violating the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) privacy regime. Vienna-based Noyb (None Of Your Business), the digital...

UK Business Optimism at 18-month High on Hopes for Rate Hike Pause
Date: August 31, 2023
UK business optimism at 18-month high on hopes for rate hike pause LONDON (Reuters) – British companies are their most confident since before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a survey that also showed they planned to keep on raising prices and staff pay, adding to worries for the Bank of England about high inflation....

UK’s Car Output Continues Growth Streak for Six Months in July- Smmt
Date: August 31, 2023
UK’s car output continues growth streak for six months in July- SMMT (Reuters) – Britain’s car production rose for the sixth consecutive month in July as automakers continued to recover from global chip shortages, an industry body said on Thursday. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said a total of 76,451 units rolled...

UK Air Traffic Control Meltdown Fault Won’t Happen Again – Nats
Date: August 30, 2023
UK air traffic control meltdown fault won’t happen again – NATS By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -The air traffic control glitch which caused thousands of flight cancellations and delays into and out of Britain has been fixed and will not be repeated, the head of NATS, the country’s air traffic control provider, said on Wednesday....

French Prices to Stay High Till March -Les Mousquetaires Grocery Chain
Date: August 30, 2023
French prices to stay high till March -Les Mousquetaires grocery chain PARIS (Reuters) -Retail prices in France will not fall significantly before March, the boss of supermarkets group Les Mousquetaires said on Wednesday, echoing a warning by a rival group that French consumers were spending less due to the high cost of living. Thierry Cotillard,...
