Business executives and thought leaders shared how we can adapt to cultural shifts in employee fulfilment at the World of Work 2050 panel.

Nixon Hire’s shift from fossil fuel-based equipment taps into demand for lower-carbon building methods

London CNN Business — A man who slipped down the stairs and broke his back while walking from his bed to home office can file a claim on his employer’s insurance after a court in Germany ruled that he was commuting at the time. The ruling by Germany’s fed

London CNN Business — Microsoft chief digital officer Jacky Wright has been named the United Kingdom’s most influential Black person. But the US-based executive says she might not have reached the top of her profession had she stayed in Britain. Wright, w

London CNN Business — Millions of people across Europe may not be able to afford to heat their homes this winter as gas and electricity prices soar. Experts, anti-poverty organizations and environmental campaigners are warning that the coronavirus pandemi

London CNN Business — Worker shortages have left UK service stations empty, created gaps on supermarket shelves and are forcing farms to cull pigs. Even the finance industry is starting to suffer. The situation could get much worse this winter if the Brit

Southern Water is under criminal investigation by the Environment Agency after "serious failures" in its sewage treatment sites and for deliberately misreporting its performance. The Environment Agency is investigating the impact of wastewater spillages as a result of Southern Water's negligence. The investigation into Southern Water's conduct comes after the utility incurred a record £126m package of fines and customer rebates from Ofwat, in what the industry regulator said was a "shocking case" of disregard to its customers and the environment.

Shares in Slack, the company behind the workplace messaging platform of the same name, surged as the firm launched on the New York Stock Exchange. The San Francisco company's shares opened trading at $38.50, above the $26 guide price set by Wall Street, rising nearly 60% by midday Eastern Time to more than $41.

or rather, their children—have been a source of intrigue bordering on obsession within the British media for the best part of the last 18 months, as a ‘new’ breed of uber-consumer, jetting in from Lagos to live the high-life in London. Along the way, they are apparently snapping up upscale property, private education and luxury consumer goods—in between jaunts to the city’s most exclusive nightclubs.

Summer is a particularly crucial time for airlines operating in the extremely competitive Middle Eastern market. By now, any carrier worth its salt is already gearing up to capitalise on the annual mass migration from the scorching heat of the Gulf and other parts of the region to more temperate climes.

With the majority of the world’s population having shifted from rural to urban living the notion of a “smart city” has become firmly embedded in the thought processes of millions of people around the globe. So, what’s the objective of a smart city? To harness information and communications technology to exploit local government assets, resources and data more efficiently, with the ultimate aim of raising the standards, and lowering the costs, of public service provision.

Get the free Morning Ledger emailed to you each weekday morning by clicking: http://on.wsj.com/TheMorningLedgerSignup. Good morning. Finance chiefs are devising new measures of corporate success, shifting which metrics they disclose to investors amid an environment of changing delivery methods and customer tastes.

Get the free Morning Ledger e-mailed to you each weekday morning by clicking:http://on.wsj.com/TheMorningLedgerSignup. Good morning. A stimulus package presented by the European Central Bank Thursday received an underwhelming reaction from investors, as doubts continued grow over the ECB’s ability to prop up the region’s flagging economy.

In the Middle East, the datacentre is afforded particularly high strategic status in the enterprise. It is at the heart of managing the current surge in mobile data traffic and device proliferation. It is central to the various e-government schemes and smart city initiatives that underpin much of the Middle East’s ambition to digitise its economies - and diversify away from oil production, towards business services and tourism.

Good morning. Bets on further stimulus actions in Japan and Europe – on the back of a Thursday recovery in oil – helped boost global stocks early Friday. As The Wall Street Journal’s Riva Gold reports, stocks in Europe moved higher for a second day, while stocks in Japan and Hong Kong soared. Stubborn undersupply helped send oil prices rocketing to their biggest gains in months Thursday, breaking the $30 a barrel barrier for a time.

Social media, meet online commerce. The emerging trend of social commerce promises to upend the way we buy and sell. Even as the line between e-commerce and social networking blurs, a new class of startups is introducing mobile apps designed to let customers and sellers chat, negotiate prices and share finds.