22-03-2021 | RO-AR Briefing (ßeta)by Chris Warburton22 March 2021Headlines : -> Buttonwood – Italy is central to the bull case for euro-zone stockmarkets | Finance & economics -> AI Can Help Companies Tap New Sources of Data for Analytics -> UK variant looks set to cause a surge in global coronavirus cases -> UK House Building On Course For Record Numbers Having Shrugged Off Covid – CCR -> UK office workers would give up promotions, benefits and pay increases to work from home – CCR -> Lowell announces 2020 results – Credit Connect -> Low levels of disposable income highlighted with lockdown restrictions set to end – Credit Connect -> Personal insolvencies fall by 18% in February – Credit Connect -> Consumers set for £50bn spending spree – Credit Connect -> Scaling the peak – America used to be behind on digital payments. Not any more | Finance & economics -> Schumpeter – America’s drowsy telecom giants face a 5G wake-up call | Business -> Millions of UK bank customers miss out on security checks | Banks and building societies -> Mind the gaps: will we go back to public transport after Covid? | Rail industry -> Mortgage hope is on the horizon … unless you want to buy a flat | Mortgages -> Half of British workers had real-terms pay cut in 2020, study says | Pay