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The jingle of coins and the rustle of banknotes: noises of...
By Hal Williams
IT’S A CONFUSING time for cash in Britain — maybe even crunch time in the run-up to the Budget.
The roll-out of limited...
Billions from Bezos to fund battle for climate change
THE world's richest man is putting money where many are putting only mouths: in the fight against climate change.
Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos...
Credit Suisse chief steps down over bank’s corporate espionage scandal
CREDIT Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam has resigned after a boardroom battle over a corporate spying incident.
Shares in Credit Suisse dropped four percent at news...
Rogue trader’s abortive career ends with home detention order
A BRITISH stock market trader who caused a trillion-dollar crash on Wall Street in 2010 has been sentenced by an American court to a...
Press ponders the wisdom and reason for British Steel buy-out
BRITISH Steel late last year announced a “rescue deal” with China's Jingye Group, a move that was expected to safeguard up to 4,000 UK...
Grim UN report shows half-a-billion of world’s people struggling to find...
ALMOST half-a-billion people around the world battle to find sufficient paid work, a UN report on employment and social trends shows.
The World Employment and Social...
Bezos’ billion-dollar bid to boost India’s SME business
AMAZON founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is launching a £770m bid to bring India’s SMEs online.
Bezos said his firm will invest the sum —...
Tepid growth forecast in World Bank’s 2020 report
THE WORLD Bank forecasts a slight increase in global economic growth for 2020.
But the operative word is “slight”: the bank’s prediction is for expansion...
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UK car market stalled for fears of ‘emissions laws and Brexit’
NEW UK car registrations in 2019 fell to their lowest level in six years.
A total of 2.31m new cars were registered in 2019, down...
How to write a job post in 2020: it’s a boom...
By Mareike Voget
JANUARY is a boom time for recruiters.
After the holiday season, many employees embrace the moment to change jobs and embark on a...
Employment on the rise in UK with more women finding work
THE UK's unemployment rate is at its lowest level in nearly 45 years, holding a steady 3.8 percent in the three months to October.
Figures...
Walking a mile in China’s shoes likely to cost US shoppers...
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump may figuratively have shot himself in the foot.
Another industry is about to become a casualty of America’s escalating trade war...
Women still ‘behind the eight ball’ in the technology industry
THE majority of female employees in the technology industry experience inequality when it comes to salary and career progression.
Utah-based software company Ivanti has announced...
World Bank believes e-commerce brings tangible rewards in China
E-COMMERCE can flourish in developing countries and in rural areas to create employment opportunities, according to research released by the World Bank and the...
Black Friday: brawls, stampedes and security staff on full alert…
By Hal Williams
BLACK Friday… it’s here again. The term was first used in America, with annual sales starting the day after Thanksgiving sparking shopaholic...
Energy exchange group acquires Nasdaq future and options business
ENERGY exchange EEX Group has announced an agreement with US-based Nasdaq Futures (NFX) to buy its futures and options exchange business.
The German-based European Energy...
OECD’s forecast for growth comes with qualifications — and warnings
A BLEAK view of the future of the global economy has been painted by the OECD — and climate change has a central role.
A...