China gives US a level glare over mooted extra tariffs
‘Precise’ response promised in escalating trade war
TARIFFS are back in the headlines as China threatens to impose more of its own taxes on US...
Steel Merger Looks To Create Industry Giant
Two behemoths of the industrial world look to tie the knot and save thousands of jobs as they create one of the world’s largest...
World Bank Report Finds Rise in Global Wealth, but Inequality Persists
Report goes beyond GDP to assess the economic progress of nations
Global wealth grew significantly over the past two decades but per capita wealth declined...
UK: How a Nation Learns to Love the Union
UK Prime Minister David Cameron claims to have negotiated a deal to give Britain special status in the European Union. It would, he argued,...
Mind your language! Rude company names are out
A FREEDOM of information (FOI) request found that 56,640 business names were rejected by Companies House between January 2019 and April 2022.
Nearly half (25,400)...
Return fraud: ‘Creative’ crime in a reshaped world
E-COMMERCE has exploded over recent years — and fraudsters are taking advantage of retailers’ return policies.
While PSD2 Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) has made it...
Charity begins at home; blockchain plan ensures it goes the distance
Commit Good lives up to its name with technology to track donations from source to recipient
IS THE money you just donated to that children’s...
EIB Investment Plan for Europe: Revolution in Use of Public Resources
The Marshall Plan did much to inject life into the post-war recovery of Europe. Initially comprising $13 billion, mostly in direct aid, the plan...
UK faces ‘productivity collapse’ as remote workers admit they do less
BRITAIN’S economy is on the brink of a productivity collapse, with homebound workers admitting they get away with an average of two hours and...
Dreaming, perchance, of sleep? A UK firm has found a solution
A UK-DESIGNED sleep therapy solution is a step closer to capturing a share of an $80bn global market.
SleepCogni, a data-supported device for people suffering...