According to a major report from the Resolution Foundation and the London School of Economics’ Centre for Economic Performance, UK living standards are falling behind comparable rich nations.

An increase of 40.9% over same period last year

The prime minister Sir Keir Starmer congratulated pupils.

The world population grew by 75 million people over the past year and on New Year’s Day it will stand at more than eight billion people, according to figures released by the US Census Bureau on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Senate to consider subpoenas to force pharma CEOs to testify on prices.

Apple is laying off more than 600 workers in California, marking the company's first big wave of post-pandemic job cuts amid a broader wave of tech industry consolidation.

KUCHING (July 29): Sarawak has recorded a total approved investment of RM10.4 billion in the first half of 2024, said Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. He said these investments, including those approved by the Industrial Coordination Committee, comprised foreign direct investment

Riyadh – Mubasher: Arabian Cement Company recorded a 7.64% year-on-year (YoY) growth in net profit to SAR 83.10 million during the first half (H1) of 2024, compared to SAR 77.20 million. The revenues amounted to SAR 402.80 million in H1-24, …

The State government is all set to create an additional ayacut of 30 lakh acres in the next five years.

The worldwide growth rate in the past year was just under 1%. The growth rate for the United States in the past year was 0.53%, about half the worldwide figure.

Lineage, the largest temperature-controlled warehouse REIT in the world, closed up by more than 3% after going public under the ticker symbol "LINE."

:Russian technology company Yandex on Tuesday said it may start paying dividends for the first time, as it reported a sharp rise in core earnings after completing a lengthy and complex split from its Nasdaq-listed, Dutch parent company. A Russian consortium of buyers this month finalised a $5.4 billion cash a

Revenue officers seized 82 kgs of herbal cannabis and 9 kgs of cannabis resin, worth €1,694,000, throughout the week

The illicit tobacco was discovered within a consignment when revenue officers examined an unaccompanied trailer arriving from Rotterdam, via the Czech Republic

The U.S. added 1.7 million people and will have a population on New Year’s Day of 335.8 million people.

The rise of generative AI in the telecom industry will see new winners and losers emerge, and some telecom stocks could be left behind.

The third round of the region’s Community Led Local Development Fund aims to help everything from charities and community groups to small and medium sized enterprises

Whether you're a John Carpenter fan or a biology enthusiast, you shouldn't need much convincing to know that the melting of subterranean permafrost at the poles is not a good thing. Last year, scientists gave us one more thing to lose sleep over, reviving a 48,500-year-old 'zombie virus' unearthed from Arctic permafrost – and it was not the first time. It's one more sting in the tail of climate change – the threat of ancient diseases that have lain frozen and dormant for millennia.

Cloud vendor remains a distance behind leading tech suppliers though

The government has confirmed it will bump up the SST rate to 8% for electricity usage above 600 kWh, which will have a knock-on effect on EV charging costs.

(Bloomberg) — A Chinese billionaire snapped up a luxury property on Hong Kong’s Victoria Peak for a discount of more than 30%, seizing an opportunity amid the city’s unprecedented real estate downturn.

Research found the figure is double the total five years ago and that around 57% of those able to get on the property ladder in 2023 received help from parents or family members.

The Cost of Living payments are coming from the DWP in a major boost for UK household finances, with more besides.

SCR achieves 100 million tonnes of freight loading in record time of 8 months & 26 days.

Jeff Bezos filed a statement with federal regulators indicating his sale of nearly 12 million shares of Amazon stock worth more than $2 billion. The Amazon executive chairman notified the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of the sale of 11,997,698 shares of common stock on Feb 7 and Feb 8.…

Within a very short time, the India Semiconductor Mission has achieved four big successes. With these units, the semiconductor ecosystem will get established in India.

ANAHIM LAKE, B.C. - A First Nation in central British Columbia will build what the federal government says will likely be the largest off-grid solar project in Canada.Nearly $16 million in federal and provincial funding is going toward the solar farm in Anahim Lake, home to the Ulkatcho First Nation, where power is currently diesel generated.Infrastructure Canada says in a news release that the project will reduce the need for diesel generation in the remote community by about 64 per cent, equal to 1.1 million litres less of diesel a year.The power plant will be built by the Ulkatcho Energy Corporation.BC Hydro says the project is expected to generate 3.8 megawatts, enough to power approximately 350 homes.The statement says BC Hydro will buy the solar energy and integrate it into power lines and a battery storage system to serve the community.This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 19, 2024.

Bank of America's revenue came up short of estimates on Friday, as it booked special charges and paid a $2.1 billion fee to the FDIC.

The Rowland Institute at Harvard has invited applications for the Rowland Fellowships 2025, with a deadline of August 16, 2024 and a salary beginning at $89,999 per year. The fellowship supports early-career researchers with funding, lab space, and mentorship.

The rail operator says dedicated teams are now sorting up to 100kg of waste per…

Demand for Gold in China weakened in the first half of the year, Commerzbank’s commodity analyst Carsten Fritsch notes.

Maharashtra has reported a total of 29 cases of JN.1 sub-variant of Omicron till now.

Optimistic outlook by the new finance minister fuelled the bull run, says analyst.

United States Gross Domestic Product Price Index came in at 2.5%, above forecasts (2.3%) in 2Q

The owners of Longbone & Son in Berwick have announced their plans to retire

The industry is seeking a production-linked incentive scheme for component manufacturing, says Sunil Vachani, founder and executive chairman of Dixon Technologies

An additional 44 councils from Torbay to Tees Valley have now received money to install EV charging points as the government ups its support.

The property has been in the family for three generations

Aug. 29 (UPI) -- First-time unemployment filings declined last week but Department of Labor daata released Thursday showed they remain at an elevated level.

Ivory Coast will deliver 50 million liters of gasoline per month to Guinea, following the explosion and fire at the country's main fuel depot, Ivorian national television announced Wednesday evening.

Investors may want to take profits on these lucrative AI stocks and exit their positions before a broader market crash this year.

In 2022, India's forex kitty slumped USD 71 billion cumulatively. Gold reserves during the week, however, declined by USD 102 million to USD 474.74 billion.

A World Bank report stated that more than 100 countries, including India, will face significant challenges in achieving high-income status in the coming decades.

‘We are confident that we have the right strategy and model to grow revenue, even in a lower interest rate environment,’ said bank boss Noel Quinn.

Kia is recalling nearly 80,000 units of the 2011 Sorento over a fire risk, and fixing the problem could require replacing the engine.

The Nigerian government said that the price of a 50kg bag of rice has been reduced by 50 per cent to N40, 000 across the country. The Minister of

The scheme's commencement was pushed back at the request of a consortium of beverage producers who will design and operate it, said the National Environment Agency.

SymphonyAI, a U.S. artificial intelligence company whose products help the likes of Pepsi predict demand and financial companies spot fraud, is preparing to go public in the second half of next year, its chief executive said in an interview. Sanjay Dhawan, CEO at SymphonyAI, said the firm is in talks with

ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s multilateral lender, African Export Import Bank, has recorded a significant 24.5% increase in net interest income for the first half of 2024, reaching $826.2 million driven by increase in loans and advances. The Bank also recorded a surge in fees and commission income that increased by 20.07% to reach $71.2 …

Explore reasons to consider divesting from these REITs to sell by 2025 due to sector-specific challenges and high debt levels.