Tag: Business
Victims of second Post Office scandal criticise ‘grinding wheels of bureaucracy’ as they try to get compensation
Victims of ‘Capture’, a second faulty Post Office accounting system, say their redress scheme may not be in place until the autumn.
Council finances ‘becoming unsustainable’ and short-term support is ‘sticking plaster’
From bin collections and parks to social care, it’s estimated local authorities in England provide more than 800 services for residents, touching on many different aspects of our lives all the way from childhood to elderly care.
Trump’s China tariff escalation spooks global markets
Donald Trump’s threats of additional trade tariffs against China, on top of the 10% hike imposed earlier this month, have contributed to a widespread stock market sell-off.
Ethno-State Strategy: Israel’s Backing of Druze Militias Is Reshaping Syria’s Borders
A decades-old Israeli blueprint to break Syria into ethno-states is taking shape, with Tel Aviv deepening ties to Syria’s Druze as a tool to secure new territorial gains.
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Apple to fix iPhone dictation glitch that suggests replacing the word ‘racist’ with ‘Trump’
Apple says it’s fixing a bug with its dictation feature on some iPhones that briefly suggests the word “Trump” when a word with an R consonant is spoken, including “racist.”
In a reversal, plans for U.S. natural gas power grow, complicating progress on climate
A spike in demand for electricity from tech companies competing in the artificial intelligence race is upending forecasts for natural gas-fired power in the U.S., as utilities reconsider it as a major new power source
UK government tentatively backs expansion of Gatwick Airport, country’s second-busiest
The U.K. government has provided provisional approval to the creation of a second runway at Gatwick Airport outside London
Trump plans tariffs on Mexico and Canada for March 4, while doubling existing 10% tariffs on China
President Donald Trump says he plans to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting next Tuesday, in addition to doubling the 10% universal tariff charged on imports from China
Stock market today: Wall Street climbs and heads for its first gain in 5 days
U.S. stock indexes are rising after a four-day losing streak knocked Wall Street off its all-time high and threw some of its brightest stars into reverse
Vietnam plans energy shift toward building more solar, less reliance on gas and coal
Vietnam is revising its energy plans to focus more on large solar farms and less on reliance on coal and natural gas