<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> In recent times, UK businesses have exhibited the highest level of confidence since before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to a new survey. The most recent survey by Lloyds Bank reflects an unexpected surge in business confidence. The Business Barometer measure of confidence leaped by 10 […]
Almost 70% of Brits want the retirement age to be lowered, new study shows
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> The survey, conducted by investment comparison site Investing Reviews, asked over 2,000 users their opinions and attitudes towards retirement, pensions and investments to better understand the nations sentiment around said topics. Interestingly, as tensions in France continue to rise over the raising of the retirement age from […]
UK publishers urge Sunak to protect IP from AI systems
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> UK publishers have urged the prime minister to protect authors’ and other content makers’ intellectual property rights as part of a summit on artificial intelligence. The intervention came as OpenAI, the company behind the ChatGPT chatbot, argued in a legal filing that authors suing the business over […]
PHL factory activity contracts in August
REUTERS By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, Reporter MANUFACTURING activity in the Philippines contracted for the first time in two years last month, but “many companies” are getting ready for increased buying activity in the remaining months, […]
Bank of England’s top economist offers two routes to beating inflation
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Tourist attraction, backdrop to millions of selfies and one of the world’s most easily identifiable landmarks. Cape Town’s Table Mountain is all of these things, but now it has found a new role: as a guide to what will happen to UK interest rates. For Huw Pill […]
Microsoft unbundles Teams from Office after EU threaten antitrust fine
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Microsoft will unbundle Teams, the chat and video messaging app, from its Office software package in an effort to stave off a potential antitrust fine in the European Union. The concession comes a month after the European Commission opened an inquiry into the inclusion of Teams in […]
Turning The Energy Crisis Into An Opportunity For Business And Industry
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Jonathan Maxwell, founder and CEO of Sustainable Development Capital LLP — one of the UK’s largest independent sustainability and climate-focussed investment firms — says that the ongoing energy crisis needs to be embraced by businesses as an opportunity to innovate and grow. Good businesses, they say, solve […]
HMV tycoon Doug Putman in last-ditch talks to rescue Wilko
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> The Canadian tycoon behind HMV was last night finalising a deal to buy the majority of Wilko, the collapsed British homewares retailer. Administrators confirmed that Doug Putman, 39, whose family also owns Toys ‘R’ Us in Canada, had made an offer for 300 of Wilko’s 400 stores, […]
Waldeck Partner With The University Of Lincoln To Keep Top Talent In Lincoln
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> In February this year, Waldeck welcomed Harpaul Singh Dhindsa, Head of Careers & Employability and Louise Huxley, Employer Engagement Advisor from the University of Lincoln, UK to their Head Office at Wellingore Hall in Lincoln. The pair joined Director, Stuart Denniss, and University of Lincoln Placement Student, […]
Why have annuities made a comeback for UK retirees?
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Annuities may have gone under the radar somewhat for much of the past decade or so, but all that has changed in recent months. A surge in sales has put annuities firmly back in the headlines, with thousands more retirees choosing an annuity for retirement income. According […]