Global leader in smartphone innovation, vivo, is proud to announce the arrival of the newest addition to its Y Series in the Philippines, the vivo Y17s – offering an exceptional combination of cutting-edge features at an unbeatable […]
JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon: The world is witnessing ‘most dangerous time in decades’
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> JP Morgan boss, Jamie Dimon, has warned the world may be living through “the most dangerous time the world has seen in decades” as Israel prepares to launch an expected ground offensive on Gaza. The escalating conflict could have “far-reaching impacts” on energy prices, food costs, international […]
Insolvencies will continue to rise for ‘foreseeable future’ under burden of high interest rates
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Insolvencies climbed 17 per cent on last year in September as companies struggled under the burden of the Bank of England’s interest rate hikes. There were 1,967 company insolvencies in September, higher than levels seen both before and during the pandemic, when support measures were in place. […]
Microsoft’s $69bn deal to buy Activision Blizzard given CMA clearance
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> The UK competition regulator has finally approved Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to buy the gaming giant Activision Blizzard 21 months after it was first agreed. The revised deal for Microsoft to buy Activision without cloud gaming rights has been cleared after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) […]
Jeremy Hunt rules out tax cuts and warns things are going to get worse
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Tens of billions of pounds of higher debt interest payments and a slowing economy mean that the UK’s fiscal picture is far worse than it was in the spring, the chancellor has warned before his autumn statement. Jeremy Hunt said that the economic outlook accompanying his autumn […]
Oxfordshire breakthrough provides hope, in the global fight against Malaria
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> Oxfordshire has once again proven itself a world leader in medical advances, following the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) recent recommendation of a new, highly effective, Malaria vaccine. The Novavax R21/Matrix-M vaccine, developed by the University of Oxford is showing real promise in stemming the spread of Malaria, […]
Australian giant launches EnviroTech innovation centre in Oxfordshire
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> The fourth-largest iron ore producer in the world says the facility will be home to 300 highly skilled workers, with up to 50 more jobs to be created across the next year. It adds to a pledge to create more than 1,000 jobs across its Oxfordshire sites. […]
James Dyson paid £1.2bn dividend in 2022 by technology group
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> The technology group Dyson has paid a £1.2bn dividend to the Singapore-based family holding company of its founder. The pro-Brexit entrepreneur Sir James Dyson moved the group’s corporate headquarters to the city state in 2019, attributing the decision to the growing importance of supply chains and customers […]
NEDA Board OKs ‘high-impact’ projects worth P269.7 billion
PHILIPPINE STAR/KRIZ JOHN ROSALES The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., approved four “high-impact” projects and revisions to two existing projects on Friday, with a total value of approximately […]
UK economy grows 0.2% in August despite pull from higher interest rates
<?xml encoding=”utf-8″ ?????????> The UK economy returned to growth in August after the wet weather in July delivered a blow to output, prompting economists to roll back the chances of a recession, official figures revealed this morning. GDP expanded by 0.2 per cent in August, according to the Office for […]