Ulster University economists expect the Northern Ireland economy to shrink next year, followed by a weak recovery in 2024. The Ulster University Economic Policy Centre (UUEPC) estimates that output will fall by 1.2% in 2023. The forecast for 2024 is ...
If you’ve been waiting ages for an online order to arrive, you’re not alone. Companies including ASOS, H&M and JD Sports have been getting hundreds of tweets asking: “Where’s my stuff?” A lot of anger seems to be aimed at ...
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will launch a major reform of the UK’s financial sector, with plans to rip up red tape and replace a number of EU regulations. Mr Hunt said the changes, to be announced in Edinburgh later, will “turbocharge” ...
The number of people working in programming and computer consultancy has risen by more than 250,000 workers over the past decade, according to Census data. There were an extra 274,000 people who worked in the industry in 2021 compared to ...
LONDON – The European Central Bank will take its deposit rate up by 50 basis points next week to 2.00%, despite the euro zone economy almost certainly being in recession, as it battles inflation running at five times its target, a Reuters poll found. Since starting its inflation-fighting campaign in ...
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration on Thursday moved to block Microsoft‘s $69 billion bid to buy “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard, throwing a stumbling block in front of the tech giant’s plans to rapidly expand its portfolio of popular games and catch up to bigger rivals. Microsoft, which ...
TOKYO – Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa revealed on Friday that K-pop star TOP and DJ Steve Aoki will be among the eight crew members he plans to take on a trip around the moon as soon as next year, hitching a ride on one of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets. Maezawa bought every seat on the maiden lunar voyage, which has been in the ...
House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters told Reuters on Thursday that she is prepared to subpoena FTX founder Sam Bankman–Fried if he does not agree to appear before the panel next week and she is working out the best way to do it. “We’ve made it clear ...
Pubs and restaurants have suffered a collapse in Christmas party bookings due to next week’s UK rail strikes. Industry chiefs suggest the plunge is as bad as last year when cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 were surging, which ...
Holiday bookings for three-star destinations are starting to drop as households hit by the cost of living crisis cut back amid rising bills, according to the travel company On the Beach. The online travel retailer said that while premium bookings ...