WHEN King Charles III is crowned May 6 at Westminster Abbey, royal-watching analysts say American tourists will celebrate by outspending his British subjects at London’s top hotels. According to research conducted by AI hotel booking platform Allora.ai, US-based travelers will ...
ATLANTA — As economists and investors scour data on inflation, jobs, housing, banking and other bellwether indicators to determine whether the United States is headed for a recession, a visit to the nation’s largest food-bank warehouse offers some ominous clues. ...
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has sharply increased its IT staffing budget, rising to a total of £150m – almost double the pre-pandemic figure, according to official data. The findings, obtained under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act by the ...
Rishi Sunak will launch a charm offensive with business today as he seeks to repair relations and kick-start economic growth. The prime minister will attend a conference this morning with 200 chief executives and other senior business leaders as he ...
Under proposals, businesses will need to demonstrate reasonable measures have been implemented to prevent fraud The latest action from the Home Office to prevent fraud in the workplace will place even greater emphasis on compliance for employers, and is another ...
The price of a home for a first-time buyer has reached a record £224,963 this month, despite more muted conditions elsewhere in the housing market, according to Rightmove. The property portal found the most buoyant area of the market was ...
Businesses may struggle to access credit as operating costs hit their highest levels since 2008 and as late payments soar, a leading insurer has warned. Credit is set to become more expensive and in shorter supply as companies become slower ...
STOCKHOLM – Global military spending rose to a record last year as Russia’s war in Ukraine drove the biggest annual increase in expenditure in Europe since the end of the Cold War three decades ago, a leading conflict and armaments think tank said on Monday. World military expenditure rose by 3.7% in real terms in 2022 to $2.24 ...
KHARTOUM – Sudan‘s sudden slide into conflict between the army and a paramilitary group called Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has stranded thousands of foreigners, including diplomats and aid workers, and countries are working to evacuate their nationals. Several evacuations are by air. Others are via Port Sudan on the ...
SEOUL – Throngs of people have been milling seemingly aimlessly around the forecourt of a museum in central Seoul, brushing silently past each other with heads bent toward smartphones while fingers frantically tap screens – in the latest money-making trend. Walking 10,000 steps, completing ...