SME confidence has slumped in the second quarter as the effects of rising rates and a stalling economy is felt, according to The Federation of Small Business’s (FSB) Small Business Index. The FSB’s Index dropped to minus 14.2 points in ...
Rishi Sunak’s objective for all children to study some form of maths until the age of 18 has several barriers in its way, three leading education experts have made clear. The Prime Minister announced his ‘Maths to 18’ plan earlier ...
NIGEL Farage has been treated with “grotesque disrespect” by NatWest bank, according to former Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Mellor. He told GB News: “She went, but she should have gone days ago. I mean look, this woman is paid ...
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s government on Tuesday said it would apply compensatory duties on aluminum cookware imports originating in China whose value was below a certain level. The announcement, which would also apply if the merchandise was being sold to Mexico via ...
NEW YORK — The New York Federal Reserve was sued on Tuesday by a Puerto Rican bank that said its access to the US central banking system could be improperly cut off following a federal crackdown on banks with links ...
WASHINGTON — The US Senate overwhelmingly backed legislation on Tuesday that would require US companies to notify federal agencies of investments in Chinese technologies such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence. The 100-member Senate backed the amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act ...
SEOUL — After years of pandemic isolation, North Korea has invited its friends back this week, hosting senior Chinese and Russian delegations for 70th anniversary commemorations of the Korean War and the struggle against the United States and its allies. ...
WASHINGTON — With the Federal Reserve steaming toward another interest rate hike this week, policymakers face a choice over how much weight to put on recent economic data that has made hoped-for outcomes on inflation and unemployment seem more likely ...
WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday raised its 2023 global growth estimates slightly given resilient economic activity in the first quarter, but warned that persistent challenges were dampening the medium-term outlook. The IMF in its latest World Economic Outlook said inflation was ...
For today, I used ChatGPT to ask which companies store raw materials. After all, you cannot have capital investing in infrastructure without raw materials. You cannot have geopolitical issues without concerns about oil and energy. You cannot have weather issues ...