The latest data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed thousands of people are deemed unable to work due to mental health issues every month. Official figures indicate that at least 20,000 incapacity benefit claims are attributed ...
Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) hit an all-time high of $101.85 last week, but it couldn’t sustain or surpass it. Leading up to its apex was a solid year-and-a-half of gains, returning 112% from September 2022 to the present. Well, MU ...
In a landmark ruling, the judge presiding over the legal dispute regarding the inventorship of Bitcoin has declared that Australian computer scientist Craig Wright is not the creator of the cryptocurrency. The verdict, delivered by Mr Justice Mellor after a ...
In a new book, The Natural Order of Money, Roy Sebag argues that money is the “extension of the natural order,” and that it is not arbitrary. ...
The chief regulator of the City has hinted at likely failings by some companies in concealing commissions charged on car loans. Nikhil Rathi, CEO of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), suggested that redress for these failings wouldn’t approach the scale ...
Macmillan Cancer Support, one of the UK’s prominent charities, has announced plans to cut 150 jobs, equivalent to one in 14 of its workforce, citing challenges in raising funds amidst soaring inflation and escalating demand for its services. The charity, ...
SINGAPORE – Bitcoin eased to a one-week low in volatile trade on Friday, as investors took profit from its run to a record high and as another upside surprise on US inflation dimmed prospects of early rate cuts there and dented demand ...
TOKYO – Japan’s largest trade union group is due to announce results of this week’s annual wage talks on Friday, with expectations for a rise of more than 4%, which would be the biggest boost since the early 1990s and strengthen the ...
TOKYO – Japan’s Yasukuni Shrine has picked a former military commander as its chief priest in a move that could stir controversy over a site that other Asian nations see as a symbol of Japan’s wartime aggression. Umio Otsuka, 63, a former Maritime Self ...
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE – China’s central bank left a key policy rate unchanged while withdrawing cash from a medium-term policy loan operation on Friday, as authorities continued to prioritize currency stability amid uncertainty over the timing of expected Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. The ...