According to analysis by the Food Foundation, the cost of a basic basket of food for an individual following an adequately nutritious diet has risen 23.9% for a woman and 27.5% for a man since April 2022. As household budgets are squeezed by the rising cost of living, we speak to four people about how … Read more
(NEXSTAR) – Some customer service, skilled trade and freelance job positions saw double-digit wage growth this past year, according to a new Payscale analysis. The compensation data firm released a report ranking the most in-demand jobs where workers secured higher paychecks on average in 2023 compared to the previous year. Payscale examined salary data from … Read more
Australian health insurance company HCF has announced it is giving back an additional $40 million in health insurance claims savings to its members. Private health insurer HCF has already given back a total of $536 million since the start of the pandemic to its 1.8 million Australian customers as part of their pandemic-related savings support … Read more
Apple Inc. lost an early round in a discrimination lawsuit brought in the U.S. by a female engineer from India who says her two managers — one from her country, the other from Pakistan — treated her as they would in their own countries: as a subservient. The woman’s case in California state court is … Read more
From the bottom of Max Berman’s garden in High Wycombe, he can see the M40 motorway, with cars shooting between London and Birmingham up one of England’s great asphalt veins. On some days, Berman says, he can see the diesel fumes suspended in the air. It was this awareness of pollution that led Berman, a … Read more
(NewsNation) — Athletic shoe and apparel company Nike announced Thursday that it will cut costs by $2 billion over the next three years, including employee layoffs. According to NewsNation affiliate The Hill, the company said it anticipates weaker consumer demand in the months ahead. Nike CFO Matt Friend blamed the global economy in the company’s … Read more
Teeth whitening company Sparkling White Smile, which has products sold through Chemist Warehouse, has gone into liquidation. The teeth-whitening company was officially put into liquidation on Monday with Stephen Wesley Hathway from Helm Advisory appointed liquidator. Sparkling White Smile has not commented on the news, with its last social media post shared on Sunday suggesting … Read more
Action in the primary market is expected to remain high next week as well. The mainboard initial public offering (IPO) of TVS Supply Chain Solutions will open on Thursday, July 10. In the SME space, Srivari Spices and Foods will launch its public issue on Monday, August 7. Investors will also have the opportunity to … Read more
England has more than twice as many long-term empty homes this Christmas as there are children living in temporary accommodation, the Liberal Democrats have said, calling this a stark indication of a “broken” housing market. The numbers of families without a permanent home and in short-term housing, whether hotels and B&Bs or temporary rental properties, … Read more
Irate shareholders who sued AMP over allegations of financial misconduct have reached a $110 million out-of-court settlement, averting the need for a lengthy hearing. On the eve of a 15-day trial in the NSW Supreme Court, AMP and the Maurice Blackburn-backed class action resolved the five-year long legal battle. “I’m pleased to announce that this … Read more
