The market was affected by rising oil prices and renewed concerns over a potential US-Iran conflict. Rising oil prices and renewed concerns over a potential US-Iran conflict weighed on investor sentiment, while several companies reported mixed quarterly earnings. according to the AP. The S&P 500 slipped 0.4% and was on track for its first decline…
For this week’s Savings Guide, we have a special edition with Chartered Financial Planner Mark Chicken of The Private Office on how you can save your child from university debt… For parents with young children, university may seem a long way off. But graduates in England face up to 40 years of repayment, so it’s…
Sky News believes there may be a delay in plans to raise the minimum wage for 18- to 20-year-olds to the same level as other adults. In its 2024 election manifesto, Labour committed to “removing discriminatory age bands so that all adults are entitled to the same minimum wage, which would raise wages for hundreds…
Britain’s unemployment rate has risen again – to the highest level in almost five years, according to new official figures. The unemployment rate rose to 5.2% in December, the highest in the three months to January 2021, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed. When Labour took power in 2024, promising economic growth,…
The author works as a sommelier at the Michelin-starred restaurant Timberyard. If you’ve ever spent your morning commute dreaming of starting your career afresh, this feature is for you. Every Monday we speak to someone from a different profession to find out what it’s really like. This week we chat to Joe Radford, sommelier at…
Nearly ten years after the RERA Act, 2016, the focus is increasingly shifting from developers to the functioning of the regulator. (AI image) The Real Estate Regulatory Authority or RERA, is once again in focus. Recently the Supreme Court made blunt comments regarding the role of RERA and its importance. The top court remarked that…
Take a positive, close look at the world and what do you see? This certainly seems unexpected. Old friends are unreliable, and the rules no longer apply. For many, the global neighbourhood is clearly becoming scary. But don’t take my word for it. Listen to the head of Britain’s intelligence agency, MI6. “The front line…
