The boss of Britain’s busiest airport has called on Boris Johnson to set out an urgent “roadmap” for Britain’s coronavirus vaccination programme in order to protect tens of thousands of aviation industry jobs. In a letter from John Holland-Kaye, Heathrow Airport’s chief executive, seen by Sky News, the prime minister was urged on Wednesday to […]
FILE PHOTO: Raindrops hang on a sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar(Reuters) – Wall Street indexes opened higher on Wednesday as investors shrugged off President Donald Trump’s threat to not sign a $900 billion COVID-19 stimulus package, […]
A yawning wealth gap between different ethnic groups in the UK has had a “serious impact” on the ability of families to cope financially during the coronavirus crisis, a think tank has warned. And the divide was likely to persist unless action is taken by the government, the Resolution Foundation said. Its report found people […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asian shares were set for choppy trade on Wednesday as the investor focus swung between concerns about a new faster-spreading variant of the coronavirus and hopes that more U.S. fiscal aid would propel an economic recovery.FILE PHOTO: A man wearing protective face mask, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), […]
A prominent Silicon Valley chief executive, Brendan Eich, is in hot water again for his views on topics far from technology. Last time around, in 2014, Mr. Eich was pushed out of his job as the top executive of the Mozilla web browser project as a result of donations he had made in opposition to […]
The Village Voice, the storied New York alt-weekly that shut down in 2018 after a 63-year run, will live again. Brian Calle, the chief executive of Street Media, the owner of LA Weekly, said on Tuesday that he had acquired the publication from its owner, Peter D. Barbey. “I think a lot of people will […]
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss bank Credit Suisse is seen at a branch office in Bern, Switzerland October 28, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd WiegmannWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Reserve ordered Credit Suisse on Friday to strengthen its anti-money laundering policies after bank examiners found deficiencies in its U.S. operations. The order directs the bank to adopt […]
Due to the global pandemic, this year has experienced acceleration across the retail industry in ways no predictions came close to capturing, from unprecedented shifts in consumer behaviors to new standards in-store. According to a new shopper survey from Zebra Technologies, today’s shoppers are leaving stores empty-handed due to finding items out-of-stock, long checkout lines, […]
FILE PHOTO: Raindrops hang on a sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar(Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Tuesday, propped up by Apple on an exclusive report that it was planning car and […]
FILE PHOTO: Raindrops hang on a sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar(Reuters) – Gains for Apple dragged S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures higher on Tuesday, buoyed by signs it was set to push into car production, as […]