Small business owners are among the Americans most likely to fall behind on saving for retirement. The recent market gyrations could be a good time to consider socking away more money, experts say. Entrepreneurs are among the Americans probably going to fall behind on putting something aside for retirement in market. Putting once more into … Read more
Telecom Italia (TIM) (TLIT.MI) will pursue a plan to split its landline network from its service operations. Italy’s former phone monopoly is seeking to revamp its business via separation of its domestic fixed network assets and focusing on consumer and commercial activities. As a feature of a fundamental settlement fixed with Italian state moneylender CDP … Read more
Easyjet said it had cut 80 flights on Sunday, and apologized to customers for the disruption. Airlines including Easyjet and Wizz Air have cancelled dozens of flights as UK air travel disruption continues. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says airlines must not oversell flights. Carriers including Easyjet and Wizz Air have dropped many trips as UK … Read more
Russia’s decision to stop supplying Gazprom Germania with gas could cost Germany up to $5.4 billion a year in lost revenue, the report says. Gazprom stopped supplying the company in May after Berlin put it under trustee management due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s approvals against Gazprom Germania and its auxiliaries could cost German … Read more
Changes to the Competition Act are coming after more than a decade. The government wants to put some teeth in its antitrust regulations, much like the U.S., EU and Australia. They would include giving the antitrust agency the authority to seek remedial action in an overseas merger. The proposed changes to the Competition Act are … Read more
Oil-for-debt swaps halted two years ago when Washington stepped-up sanctions. The volume of oil Eni and Repsol are expected to receive is not large. Washington’s green light to resume Venezuela’s long-frozen oil flows to Europe could provide a symbolic boost for Venezuela. The U.S. State Department gave the sign of approval for the two organizations … Read more
Pakistan’s trade deficit has jumped to $43.33 billion in eleven months of the current fiscal year. Pakistan’s imports have gone up by 44.28 percent to $72.182 billion in July to May period of FY2021-22 from $50.028 billion in the same period of the previous year. Senate Standing Committee on Commerce on Friday has communicated serious … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk seemed to retract his statements about job cuts. He said the amount of salaried staff may not change drastically. Tesla’s headcount is expected to increase over the next 12 months, he said in a reply to a Twitter account. Subsequent to sending an email about work cuts for salaried staff, Tesla … Read more
Mercedes-Benz Group AG will recall almost a million vehicles worldwide because of potential problems with the braking system. Affected cars were built between 2004 and 2015 and belong to ML and GL sports utility vehicle series as well as R-Class luxury minivans. A “particularly strong or hard” braking maneuver could cause mechanical damage to the … Read more
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff on Sunday didn’t immediately say how far the weapon flew. The launch was North Korea’s 18th round of missile launches in 2022 alone. South Korean and U.S. officials say there are also signs that North Korea is preparing for a nuclear test. South Korea’s tactical says North Korea has … Read more
The websites for BBC Russia, Voice of America, Deutsche Welle, and Radio Free Europe were blocked. Russia has embarked on an extraordinary effort to raise a national firewall. Media regulator Roskomnadzor announced it had blocked the site because Facebook had suspended Russian media accounts. Russian state news organization TASS affirmed Friday that a variety of … Read more
The average price of a pint of beer in Britain has risen to £3.95 this year from £2.30 in 2008, according to industry tracker CGA. Pubs may need to raise prices further as the cost of barley to make beer jumps with the Ukraine crisis. The typical cost of a 16 ounces of lager beer … Read more
Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester says she doesn’t see evidence that inflation has peaked. She is on board with supporting a series of aggressive interest rate increases. Average hourly earnings rose by 0.3% from a month ago, slightly less than expected. While other late information focuses have shown that essentially the pace of expansion … Read more
A rocket built by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has taken its fifth group of passengers to the edge of space. One of the passengers is Katya Echazarreta, the first-ever Mexican-born woman to make such a journey. The 60-foot-tall suborbital rocket took off from Blue Origin’s facilities in West Texas. “Peering down and perceiving how everybody … Read more
Spotless bathrooms were once a crucial selling point for gas stations. Oil companies’ ads in the early and mid-20th century assured travelers that their bathrooms were clean. The development of the interstate highway system and the rise of self-service marked the end of clean bathrooms’ heyday. As a contest for clients filled during the 1920s … Read more
Camp Fire Camp Toccoa, in northeast Georgia, will not be able to operate its overnight programs this summer. The camp is run by a national nonprofit youth development organization. “We have been not able to recruit an adequate number of instructors to run the projects, and to give the consideration and consideration that our campers … Read more
Some 114 Crown Post Offices – those directly owned by the company – will close for 24 hours. Sub-post offices will have no cash deliveries or collections. Communication Workers Union are angry over a pay freeze in 2021-22 and a 2% rise for the following year. The branches influenced are bigger ones – frequently situated … Read more
Bank of Baroda is set to benefit from the government’s thrust on increased infrastructure spending. Chairman Hasmukh Adhia said BoB has a positive outlook for 2022-23. The banking industry would be benefited due to an increase in the demand for bank credit. Bank of Baroda (BoB) is set to profit from the public authority’s push … Read more
