A trailblazing Internet of Things (IoT) solution provider based in Manchester, Invisible Systems, is proudly celebrating 20 years of ground-breaking innovation and excellence. From its original roots as a Cumbrian-based business, the business has grown to become a global force in smart monitoring solutions. This milestone not only marks its …
Read More »July brings seven money changes that will affect household finances
Financial changes are coming this month which will have an impact on South West households’ finances. They include changes to energy bills and mortgage rules with deadlines coming up affecting Tax Credit households and anyone using old stamps to send mail. Economists will be keeping a close eye on the …
Read More »US Fed to balance banking woes, inflation in next rate decision
WASHINGTON U.S. central bankers face an unenviable task when they gather in Washington this week: Tackling persistent inflation without adding to financial sector turmoil after Silicon Valley Bank’s rapid collapse. class=’cf’> The Federal Reserve has raised rates eight times since last year in the face of decades-high inflation as it …
Read More »Royal Mail facing ‘systemic failure’
LONDON Alamy Photo Britain’s Royal Mail has “systemically failed” to meet its mail delivery requirement, lawmakers have said, calling upon regulator Ofcom to probe the postal operator. class=’cf’> “We believe that Royal Mail has systemically failed to deliver against parts of its universal service obligation,” read a report from the …
Read More »Royal Canadian Mint temporarily lays off 56 workers at its Winnipeg facility
The Royal Canadian Mint says it’s temporarily laying off 56 employees at its Winnipeg facility. In a statement, the Mint says “prolonged effects of the pandemic and ongoing geopolitical instability” are disrupting global markets, which it says is limiting demand for coins it makes for other countries. It says it …
Read More »Christmas postal chaos for Bishop’s Stortford area as strikes and ‘changes to rounds’ see mail piling up in sorting office
Industrial action and claims by a Royal Mail staff member of unworkable changes to rounds led to a chaotic postal service in the Bishop’s Stortford area over the Christmas holiday period. Residents reported Christmas cards arriving up to four weeks after they were sent and important letters failing to arrive …
Read More »Self-destructing unions are sweeping away the last vestiges of closed-shop Britain
There are already private ambulance services, and right now they are all expanding. One company, Met Medical, has been specifically offering its services during the strikes. A Guardian headline writer described that as “cashing in” on the strikes in outraged tones. The more moderate among us may view it simply …
Read More »Banks and government offices closed Monday, no mail delivery either due to holiday | Local News
(Undated)–Today (Monday) is a Federal and State holiday with government offices closed. Officials remind that when a holiday occurs on a Sunday, most banks and credit unions will be closed the following Monday. Since Christmas Day fell on a Sunday this year, most banks and credit unions are also closed …
Read More »Contraction across Scotland’s private sector gathers pace in November
The Scottish private sector has reported a deepening contraction in private sector output during November. The latest Royal Bank of Scotland Business Activity Index ticked down from 45.8 in October to 43.9 in November, signalling that fastest decrease in the current series of reduction that began in August. The index …
Read More »Saudi Arabia ranks first in annual labor force growth rate
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has ranked first in the labor force growth rate, outperforming other G20 countries, during the period 2012 – 2021, according to the labor market benchmarking report issued by the National Labor Observatory (NLO). This report keeps track of the international indicators issued by the International Labor …
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