Train drivers have announced two more strikes as part of a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. The Aslef union said its members at 16 train companies would walk out on 30 September and 4 October. It added an overtime ban for drivers would take place on 29 September and for five days from 2 […]
Port Talbot’s steelworks will be given up to £500m by the UK government in a bid to keep the plant open and produce steel in a greener way. Tata Steel will add £700m of its own as it invests in cutting emissions. It has asked ministers to provide a bigger chunk of the cost. But […]
Cornish Lithium, a pioneering mining exploration company working towards securing a domestic supply of battery-grade lithium compounds, has already raised £2.5m through existing shareholders in its latest crowdfunding campaign and is now offering shares to the wider public. With an offer of up to £6.9 million, the campaign is an opportunity for existing and new investors […]
85 per cent of young people between 16 and 18 feel they have to move for better job opportunities, despite having desirable tech skills, according to Social Mobility Foundation research. School leavers believe that staying in their area is not an option, with over 80 per cent saying they need to move to get better […]
Contractors and their clients alike have welcomed the news that HMRC is on the verge of scrapping the controversial ‘double taxation’ of IR35 under the off-payroll working rules – in a positive development for contractors who have had their contracts cancelled as a result of these rules. The legislative flaw sees businesses overtaxed in the […]
Article content (Bloomberg) — Oil headed for a third weekly gain as the market continued to tighten on the back of supply curbs from Saudi Arabia and Russia. West Texas Intermediate advanced on Friday after crossing the $90 a barrel mark for the first time since November on Thursday. The International Energy Agency and Organization […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Stephanie Liechtenstein Published Sep 14, 2023 • 3 minute read Join the conversation FILE – In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Ebrahim Raisi, center, attends a ceremony to deliver the domestically built missiles to the armed forces as his […]
Article content (Bloomberg) — Taiwan’s stock exchange is focusing on attracting a new crop of innovation and technology companies in an effort to build investor interest and diversify the country’s equity market, according to the head of the exchange. Trading on the Taiwan Stock Exchange TWSE is dominated by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which accounts […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Alex Turnbull Published Sep 14, 2023 • 3 minute read Join the conversation Article content PARIS (AP) — Matt Jackson was riding an electric bike through Bordeaux wine country when he started feeling strange. Nine days later, he’s on a breathing machine in […]
Article content (Bloomberg) — David McCormick, the former Bridgewater Associates chief executive officer, will likely seek the Republican nomination for US Senate in Pennsylvania, the Associated Press reported Thursday. He would be looking to take the seat now held by Bob Casey, a three-term Democrat and son of a former governor, as Republicans aim to […]