Fox News contributor Douglass Murray looks ahead to 2024 and other possible presidential contenders for the Republican ticket on ‘The Bottom Line.’ California’s state Senate passed a bill this week that would raise the minimum wage for health care workers and support staffers to $25 an hour. Authored by Democratic …
Read More »‘I saved £50,000 in my 20s anyone can do it if you are disciplined’ | UK | News
The said she had saved £40,000 by 26 and at the age of 28 this had grown to £50,000. She said you have to set yourself an allowance in order to save money. The project manager told needtoknow.co.uk: “I gave myself an allowance for spending after bills and, as my …
Read More »United Airlines pilots union moves closer to strike
Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle says his company could ‘sidestep’ a possible recession as the demand for flights is ‘extremely robust’ with work from home and more flexibility post-pandemic. United Airlines pilots are set to vote on holding a strike as negotiations for better pay and working conditions have moved …
Read More »At last! Savings accounts pay up to 9% but only for some – see what you can get | Personal Finance | Finance
As express.co.uk exclusively reports today, savings rates are rocketing after a dozen years when the nation’s savers got next to nothing on their deposits. They are now tipped to go higher after the Daily Express led criticism which put banks and building societies in the spotlight. I’ve repeatedly highlighted the …
Read More »Lululemon Athletica boosts outlook sending shares higher
Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com Lululemon Athletica raised its forecast for annual sales and profit on the strength of sales for its pricey activewear. Shares gained more than 11% on Friday. Contributing to better-than-expected quarterly results were an easing of air freight costs and tighter inventory control as well …
Read More »Banks finally give us ‘rocketing’ and inflation busting savings rates | Personal Finance | Finance
Savings rates are rocketing and tipped to go higher after the Express led criticism which put banks and building societies in the spotlight. Shockingly low rates of return on cash despite soaring interest rates were highlighted by this newspaper, which has demanded financial institutions do better. Savers are now being …
Read More »Job growth keeps Fed’s eye on future interest rate hikes
The labor market has held strong, despite multiple interest rate hikes. (iStock) The economy added 339,000 jobs in May, an increase from last month’s spike of 253,000, according to the latest jobs data by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This growth was driven by professional and business services, government, …
Read More »Tax relief for job expenses that ‘millions’ could be missing out on – check here | Personal Finance | Finance
While high living costs continue to squeeze pockets, Britons are being urged to check they’re receiving all of the financial support they’re entitled to. One area of financial support people may be less aware of comes in the form of tax relief for job expenses. Tax relief on professional essentials …
Read More »Airbnb co-founder says an uncertain economy creates opportunities for entrepreneurs
Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky discusses what’s behind the travel slowdown and how the company can benefit from artificial intelligence on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ A growing list of economists are projecting that a U.S. recession will begin later this year. But Nathan Blecharczyk, the co-founder and chief strategy officer …
Read More »DWP reveals main reasons why 500,000 Universal Credit claimants were hit by sanctions | Personal Finance | Finance
More than half a million Universal Credit claimants were given a sanction between February 2022 and January 2023, DWP figures have revealed. Some 514,000 people were given a sanction during this period. In the majority of cases, accounting for 97 percent of the sanctions, a person lost out on benefits …
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