Sliding Natural-Gas Prices Deal Surprise Reprieve to Europe
Prices have halved over a month, easing worries of an industrial meltdown, but the benefits will take months to fully feed through to most businesses and consumers.Read More
Australia’s Push to Invest More Responsibly Gets Reality Check
Australia’s pension funds are confronting whether they can afford to tilt away from the resources industry during a period of elevated commodity prices.Read More
Is Now a Good Time to Buy a New Car?
Buyers now have more cars to choose from, but the combination of high prices and interest rates means good deals remain in short supply.Read More
Stock Futures Waver Ahead of December Jobs Report
Futures were mixed ahead of fresh labor-market data that will offer a signal about the outlook for the economy and interest rates.Read More
Cause for Concern as Flexible Payments Not to Be Introduced in UK B2B Firms Until 2026
Research published by Kriya, the new name for fintech platform MarketFinance, shows that the leaders of UK B2B firms do not plan to offer ‘buy now, pay later’ (BNPL) terms on their e-commerce sites for another 3.23 years. This is despite 92 per cent of them having heard of the term embedded finance. Kriya is […]
21% of UK to Ditch Physical Wallets in Next Five Years, Finds Mastercard
How much of what is in your wallet do you actively use? Will we carry a physical wallet at all in five years’ time or will we become fully reliant on smartphone payments? Around 21 per cent of Brits expect to completely ditch their physical wallet within five years, according to new research. Research from […]
Thames Water Joins Forces With Paylink Solutions to Battle Cost of Living Crisis
The UK’s largest water and wastewater company Thames Water has partnered with customer affordability software provider Paylink Solutions, in the latest effort to support UK customers with rising costs. While the UK continues to battle against the cost-of-living crisis, Thames Water is looking to support its customers directly with a partnership with Paylink Solutions. Thames […]
Two years after Capitol attack, investigation enters new phase
• Trump lawyers ordered to hand over names of individuals hired to search properties for classified documents • Opinion: The terrible outcome that looks likely if the fringe runs CongressRead More
Idaho suspect in student murders thoroughly cleaned vehicle, also seen wearing surgical gloves, source says
• Key takeaways from court documents • Read: Affidavit on how investigators identified Bryan KohbergerRead More
Analysis: Even if McCarthy can deal with ultra-conservative rebels, he has to face a bloc of even more extreme lawmakers
Kevin McCarthy is the latest Republican leader to find out that it’s impossible to get ahead of his party’s inexorable march to its far-right extremes.Read More
