OPINION: Businesses chasing the consumer’s dollar are liable to find 2022 hard going. Several influences on people’s ability and willingness to spend come to mind which are downright negative or […]
Amazon to continue accepting Visa credit cards in UK as it bids to resolve payment dispute
Amazon has announced that it will not stop accepting Visa credit cards for UK payments later this week as had been planned as the two companies seek to resolve a […]
COVID-19: Credit Suisse chairman Antonio Horta-Osorio resigns nine months into role after bank probe finds he breached quarantine rules
Credit Suisse’s chairman has resigned just nine months into the role after breaching COVID-19 quarantine rules – in fresh controversy for the global investment bank as it recovers from a […]
Financial fatalism fuels a gambling gold rush
The ads have been inescapable all week. From the giant screen at Times Square’s Nasdaq MarketSite to billboards on the subway, New Yorkers have been bombarded with reminders that their […]
Top condom maker Karex sees 2022 demand topping pre-pandemic levels
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The world’s top condom maker, Malaysia’s Karex Bhd, expects demand to top pre-pandemic levels this year on consumer buying of premium products and restocking by federal […]
Benefits hike should be doubled to protect poorest from cost of living surge – IFS
Benefits need to be hiked by twice as much as planned this spring in order to protect millions of the poorest in society from the impact of surging inflation, a […]
German finance minister pledges tax relief from 2023 – Bild
BERLIN (Reuters) – The new German government will offer tax relief to individuals and companies worth at least 30 billion euros ($34.1 billion) in this legislative period, Finance Minister Christian […]
CES to now end sooner than planned as Omicron cases surge
The CES logo is displayed in the lobby of the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 5, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus(Reuters) -CES will now end a day […]
Chris Wilson and John Norling: Investor resolutions for the new year
OPINION: Markets have been a whole new ball game for investors over the past two years. When Covid-19 first emerged, we saw extreme volatility around equities and other financial assets. […]
Market Watch: How to find sharemarket value in 2022
“You probably don’t want to be looking in the spaces that had a great year in 2021 because they probably won’t in 2022,” says Pie Funds chief executive Mike Taylor […]