Category Archives: Business

India exits recession with 0.4% quarterly growth

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India’s economy grew 0.4 per cent year-on-year in the final quarter of 2020, official data showed late last week, ending its first recession since independence as easing coronavirus restrictions sparked a modest recovery. The country has struggled to claw back lost ground after a stringent, months-long lockdown caused the labour […]

Amazon quietly changed its app icon after some unfavourable comparisons

Amazon has quietly changed the design of its new app icon, replacing the blue ribbon on top that drew some unfavourable comparisons. Users of the Amazon Shopping app will now see a brown box that resembles a parcel with a blue strip that looks like packaging tape above the company’s signature arrow in the shape […]

Peacocks and Jaeger fall into administration putting 4,700 jobs and almost 500 shops at risk

FASHION chains Peacocks and Jaeger have collapsed into administration, putting more than 4,700 jobs and almost 500 shops at risk. It comes after a two-week deadline to find a buyer ended without a deal. 2 Peacocks and Jaeger are the latest businesses to fall into administrationCredit: Alamy Live News Peacocks has 4,369 staff across 423 […]

Less may be more when it comes to investing across brokers

Does it make sense to hold your investment portfolios with different financial institutions in case one runs into trouble? In the world of investing, the ways in which you can diversify are endless – across currencies, countries, industries, asset classes and more. When done in a structured, meaningful way it can protect and improve the […]

Canadian economy posts worst showing on record in 2020 – National

The Canadian economy posted its worst showing on record in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the country shutting down businesses and putting people out of work. Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product shrank 5.4 per cent in 2020, the steepest annual decline since comparable data was first recorded in 1961. The […]

Gold prices – Stabroek News

                                             Kitco Market DataGold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday February 11, 2021 Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver. It runs a website, Kitco.com, for gold news, commentary and market information Source link

Harvester, All Bar One and Toby Carvery owner axes 1,300 jobs

THE owner of Harvester, All Bar One and Toby Carvery has axed 1,300 jobs following the coronavirus crisis. Pub operator Mitchells and Butlers said it could no longer support these roles due to lockdown restrictions on boozers across the country. 1 Mitchells and Butler has cut 1,300 jobs, it confirmed todayCredit: Getty – Contributor Revealing […]

Export Max III launches big brother/sister mentorship programme

IN keeping with its mission of guiding local micro, small and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs) on the path of becoming export-ready and equipping them with the knowledge to navigate the market space, Export Max III has officially launched its mentorship programme. The programme follows a concept of big brother/big sister alliance for export growth and will […]

Amazon Workers’ Union Drive Reaches Far Beyond Alabama

Players from the National Football League were among the first to voice their support. Then came Stacey Abrams, the Democratic star who helped turn Georgia blue in the 2020 election. The actor Danny Glover traveled to Bessemer, Ala., for a news conference last week, where he invoked the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s pro-union […]