Category: Business

4 Healthy Living Tips That Can Help Your Business

When you think of building your business and staying on track, there is a good chance that you aren’t thinking about your health. However, healthy living can be a key to your business. If you want to excel in business—and improve your quality of life as well—it makes sense to pay attention to your health….


What Kind of Business Should You Start?

Article by Ruth Agbaji I am not going to lie to you. Starting any business takes a lot of time, effort, money and commitment. When you are working hard and dedicating time and effort to starting a company, you want to make sure it is the right kind of business for you. Some people’s personalities make…


Bank of England Ditches Dividend Limits on UK Banks

LONDON—The Bank of England on Tuesday ditched limits on dividends banks pay out to their shareholders that were first introduced at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic as part of a package of measures to shore up the British economy. The bank’s Financial Policy Committee, which monitors risks to financial stability, said the limits were…


US Consumer Prices Surge in June, Inflation Climbs to 13-year High

WASHINGTON—U.S. consumer prices rose by the most in 13 years in June amid supply constraints and a continued rebound in the costs of travel-related services from pandemic-depressed levels as the economic recovery gathered momentum. The consumer price index increased 0.9 percent last month, the largest gain since June 2008, after advancing 0.6 percent in May,…


Boeing Cuts 787 Production as New Structural Problem Discovered

SEATTLE—Boeing said on Tuesday it would cut its 787 production rate as it works through a new production-related structural defect in its troubled twin-aisle airliner program. The company now forecasts delivering fewer than half of the lingering 100 or so 787s in its inventory this year—instead of the “vast majority” it had expected—as it continues…


Concerns Surround IMF Plan to Flood World With Liquidity

News Analysis A controversial plan to boost global liquidity means the days of the U.S. dollar being the undisputed king of the international monetary system may be coming to a close, experts told The Epoch Times. Losing that status could contribute to a serious crisis for the United States involving a dramatic loss of economic…


Big Banks Brace as British Forex Class Action Seeks Go-Ahead

LONDON—A specialist London court will decide whether a long-awaited multi-billion pound class action against some of the world’s biggest banks over alleged foreign exchange rigging can proceed, after a five-day hearing kicked off on Monday. JPMorgan, Citigroup, Barclays, UBS, and NatWest, along with Japan’s MUFG Bank, are braced for the first forex class action in…


EU Set To Green Light Italy, France, Spain’s Recovery Plans

BRUSSELS—EU finance ministers are set to adopt the recovery plans of 12 EU states on Tuesday, including those of Italy, Spain, and France, paving the way for the first disbursements of EU grants and loans to boost investments. Ministers in a meeting in Brussels are expected to give their green light to the plans prepared…


EU Puts Digital Levy Plans on Hold in Face of US Criticism

BRUSSELS—In a gesture of goodwill to the United States, the European Union on Monday put work on plans for a digital tax levy on hold for the moment to concentrate on finalizing the historic tax decision endorsed by the Group of 20 nations over the weekend. In the face of criticism from U.S. Secretary of…


WhatsApp Faces EU Consumer Complaint Over Privacy Update

LONDON—Facebook’s WhatsApp faces a complaint from European Union consumer groups who say the chat service has been unfairly pressuring users to accept a new privacy update in what it calls a breach of the bloc’s regulations. The European Consumer Organisation, or BEUC, filed a complaint Monday over the way WhatsApp has brought in changes to…