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The chief executive of Centrica has refused to say whether he will waive a £1.6m bonus, as the British Gas owner’s annual profits tripled to a record £3.3bn after a price surge triggered by Russia’s halt on gas supplies to...

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: UK pound coins plunge into water coloured with the European Union flag colours in this illustration picture, October 26, 2017. Picture taken October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic By Joice Alves and Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) -...

Key  Takeaways Bitcoin is up nearly 50% thus far this year, but there have been no positive catalysts from within the industry Rally is nothing but macro-driven, writes our Analyst, with Nasdaq up 16% and Bitcoin continuing to trade like...

This article is an on-site version of our Energy Source newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox every Tuesday and ThursdayWelcome back to Energy Source. Derek Brower here, writing from New Jersey, which, after Governor Phil...

Long ago, in May 1960, an American U-2 spy plane took off from Pakistan to fly at high altitude across the Soviet Union as part of a mission to photograph key facilities and military sites on behalf of the CIA....

Researchers say claims the milk helps support brain and nervous system development are unfounded. READ SOURCE...

PwC is under investigation by the UK accounting regulator over its auditing of Intu Properties, the shopping centre owner that fell into administration in 2020. The Financial Reporting Council said on Thursday that it had launched a probe into the...

The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) said on Thursday it has processed 2,767 complaints against influencers since it came up with its guidelines in May 2021According to its findings, more than half of the violations were found on Meta-owned...

THOUSANDS of hard-up households can get free energy saving appliances this winter. The gadgets, which include slow cookers and electric blankets, are being given out by councils to struggling residents. 1Thousands of hard-up households can get free energy saving appliances this winterCredit:...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to sue Paxos for issuing and listing its Binance USD (BUSD) stablecoin, benefitting its top-rival, Tether (USDT), whose market capitalization has risen to multimonth highs. BUSD market cap drops by $2 billionThe...

Centrica insisted that Britain’s cost of living crisis could not be solved by one company alone as it sought to defend a more than threefold rise in operating profits to a record £3.3bn for 2022.The forecast-beating results prompted Centrica to...

CAR EXPERTS have revealed the five reasons electric cars aren't worth the cost. Many drivers are put off from buying an electric car due to the high costs and the long charging times. 1Car experts have revealed the five reasons...

Ms Sturgeon shocked Holyrood on Wednesday when she told a hastily arranged press conference she was to quit.The SNP leader insisted recent political challenges, such as the UK Government’s decision to halt its gender recognition reforms, had not influenced the...

Centrica profits triple to over £3bnThe owner of British Gas has reported a surge in annual profits this morning, becoming the latest energy giant to benefit from the jump in energy prices since the invasion of Ukraine.Centrica made total operating...

The inaugural Advertising Week Africa (AWAfrica) is poised to be the continent's largest and most significant gathering of marketing, media and technology leaders. The long-anticipated event will take place from 15-18 February 2023, at Vodacom World, in Midrand.AWAfrica’s founding mission...

Rural wage growth is trailing inflation and the government needs to continue with policy support to help people in the mofussil areas, a credit information company said on Thursday. In a report, Crif High Mark observed that rural wages are...

India's government bond yield curve has flattened after an unexpected hawkish turn to monetary policy amid tight domestic liquidity, dampening appetite for short-term securities, and the trend is likely to continue in the near term, analysts said.The spread between the...

West Bridgewater Julia Fernandes murder: Danny J. Lopes Jr ...  Enterprise News READ SOURCE...

With rising energy costs a huge driver – some 30 percent of a property’s heat can be lost through single-glazed windows, the Sheffield-based designer and maker hit its £9.5million turnover target this year. Come 2025 the aim is for that...

The ETF model portfolios include a Balanced portfolio, a Growth portfolio, an Adventurous portfolio, an ESG Growth portfolio, a Future Trends Thematic Equity portfolio, and a Crypto portfolio. Developed in partnership with Algo-Chain, the portfolios screen market, macroeconomic and ETF...

Octopus Energy outlines process for having solar panels installedA “guinea pig” for Octopus Energy’s new solar panel installation service says the additions to her home have come with “absolutely no drawbacks”. The firm announced the addition of solar panels and...

The week I came back to work after parental leave, my daughter decided she didn’t want to sleep. My husband was on a work trip, and I was waking up every hour and a half to go through the long...

Dallas, TX, February 16, 2023 --(PR.com)-- Sean Matheis, founder of Converted Media, recently launched Executive Class Rentals & its sister company Executive Class Limos in the Dallas, Texas market. Sean quickly became one of the top hosts on Turo, the #1...

Joint enterprise prosecutions in England and Wales are to be monitored after a legal challenge from campaigners who argued it disproportionately targets black males and young men.Under the doctrine, an individual can be jointly charged with the crime of another...

Leading chip equipment maker ASML says it reported the breach to Netherlands and US authorities. READ SOURCE...

Oxford scientists are to launch a major global trial to investigate whether cannabis-based medicine can treat people with psychosis or psychotic symptoms.Currently, cannabidiol (CBD) is only prescribed for a small number of conditions. In the UK, for example, these include...

Airbus slowed the production ramp-up of its best-selling A320neo-family jet and targeted 2023 jet deliveries in line with its original estimate for last year as the world's largest planemaker bowed to industrial pressure on supplies.The France-based group also targeted an...

PRESS RELEASEPublished February 15, 2023 Market Reports offers a latest published report on “Global Cryptocurrency Market 2022-2030”. In addition, the report on the global Cryptocurrency embraces of market sizing & forecasting, Y-o-Y growth analysis, and market dynamics, including growth drivers, restraining factors,...

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A huge electric stock quotation board is seen inside a building in Tokyo, Japan, December 30, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asia's stocks rose on Thursday, with investors choosing to cheer strong...

Here’s why the future of security is passwordless  Ghacks READ SOURCE...