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Halfords has said difficulties in hiring enough car mechanics was partly to blame for a profits warning.The car parts-to-bicycles retailer said a lack of technicians meant sales at its Autocentre motor servicing garages were focused on less-profitable services and this...

As a startup business, one has to assume you have very little money for marketing. If you do have a lot of money for marketing, then don’t spend it on social media promotion. The advertising platforms on social media were...

The UK government could soon make the list of countries that abuse rather than protect human rights with its “outright assault” on the rights of its own citizens and aggressive roll-back of protections such as on the right to assemble...

There are plenty of places to find europes leading christmas sweater wholesale brand for your store or boutique, but only one has sustainable and affordable products fit for everyone. Chrismtassweats is a Danish brand that started off in 2016 by...

A high proportion of associates are considering leaving their firm because they feel underappreciated – but would consider staying if they received more in pay and bonuses, according to new research. The study by Thomson Reuters found that, of a...

HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd (HIVE) Up 10.39% in Premarket Trading  InvestorsObserver READ SOURCE...

The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), an umbrella body of several bank unions, on Thursday decided to go on two-day strike from January 30 to press for their various demands, a top All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA) official...

In the fourth quarter, ESG ETFs attracted €14.9bn, driving up the annual total to €51bn. This represented 65% of all flows into both ETFs and ETCs in 2022, up from 53% in 2021.  These products now account for 18.8% of...

The waiting list for routine NHS ops has fallen for the first time since the pandemic began.Yet roughly one in eight people (7.19million) are still stuck in the massive backlog for procedures like hip and knee replacements.And 40 per cent...

To address the credit and financing gap faced by the Indian MSME sector, many fintech companies, as well as a growing number of traditional banks and other lending institutions, are offering a range of lending solutions for MSMEs to help...

Volkswagen recently announced a hefty set of upgrades for its ID.3 all-electric hatchback – but the company isn’t about to give up on its more famous family model, the Golf. And now, brand boss Thomas Schäfer has said that the iconic badge...

2024 will mark 100 years of MG, and for much of that time small affordable roadsters were the brand’s bread and butter. We now have confirmation that the MG roadster is back with the all-new Cyberster. Thanks to recently leaked patent...

The owner of British Gas, Centrica, expects a near eightfold increase in its earnings this year due to its balance sheet being boosted by soaring wholesale gas prices after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.The FTSE 100 group said on Thursday it...

Key Takeaways Bitcoin has increased for eight straight days, now up 9.2% on the year Period of low volatility in the crypto markets paired with softer inflation data has sent prices upward Latest CPI report is out Thursday which will...

Brockton: Ann Taylor-Joy's character in movie 'The Menu" is from city  Enterprise News READ SOURCE...

As part of the brand’s 110th anniversary celebrations, Aston Martin will unveil an exclusive new model later this year READ SOURCE...

Almost a fifth don't expect to be able to set any money aside in savings this year due to the continuing cost-of-living crisis as they aim to tighten their weekly spending budget by over a third READ SOURCE...

BMW will no longer be supplying police cars to forces in the UK. The company confirmed to Auto Express that its Park Lane dealership in Mayfair will be restructured, including the International & Specialist Sales Division based there that has historically...

I want to start investing in mutual funds. I am thinking of investing in Quant Small Cap Fund - Direct Plan, Growth. Should I go with this one or not? I am planning to invest Rs 20,000 per month for...

Even though the FTX bankruptcy was two months ago, the issue is far from over for the crypto industry. Currently, new FTX CEO John Ray and his team are working to find as many liquid assets as possible to make...

Tesco has reported Christmas sales growth of more than 7 per cent, as the UK’s largest supermarket kept its full-year profit forecast.The supermarket chain on Thursday said that UK sales in the six weeks to January 7 grew 7.2 per...

The temperature is almost -6C and despite the snow, workers are frantically putting the finishing touches to a pair of detached houses that look ready to move into. But all is not as it seems in the energy industry equivalent...

"The message is clear: Switch to electric cars for a cleaner future."With Delhi shrouded in smog, the push for electric cars is on at India's biggest auto show, @RaginiSaxena14 reports https://t.co/ke8V362KcP pic.twitter.com/mn0DB8NDDA— Bloomberg (@business) January 12, 2023(SocialLY brings you all...

Introduction: A flurry of Christmas trading statementsGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.It’s Retail Super Thursday, when a raft of big-name UK retailers, including Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Asos and...

Hundreds of bids by councils to be granted tax exemptions and liberalised planning rules under the “investment zones” scheme have been killed off, as Rishi Sunak’s government dismantles another of Liz Truss’s projects.Sources said ministers were trying to scale down...

Global recession fears, increased inflation and higher interest rates have had a major impact on PC demand and the global PC shipments logged 65.3 million units in the fourth quarter of 2022, a 28.5 per cent decrease from the fourth...

  Travel agencies include both conventional brick-and-mortar agencies and online travel agencies or OTAs. Brick-and-mortar travel agencies typically offer more personalized, value-added services (for which they may charge fees) than OTAs. OTAs generally confine themselves to aggregating and displaying availability...

A former Coinbase employee’s brother has been sentenced to 10 months in prison in what the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) called a “groundbreaking cryptocurrency insider trading case.” ‘Groundbreaking’ Crypto Insider Trading Case The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced...

On Monday, the US supreme court issued an order in the pending execution of Robert Fratta, a former police officer from Houston who was sentenced to death for the 1994 murder-for-hire of his estranged wife.Lawyers for the condemned man had...

Since taking over Twitter in late October in a deal worth $44 billion, Elon Musk has been looking for ways for the company to generate much-needed revenue. After slashing staff numbers and upping the subscription price of the premium Twitter...