Category Archives: Business

Covid Chasers: The Nurses Fighting Coronavirus From Hot Spot to Hot Spot 

Traveling nurses are offsetting staffing shortages in hospitals around the U.S. where Covid-19 is surging. Four nurses give viewers an intimate look into the mental and physical toll the work is having on them five months into the pandemic. Photo: Chelsea Walsh

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Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg joins centibillionaire club 

The 36-year-old follows Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates as fortune passes $100bn for first timeMark Zuckerberg’s fortune has passed $100bn (£76bn) for the first time, adding him to an exclusive club of the world’s centibillionaires, after Facebook’s shares surged on news it is to launch a rival to the video-sharing app TikTok.Facebook announced the US rollout of I […]

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Trump Targets WeChat and TikTok, in Sharp Escalation With China 

The government cited national security concerns in announcing sweeping restrictions on two popular Chinese social media networks, a move that is likely to be met with retaliation.

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Hybrid BMWs can automatically switch to full electric mode in low emission zones 

In a world first, London and Birmingham are among the cities chosen to pioneer the new zero-emissions technology which is now being fitted to BMW’s most popular plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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National Education Policy 2020: Universities have no choice but to be flexible 

The National Education Policy has allowed students a choice for multiple entry/exit into educational programmes.

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I can’t find how much a home sold for online – where has the Land Registry data gone? 

Has the Land Registry stopped providing sold prices data since lockdown started? Will it provide this data again soon and could we expect a flood of information on sold prices through at some point?

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Energy bills: Millions set to see ‘big savings’ as price cap lowered 

The price cap for gas and electricity bills is lowered by energy watchdog Ofgem as wholesale costs fall.

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Best energy tariffs: Ofgem price cap limit drops by £95 

Ofgem has dropped the price cap limit by £84 for standard variable tariff customers and £95 for prepayment customers, it was revealed today.

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Microsoft expands TikTok takeover ambitions to entire global business: Report 

Microsoft Corp is chasing a deal to buy all of TikTok’s global business, including its operations in India and Europe, an international daily reported on Thursday, citing five people with knowledge of the talks. Microsoft has said it is seeking to buy the assets of TikTok in North America, Australia and New Zealand. It has not disclosed how much it is willin […]

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Google Stops Selling Pixel 4 And Pixel 4 XL 

Google has discontinued the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL. The company has confirmed that the smartphones will continue to receive support for a few more years.

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Fortinet Slips 7% After-Hours As 2Q Billings Missed Estimates 

Shares of Fortinet plunged 6.6% in extended trading on Thursday after the company’s 2Q billings fell short of analysts’ expectations. The cybersecurity solution provider’s billings, a key sales growth metric, grew 14.3% to $711.5 million year-over-year but missed Street estimates of $712.1 million.Fortinet’s (FTNT) 2Q billings result reflects slowing traditi […]

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Mary Trump: ‘At least the Borgias supported the arts’ 

The president’s niece on fear and greed in the Trump family — and why she wrote her explosive tell-all memoir

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UK recession will be less severe than feared but unemployment to surge, says Bank of England 

GDP to shrink 9.5 per cent this year – less severe than the 14 per cent which had been forecast – but Bank warns of surge in unemployment amid ‘unusually uncertain’ outlook

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Amid Dire Jobless Numbers, Small-Business Relief Program Nears End 

The Paycheck Protection Program provided respite for hard-hit small businesses, but it is ending soon. With no word on further government help, owners worry about their fate.

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New Unemployment Claims Decline, but Remain ‘Alarmingly High’ 

Nearly 1.2 million filed for state benefits last week, the lowest total since March, as economic readings offer only limited encouragement.

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