Shoppers and retailers set for ‘challenging’ 2024, says BRC
The British Retail Consortium says shoppers will still be squeezed by higher living costs this year.
Illinois star Terrence Shannon Jr. plans to take school to court to halt suspension during rape case
University of Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr. is set to mount legal action against the university to allow him to return to the basketball court while he is facing a rape charge. Shannon Jr.’s attorney Mark Goldenberg told 247 Sports that their legal team plans to file a motion on Wednesday seeking a temporary…
How some Indian hospitals are cutting cancer drug costs
Baby Nandi, 58, is waiting for her next chemotherapy session at the Cachar hospital clinic. Previously, she had to travel 2,000km (1,242 miles) for breast cancer treatment. The drugs alone cost $650 for one treatment cycle. She needed six cycles. Along with the travel and accommodation costs, her family’s finances were pushed to the brink.
Student loan costs to balloon £10bn a year – IFS report
The Institute of Fiscal Studies says higher interest rates have increased costs of financing the system.
Draymond Green ‘crushed’ that Stephen A. Smith attacked Steph Curry’s leadership during suspension
Draymond Green saw a lot of people giving their two cents about him after he was suspended last month for hitting Phoenix center Jusuf Nurkic in the face during a game. But it was Stephen A. Smith’s comments about Steph Curry last month that “crushed” the Warriors star. The ESPN star had used the situation…
Garrett Wilson blasts Jets’ offense after ‘worst year of my life’
A somber Garrett Wilson did not give a ringing endorsement to offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett on Monday. The second-year receiver who seemed very down after the Jets finished 7-10 did not mention Hackett by name, but said the Jets need to be better on offense, particularly when it comes to making in-game adjustments. “What happened…
Tiger Woods and Nike end 27-year partnership
Woods became synonymous with Nike as they joined forces on his rise to the top in the late 1990s.
Unity Slashes Another 25% of Its Workforce
Updated Jan. 8, 2024 6:46 pm ET Unity Software plans to lay off about 25% of its workforce as the company works to recover from a major dust-up with customers last fall. The company will let go about 1,800 employees, according to a securities filing on Monday. The cuts come after Unity laid off more…
Unity Software to lay off 1,800 employees, or 25% of staff
James Whitehurst, the former CEO of Red Hat. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Unity Software said Monday that it’s cutting 1,800 jobs, or about 25% of its workforce, in the latest round of layoffs at the gaming technology company. The stock jumped almost 5% in extended trading. Unity said in a regulatory filing that the cuts…
Moderna Covid vaccine sales plunge by two-thirds in 2023, but meet company’s $6 billion forecast
Nikos Pekiaridis | Lightrocket | Getty Images Moderna on Monday said its Covid vaccine sales plunged by about two-thirds in 2023 to $6.7 billion, as fewer people rolled up their sleeves for an updated version of the jab. The revenue from the shots met Moderna’s forecast for the year, even as sales plummeted from the…
