Flooding: What are my rights if my home, car or work is affected?
Your rights explained as residents and businesses count the cost of flood damage.
Boeing’s mid-flight blowout a big problem for company
The Alaska Airlines incident could have been much worse, but is still a major issue for the US plane-maker.
So you want to be a social media star? Here’s how to make money as an influencer in 2024
Half a trillion dollars. That’s how large the creator economy, currently pegged at $250 billion, is predicted to grow in the next four years, according to Goldman Sachs. While people have been making a living off of creating content for online audiences for nearly two decades, what was once a nascent industry is growing up….
Shell Flags Earnings Hit of Up to $4.5 Billion From Impairments
Updated Jan. 8, 2024 5:44 am ET Shell said its fourth-quarter earnings took a hit of between $2.5 billion and $4.5 billion in impairments that were offset by significantly higher gas trading, while its overall production volumes are on track to meet targets. The London-based energy giant said Monday that the impairments were primarily driven…
Energy firms allowed to restart force-fitting prepayment meters
Regulator Ofgem has given three companies permission to force-fit prepayment meters in homes.
The Cable Company That Wants to Take the Pain Out of Streaming
Streaming your favorite shows and movies is fun. Less fun: paying for six different services, remembering multiple passwords, figuring out which service has which program—and toggling to live TV so you can watch news and sports. Guess who says he can help? The cable guy. Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved….
China Detains a Top Executive at Evergrande’s Electric-Vehicle Unit
Updated Jan. 8, 2024 5:07 am ET The bad news keeps coming for China Evergrande and its investors. A top executive of the beleaguered property company’s electric-vehicle business has been detained as part of a criminal investigation, adding to Evergrande’s mounting problems. Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
London Tube strikes called off as more pay talks planned
The RMT’s general secretary Mick Lynch said: “Following further positive discussions, the negotiations on a pay deal for our London Underground members can now take place on an improved basis and mandate with significant further funding for a settlement being made available.”
Buying Home and Auto Insurance Is Becoming Impossible
Listen to article (2 minutes) After Allstate suffered billions of dollars in losses and failed to get the rate increases it wanted, it resorted to the nuclear option. The insurance giant threatened last fall to stop renewing auto insurance for customers in three states that hadn’t given in to its demands, which would have left…
China sanctions five US defence firms over Taiwan arms sales
Taiwan is preparing to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on 13 January.
