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October 18, 2024
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Spirit AeroSystems to furlough 700 workers as Boeing machinist strike continues

Airplane fuselages bound for Boeing’s 737 Max production facility await shipment on rail sidings at their top supplier, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., in Wichita, Kansas, on Dec. 17, 2019. Nick Oxford | Reuters Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems will furlough some 700 workers as a strike by machinists at the plane maker enters its sixth week, […]

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October 18, 2024
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Rate cut at this stage will be premature and very very risky, says RBI Governor

NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said that interest rate cut at this stage will be ‘premature, and very, very risky’.Speaking at the fireside chat at the India Credit Forum event in Mumbai by Bloomberg, governor Das warned against any premature interest rate cuts when inflation risk is […]

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October 18, 2024
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Alarming Spike: Heart-Related Insurance Claims Double In 5 Years, Average Claim Size Triples

The highest claim size recorded last year for heart-related treatment was around ₹50 lakhs. (Representative image) The data reveals significant shifts in the age demographics of individuals making heart-related insurance claims. In the past five years, heart-related insurance claims have doubled, while the average claim size has surged by three times, according to data from […]

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October 18, 2024
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Boohoo considers break-up as sales slide

Boohoo is planning a major restructure that could see the break-up of the struggling online fashion firm whose brands include Debenhams, Karen Millen and PrettyLittleThing. The company said it was reviewing options after concluding that its business remained “fundamentally undervalued”. While Boohoo benefitted from the surge to online shopping during the pandemic, it has subsequently […]

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October 18, 2024
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Faster grid hook-ups planned for some green energy projects

PA Wind and solar farms that are ready to be built would be allowed to jump the queue for a connection to the UK’s electricity system under government plans. All energy schemes which need a connection to the National Grid are currently in a single queue which operates on a “first-come-first-served” basis. Some projects face […]

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October 18, 2024
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The commercial real estate recovery is on, but the rebound may be uneven

A commercial building available for rent in Melville, New York, April 17, 2023. Howard Schnapp | Newsday | Getty Images The tide could be turning for commercial real estate. The Federal Reserve began its interest rate cutting cycle in September, lowering the Fed funds rate for the first time since 2020 by 50 basis points, […]

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October 18, 2024
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Alleged Bitcoin hacker searched 'signs the FBI is after you'

Getty Images “What are some signs the FBI is after you” is one of the alleged hacker’s searches, according to court documents A man arrested in connection with a hack of the US markets regulator’s X account searched “how can I know for sure if I am being investigated by the FBI,” according to court […]

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October 18, 2024
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Debt rule to change to fund major projects

Getty Images The Treasury has given its clearest indication yet it will change its self-imposed debt rule in order to borrow billions to fund new infrastructure projects. Independent checks on spending for major building work will be introduced to allow the government to borrow for investment “more efficiently”, the Treasury Chief Secretary, Darren Jones, has […]