The number of UK retailers on the brink of collapse soared by a quarter in the final three months of the year, driven by a combination of rising business costs and weak consumer confidence, according to a report. The proportion of retail businesses classed as being in “critical” financial distress jumped 25% to 2,124 in…
Han Duck-soo, South Korea’s prime minister and acting president, speaks during a news conference after lawmakers passed a motion to impeach South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 14, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea’s lawmakers on Friday voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo, in the…
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino has denied claims by US president-elect Donald Trump that there are Chinese soldiers stationed at the Panama Canal. In recent days Trump has threatened to take the canal back into US control, accusing Panama of “ripping off” the US by charging high shipping rates. In a message posted to his…
Treasury yields were slightly higher early Friday after a mixed set of data on weekly jobless claims. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury was 3 basis points higher at 4.607%, slightly down from its peak earlier in the week but back above the 4.6% level it had not breached since May. The 2-year Treasury was fractionally higher…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Han Duck-soo who was appointed prime minister by Yoon Suk Yeol. He became acting president after South Korea’s National Assembly voted to impeach Yoon, a conservative, about two weeks ago over his short-lived imposition of martial law on December 3. Han’s…
Play video content Instagram/@jerzeystar Josh Allen‘s shining bright on the field and off of it these days … as TMZ Sports has learned the new MVP chain he was gifted this week is absolutely loaded with gold and diamonds!! Dion Dawkins and the rest of the Buffalo Bills offensive line doled out their Christmas present…
BBC Noam Glukhovsky is reluctant to return to the front line and wants to catch up on his medical studies Israel’s war on multiple fronts has not just worn down its enemy. It’s not just taken the lives of thousands of civilians in Gaza and Lebanon. It’s also continuing to extract a price from its…
South Korea has voted to impeach its acting president Han Duck-soo, two weeks after parliament voted to impeach its President Yoon Suk Yeol. A total of 192 lawmakers voted for his impeachment, more than the 151 votes needed for it to succeed. Prime minister Han took over the role after President Yoon was impeached by…
A major fall in the number of days National Disability Insurance Scheme participants are staying in hospital is saving the public health system “hundreds of millions of dollars”, the federal government said. NDIS participants who were medically cleared to leave hospital had previously been waiting an average of 160 days to be discharged due to…
Child saving money in a glass jar at home Pinstock | E+ | Getty Images Your relationship with money might seem random, but one expert says it offers clues about your childhood — and understanding this could help overcome toxic spending habits. Vicky Reynal, a financial psychotherapist and author of “Money on Your Mind,” told…
