One year after hundreds of Bangladesh textile workers died in the Rana Plaza disaster, a 'Fashion Revolution' wants consumers to restyle their clothes and shopping habits to ensure fairness for those employed in a multi-billion dollar industry. Joanna Partridge reports.
Asian shares have tracked Wall Street’s rally, led by a 2.4% advance for Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index powered by strong gains for semiconductor makers. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained more than 900 points to close at 38,460.08, its highest level in a month. Shares in computer chip company Renesas Electronics Corp. jumped 10.5%, while rival Tokyo Electronic surged 7.1%.
TURIN, Italy, April 24, 2024--TUC S.r.l., the Deep Tech Company known for TUC.technology, launches a fundamental evolution of its offer, TUC.tiny™. This mobility revolution comes with all the features at the base of the TUC.technology patent, issued in over 140 countries worldwide. A small jewel based on TUC's three technological pillars, mechanical structuring, electronic management and data exchange, designed to also interface with consumer electronics thanks to the integration of USB Type-C t
Britain’s biggest bank predicts three rate cuts this year
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LONDON, April 24, 2024--Palliser Capital ("Palliser"), the eighth largest shareholder of Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (9009 JT) ("Keisei" or the "Company") with a stake of 1.6%, has today submitted a formal proposal to table an advisory resolution focused on capital allocation at Keisei’s forthcoming AGM.
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Japan's ruling party is not yet in active discussion on what yen levels would be deemed worth intervening in the market, though the currency's slide towards 160 to the dollar could prod policymakers to act, party executive, Takao Ochi, told Reuters. "There is no broad consensus right now, but if the yen slides further toward 160 or 170 to the dollar, that may be deemed excessive and could prompt policymakers to consider some action," Ochi said in an interview on Tuesday. Right now, however, there has been little active discussion on what yen levels would be deemed appropriate for such action, said Ochi, the secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) research commission on the finance and banking systems.
VICTORIA, Seychelles, April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WOO X, a global centralized crypto futures and spot trading platform offering the best-in-class liquidity and price execution, is pleased to announce that it has now listed $CKB on its spot market. The Nervos Network is an open-source, public blockchain ecosystem designed to foster a peer-to-peer crypto-economy network. This platform enables users to access a diverse array of securely verified blockchain services and features. Known as the
The rally attempt is gaining steam. Tesla soared as Elon Musk said "affordable" EVs will come in 2025 and touted robotaxis.
The banking group's results showed it had made less money from loans and mortgages compared with last year.
Second quarter 2023-2024 sales: down 1.8% Varying sales performance across activities Q2 sales(January 2024–March 2024) 2022-2023 2023-2024 Change (reported) Change (LFL*) Reported Reported €m % €m % AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING 147.7 157.4 +9.7 +6.5% +12.0 +8.1% SUGAR BEET HARVESTERS 34.3 17.1 -17.2 -50.1% -17.1 -49.9% LEISURE 48.4 47.4 -1.0 -2.0% -4.4 -9.0% INDUSTRY 67.6 70.7 +3.1 +4.7% +3.3 +4.9% EXEL Industries Group 297.9 292.6 -5.3 -1.8% -6.2 -2.1% 6-monthsales(October 2023–March 2024) 2022-2023
Charities report heightened concern among pensioners who fear being dragged into paying income tax.
The rejuvenated FTSE 100 index touched a new record today in a session when the focus turned to UK banking stocks. Lloyds Banking Group kicked off the sector’s reporting season by posting a 28% fall in first quarter profits alongside unchanged full-year guidance. Other companies in the spotlight today included Reckitt Benckiser, Jet2 and the Carex business PZ Cussons.
Experts say the extra spending is £55 billion less than the PM claimed.
Investigations are needed to be carried out before weeks of repairs could begin, a councillor said.
"It's a real, real shame, because it shows that they haven't watched the show properly."
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One child was sold a machete-style knife during the police sting in Bristol and Somerset.
Gafar Bakare was running drug operations in Camden and Islington
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