Jobs Sit Empty in the Public Sector, So Unions Help Recruit
The State of Minnesota, like nearly every public-sector employer across the country, is in a hiring crunch. Not just for any job, though. The desk jobs that can be done …
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The real bank scandal isn’t about Farage’s account, and it isn’t about profits either
W e are in prime bank bashing period, a regular part of the social season this time given the added spice of the Alison Rose/Nigel Farage affair. Farage, who never …
Wizz Air to reassess rejected flight disruption cost claims
R ejected claims for costs incurred by Wizz Air passengers during flight disruption are to be reassessed. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said the carrier has committed to reconsider claims …
FTSE 100 Live: Barclays and Shell shares fall after results, Centrica and Rentokil highe
1690443030 Barclays down 5%, fund manager Jupiter rises 14% Pressure on banking stocks continued today, with Barclays 5% or 8.6p lower at 155.4p after its half-year figures underwhelmed the City. …
How Do You Personalize Your Cubicle? We Want to See It.
Cubicles were once such a commoditized fixture in offices across the nation that they were used to represent the boredom of unfulfilled corporate workers in late ‘90s movies like “Being …
Barclays’ half-year profit rises but cover for bad loans soars to £900m
B arclays has reported a jump in its half-year profit but set aside an impairment charge of £900 million to cover expected loan losses. The banking giant said its pre-tax …
What Higher Interest Rates Mean for Mortgages, Credit Cards and More
The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates on Wednesday, the latest in a series of increases that have squeezed the budgets of debt-laden Americans, while rewarding those with …
Banks to suffer wide-scale fallout from Nigel Farage row, warn experts
B ritain’s banking sector is likely to face political and regulatory fallout which will “ripple out for months to come” after the furore surrounding the closure of Nigel Farage’s Coutts …
The top 10 most expensive home sales in Alameda, Piedmont and Oakland, reported the week of July 17
A house in Oakland that sold for $3.4 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Alameda, Piedmont and Oakland in the past week. In …
Stock Market Slips as Traders Move Cautiously Ahead of Fed Meeting
Stock markets slipped on Wednesday morning, as cautious investors parsed mixed earnings reports and prepared for the Federal Reserve to resume raising interest rates. The S&P 500 fell 0.2 percent …