Chancellor Rishi Sunak is understood to be looking at options to replace the furlough scheme when it expires at the end of October. The possibilities include a salary top-up scheme similar to those already operated
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Homegrown enrichment provider offers learning lessons amid online education revolution
Ask any student in Singapore what school life has been like these past few months and they’ll likely mention video classes, computer-aided lessons and other virtual tools and platforms. Online learning is here to stay,
Read moreAs China Ages, a Push to Add Elevators Offers a New Kind of Economic Relief
GUANGZHOU, China — When China faced previous economic slowdowns, it favored pharaonic, multibillion-dollar construction projects to quickly pump money into the economy. A bullet train network that now connects 700 cities. Ultramodern expressways longer than
Read moreChina investors bet on volatility as U.S. presidential election heats up
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Investors in China are betting on a bumpy ride until the end of the U.S. presidential election and seeking to protect their assets from a long chill in Sino-U.S. ties.FILE PHOTO:
Read moreNike expects permanent shift to online sales
Sportswear firm Nike has seen a huge rise in online sales as it bounces back from a coronavirus slump. The US company saw digital sales rocket 82% during the June to August quarter, offsetting falling
Read moreHuawei's supply chain has been 'attacked', says chairman
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] will do everything it can to strengthen its supply chain which has been “attacked”, its rotating Chairman Guo Ping said on Wednesday.Huawei rotating chairman Guo Ping speaks at Huawei
Read moreA new bank branch opening! What’s going on?
In one respect, Hawes – a small market town in the Yorkshire Dales – shares the plight of many rural communities. The last bank in town has closed. HSBC moved out in 2016. Last summer,
Read moreTransferWise doubles annual profit, adds millions of customers
LONDON (BLOOMBERG) – TransferWise said annual profit more than doubled as it attracted millions of new customers with an expansion of its money-transfer business around the world. Pretax profit for the year ended March 31
Read moreScoop: Meadows puts agencies on notice about staff shake-up
Internal government email obtained by Axios White House chief of staff Mark Meadows told administration officials Monday to expect senior aides to be replaced at many government agencies, according to an internal email obtained by
Read moreRepossi CEO Benjamin Comar Has Exited Label — Sources
PARIS — Repossi chief executive officer Benjamin Comar has left the Italian jewelry house, which belongs to LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuittton, sources told WWD. The information was confirmed by an LVMH spokesperson, who said
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