Sainsbury’s to save 17m food items from waste by removing best before dates August 30, 2022 Sainsbury’s plans to save 17 million food items a year from waste by removing ‘best before’ dates. The supermarket giant will take off the date from 276 of its own brand items and more than 100 fresh produce products, such as onions, tomatoes and fruits. More than 130 items will follow, including potatoes, with [...]
Bitcoin back above $20,000 despite Friday’s Federal Reserve comments August 30, 2022 The price of Bitcoin has recovered somewhat this morning, climbing once again above the psychologically-important $20k mark.
FTSE darling Bunzl ups profitability outlook as earnings skyrocket despite steep price hikes August 30, 2022 Distribution and outsourcing group Bunzl has upped its profitability outlook as it posted a jump in its half-year earnings thanks in part to price hikes to offset soaring costs. The FTSE 100 company – which supplies businesses around the world with a variety of products, including coffee cups and food labels to department stores and [...]
40,000 BT staff strike over pay: ‘We won’t have bosses use Swiss banks while workers use food banks’ August 30, 2022 Over 30,000 Openreach engineers and 10,000 BT call centre workers are staging a walkout today over pay, as the summer of strike action continues.
If Truss makes it to the top job, she’ll need a different tune to unite the party August 30, 2022 We are almost there. Only a week now remains of what has seemed an endless battle for the leadership of the Conservative Party. The result will be announced on the fifth of September and the winner will then become prime minister and begin to form an administration. At the moment, the received wisdom is that [...]
Fear is being weaponised against the good intentions of cryptocurrency August 29, 2022 Dr Chris Kacher explores how sowing the seeds of fear, uncertainty and doubt in different fields have a knock-on effect for cryptocurrency.
Unions plan to coordinate future strikes August 29, 2022 Trade unions are working on plans to coordinate strike action over the coming months, as workers from all sectors across the country go on strike in search of inflation-busting pay rises. A motion has been drafted for the upcoming TUC Congress that calls for a more joined-up approach to industrial action. The motion, which was [...]
FTSE Reshuffle: Abrdn head for trap-door from the FTSE 100 August 29, 2022 FUND MANAGER Abrdn is set to exit the FTSE 100 this week as part of a wider FTSE reshuffle. Shares in the asset manager have fallen just shy of 40 per cent since the turn of the year, with analysts blaming global uncertainty and economic troubles. “Huge geopolitical uncertainty, sky high inflation and worries about [...]
US senator is right… Bitcoin will be used as standard in retirement planning August 29, 2022 Crypto AM columnist Nigel Green defines the influences encouraging people to increase their exposure to cryptocurrency for retirement.
Sony snaps up Savage Game Studios in console pivot August 29, 2022 Sony has snapped up Savage Game Studios this morning as the company continues to pivot away from consoles.