Tomatoes are in short supply on supermarket shelves due to bad weather in Europe and Africa. The UK relies on countries such as Morocco and Spain for tomatoes during the winter. But in Morocco, growers have struggled with cold weather, heavy rain and floods. Suppliers have been hit by ferry cancellations, which have affected lorry
Singapore’s new digital retail banks are offering lower fees, more incentives and waiving minimum account balances to win over customers from traditional banks. But how viable is this in the long run? Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Digital retail banks in Singapore are pulling out all stops to win new customers. Trust
Tesla is reportedly considering buying Brazil-based lithium miner Sigma Lithium, which is currently valued at $3 billion. With the rapidly rising costs of key minerals for battery production, Tesla has been considering venturing into the mining world. For example, in response to the rising cost of lithium, CEO Elon Musk said last year that Tesla “might”
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck the Turkey-Syria border two weeks after a massive quake in the same region left more than 45,000 people dead, the US Geological Survey has said. Turkey’s AFAD disaster management agency said the earthquake was centered around the town of Defne in the country’s Hatay province, which was devastated by
A body found in the River Wyre has been formally identified as missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley, police have said. The 45-year-old mortgage adviser was last seen on Friday 27 January while walking on a footpath by the river in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire. On Sunday, police recovered a body from the river, near to
Iran’s most senior diplomat has again been summoned by the Foreign Office after a UK-based Iranian broadcaster was forced to move out of the UK due to assassination threats from Tehran. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said he summoned the Iranian charge d’affaires in the UK, Mehdi Hosseini Matin, “to make clear we will not tolerate
The pandemic may be winding down, but the work-from-home revolution marches on. Nearly 30 percent of all work happened at home in January, six times the rate in 2019, according to WFH Research, a data-collection project. In Washington and other large urban centers, the share of remote work is closer to half. In the nation’s
Senate Republicans nervous about former President Trump’s lead in presidential primary polls are impatiently awaiting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to jump into the race. GOP lawmakers don’t expect DeSantis to make his move until after the Florida legislative session ends in early May, but the waiting game is playing on nerves, with some thinking
close video This is about the government directing Twitter to do its bidding: Spike Cohen ‘Kennedy’ panelists Chris Bedford, Juan Williams and Spike Cohen react to a House Oversight Committee hearing on Twitter’s role in suppressing the Hunter Biden laptop story. Twitter CEO Elon Musk suggested on Monday that users could soon see changes to
One of the cryptocurrencies that trended late in 2022 was Shiba Inu SHIB/USD . Heres a look at where the coin stands compared to its all-time high and what could be next. What Happened: Shiba Inu launched in August 2020 as a similarly themed cryptocurrency to Dogecoin DOGE/USD . The coin has quickly gained a
close video House GOP member aims to revolutionize tax system House Budget Committee member Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., discusses his Fair Tax Act and responds to Biden claiming Republicans want to end Social Security and Medicare on ‘The Big Money Show.’ The IRS will not tax general welfare and disaster relief payments issued by states,
President Biden made a surprise stop in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and bringing word of new aid, as the nation prepares to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion. “It’s good to be back in Kyiv,” said Biden, who sported a tie in Ukraine’s colors, blue and yellow. It
Bills will rise by an estimated £500 a year despite an expected reduction in Ofgem’s household energy cap, analysts expect. The energy regulator will cap the amount households pay on electricity and gas bills each year at £3,294 from 1 April, Cornwall Insights has forecast – a drop from the previous cap of £4,279 effective
The boss of one of the UK’s largest fish and chips chains has told Sky News that industry prices are stabilising but yet to reach their peak. James Lipscombe, chief executive of The Chesterford Group which runs 38 takeaways and restaurants under several brands, spoke of a mammoth effort to maintain sales volumes as the
Tim Berners-Lee is credited with inventing the World Wide Web in 1989. But he has been dissatisfied with the way his original vision for the web has panned out. Rita Franca | Nurphoto | Getty Images Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, called cryptocurrency “dangerous” and likened it to gambling in an
On the eve of the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine there are ominous warnings the Ukraine conflict could widen and draw in other countries. America says China is considering entering the conflict as an active partner of Russia and will start sending weapons. And there are very real fears Vladimir Putin is stepping up
Concerns are rising over the future of Social Security as lawmakers on both sides discuss potential changes to extend the lifetime of the program, which risks running a shortfall in funds sooner than one might expect. A report released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) warned the Social Security trust fund could run out of
Apple Inc.AAPL co-founderSteve Wozniakhas describedBitcoinBTC/USD as the only cryptocurrency thats pure-gold mathematics. What Happened: Wozniak made the comments about Bitcoin in aninterviewwith Business Insider in March 2022, adding that many cryptocurrencies are untrustworthy and have a track record of being rip-offs. There are so many cryptocurrencies that come out now; everybody has a way to
One of the most prominent supporters of meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin DOGE/USD over the years has been Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Musks first mention of Dogecoin came in 2019 and many more references appeared in 2020 and 2021. Heres a look at the performance of the cryptocurrency after one of Musks most famous Dogecoin-related tweets. What
SEOUL North Korea said on Sunday it had tested a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) the previous day in a sudden launching drill that confirmed its readiness for mobile and mighty counter-attack against hostile forces. North Korea launched a long-range ballistic missile into the sea off Japans west coast on Saturday afternoon after warning of