Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blames Biden administration for Newark airport infrastructure system failures while detailing plans to fix it. (Credit: Department of Transportation) Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said a key to alleviating the shortage of air traffic workers is offering retirees a bonus to incentivize them to stay in …
Read More »Warning issued for 300,000 UK homes that face no hot water in June | Personal Finance | Finance
Nearly 300,000 households across England, Scotland and Wales are being warned that they need to replace their outdated energy meters. The meters, known as Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) devices date back to the 1980s and the radio signal that controls them is coming to the end of its operational life. This means …
Read More »Memorial Day flight delays hit Denver, Dallas and San Francisco due to weather
CLEAR chairman and CEO Caryn Seidman Becker says she remains ‘bullish’ on the travel industry on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ Certain flights headed to Colorado, Texas and California airports are experiencing delays due to unfavorable weather conditions on Memorial Day, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). As of 9 a.m. …
Read More »NatWest warns ‘watch out’ for cruel pension scam targeting Brits’ retirement savings | Personal Finance | Finance
NatWest is warning pension savers to beware of fraudsters targeting their savings. In 2024, one in seven UK adults faced an attempted pension scam. Data from LV= indicates that such scams cost up to four million people money last year. Listing the scam on its website as one to “watch out …
Read More »JPMorgan releases annual summer reading list as vacation season nears
JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon on the importance of leadership skills, deregulation policy, energy independence and the Federal Reserve helping small banks and businesses. As summer approaches and people ready themselves for vacations, getaways, barbecues and relaxing outdoors, suggested reading lists get released. Taking time away from work …
Read More »Britain’s cheapest seaside ‘hidden gems’ to buy a house – and most expensive | Personal Finance | Finance
The average price of a seaside home in Britain has dipped by 1% over the past year, bringing the typical cost down to £295,991. However, new data from Lloyds Bank reveals that in some coastal areas, buyers can snap up properties for significantly less. Amanda Bryden, head of mortgages at …
Read More »John Deere uses artificial intelligence to transform farming
Deere CFO and senior vice president Josh Jepsen opens up about the company’s growth on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ John Deere is turning to artificial intelligence to help farmers address labor shortages and enable them to handle other tasks associated with their business. “Think about every step a farmer does for corn …
Read More »Rachel Reeves lied about last year’s tax hikes and about this year too | Personal Finance | Finance
For once, she was right. But what happened in practice? We got the taxes, but not the growth. That sums up our hapless Chancellor. What should happen, doesn’t. What shouldn’t happen, does. And there’s no sign of that changing. Labour won July’s general election on a false prospectus. Reeves repeatedly …
Read More »Trump says his tariffs aim to promote US production of tanks, not T-shirts: ‘We want to make big things’
President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters on the tarmac in Morristown, New Jersey. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his tariff policy aims to encourage the domestic manufacturing of tanks and technology products – not T-shirts and sneakers. Speaking to reporters before boarding Air Force One in New …
Read More »NatWest to close down more branches this week as 53 to close in 2025 – full list | Personal Finance | Finance
NatWest is set to close more bank branches over the next few weeks as more customers take business online. The shuttered branches will join the banking giant’s larger list of at least 53 locations to close in 2025. This move forms part of a broader trend, with thousands of branches …
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