Maritime Institute of Technology instructor Capt. James Staples, who has personally responded to pirates, breaks down the Houthi Red Sea attacks on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ Attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi militants on commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea, a critical juncture point for world trade, risk reigniting a supply chain …
Read More »DWP triggers cold weather payments for thousands of Britons – full list | UK | News
Around 10,000 Brits are set to receive £25 to help towards their heating bills this winter, as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) issues the first Cold Weather Payments. Forecasts of sub-zero temperatures in Cumbria, Northumberland and around the Scottish Borders have resulted in the payments being triggered in …
Read More »NFL in ‘advanced talks’ to have equity stake of ESPN: report
The NFL already dominates sports media in the United States, but it apparently wants more. According to the New York Post, the league and ESPN are in “advanced talks” that could result in the NFL acquiring an equity stake in the network. Under a proposed deal, ESPN would control NFL …
Read More »NS&I Premium Bonds holder begs for new numbers after no wins in 50 years | Personal Finance | Finance
A Premium Bonds holder has expressed their frustration at not winning any prizes in over 50 years. The dismayed customer asked provider NS&I on X: “Is it possible to change numbers? I’ve had Premium Bonds for over 50 years and never won a penny.” As there is a prize draw …
Read More »America’s gas bonanza brings Biden new political dilemmas
Making Money host Charles Payne breaks down the generational impact Democrats’ climate agenda has had on our culture and economy. The U.S. has become the world’s top exporter of liquefied natural gas. President Biden is finding that this superpower status comes with its own set of headaches. In the past …
Read More »Pensioners to get 4.75 percent real terms income boost with state pension increase | Personal Finance | Finance
Pensioners will be better off in April as the state pension and benefits increase but rising living costs are eating into the value of their income increases. Benefit payments, including Pension Credit, are going up 6.7 percent from April 6 while the state pension is going up 8.5 percent on …
Read More »US airlines cancel more than 1,400 flights as massive winter storm slams Midwest
‘The Claman Countdown’ panelists John Lynch and Sheila Kahyaoglu react to an Alaska Airlines Boeing plane suffering a mid-flight door blowout. Airlines in the United States have canceled more than 1,600 flights and counting on Friday as a major winter storm is set to freeze the Midwest. At least 1,627 …
Read More »Nationwide slashes interest rates for savers – see which accounts are affected | Personal Finance | Finance
Nationwide has withdrawn a number of savings deals from sale and replaced them with new issues offering lower interest rates. The building society’s range of new product issues includes Fixed Rate Online Bonds, Fixed Rate Branch Bonds and Fixed Rate ISAs. However, new customers can now only benefit from interest …
Read More »Ukraine adds sandwich franchise Subway to list of ‘international war sponsors’
Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com Sandwich franchise Subway is now on Ukraine’s list of “international war sponsors” for continuing to run more than 500 stores across Russia and helping finance Moscow’s war against Kyiv, the Ukrainian National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) stated on Wednesday. In a press release …
Read More »Fast fashion brand Boohoo incorrectly labelled thousands of garments as ‘made in UK’ | City & Business | Finance
Retailer Boohoo added “Made in UK” labels on possibly “thousands of clothes” made in South Asia, a BBC Panorama investigation has found. Plain T-shirts and hoodies had their original labels removed at Boohoo’s flagship factory in Leicester between January and October last year. A spokesperson from the fast fashion retailer …
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