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09.02 / 21:11
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Solo Leveling Episode 6: Here’s all we know about release date, time, where to watch and more
Solo Leveling fans as Episode 6 is set to premiere on Sunday, February 10, 2024. Before delving into Shun Mizushino's next adventure, here's what you need to know.
09.02 / 20:51
War
Department
rights
Wrong turn taken by lightheaded brigade
Light Brigade': 'Cannon to right of them/ Cannon to left of them,/ Cannon in front of them/ Volleyed and thundered.../ Rode the six hundred.' Our Enforcement Directorate (ED) may not be the British light cavalry that charged to its doom in 1854 against the Russian artillery in the Crimean War. But, this week, in Tennyson's words, 'someone had blundered' within the economic law enforcement agency.
09.02 / 20:30
regulation
Financial Services
listings
Asset Managers
shareholders
Global investors warn FCA's listings reform will regress shareholder protections
Some of the signatories to the ICGN letter included Allianz GI, AXA IM, Baillie Gifford, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Impax AM, Jupiter, Newton IM, Robeco and Scottish Widows.
09.02 / 20:29
09.02 / 20:09
markets
UPS
Target
Pool
performer
information
No bonus for weakest performers at global investment bank
Barclays Plc is planning to hand dozens of the lowest performers within its investment bank no bonus at all, a move that threatens to complicate executives’ efforts to rebuild the advisory unit.
09.02 / 19:55
Former British Finance Minister Denies Crypto Lobbying Allegations
The UK’s former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Philip Hammond, has denied allegations that he may have been illegally lobbying for crypto company Copper.
09.02 / 19:49
ETF
security
interest rate
Hacking
Will
Revenue
Crypto ransom attack payments hit record $1 billion in 2023: Chainalysis
Scammers targeting institutions such as hospitals, schools and government offices for ransom pocketed $1.1 billion last year, compared with $567 million in 2022.
09.02 / 19:29
UPS
Aviat
Airlines
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country
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NOT
Any DGCA move to rein in airfares may not succeed: Industry experts
aviation regulator to control airfares in the country is unlikely to impact rates in the current free market regime, airline executives and industry experts said in reaction to a parliamentary panel's call to take measures to check high fares. Air ticket prices are expected to rise further due to significant capacity cuts. IndiGo, the country's largest airline, has grounded 74 planes until December while others including Go First, SpiceJet, Air India group and Vistara grounded 90 planes.
09.02 / 19:25
Platform
information
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Features
Investigations
International
Canada media group ends several TV newscasts after announcing 4,800 layoffs
Canada’s largest communications company is ending multiple television newscasts and making other programming cuts after its parent company announced 4,800 layoffs and the sale of 45 of its 103 regional radio stations
09.02 / 19:24
markets
UPS
Provident
Experts
Universities
Loblaw
patient
Manulife-Loblaw deal on drugs for severe illness triggers fears for access, competition
Some pharmacare policy experts are raising concerns about competition and patient access to much-needed medication after Manulife Financial Corp. announced its coverage of certain prescription drugs will only apply at Loblaw Cos. Ltd. pharmacies.
09.02 / 19:00
markets
Provident
Software
reports
Japan's SoftBank Group marks a return to profit as it cuts Vision Fund losses
Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group has returned to profitability after four straight quarters in the red
09.02 / 18:56
SUN
Allianz
reports
Department
Investigations
Insurance companies under IT scanner, likely to receive tax notices worth ₹25,000 crore: Report
₹25,000 crore in the coming months, reported Moneycontrol. Also Read: Financial services secy meets private insurers, discusses key issues According to the MC report, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is doing a reassessment of the tax paid by insurance companies in certain years before April 1, 2023. All the income tax notices will be sent to the insurance companies which paid extra commission during the period, by March this year.
09.02 / 18:48
UPS
Progressive
Career
Election
hospital
patient
Thousands of doctors in England to strike again as health likely to become a key UK election issue
Thousands of doctors in the early years of their careers in England are to go on strike later this month for another five-day stretch as their long-standing pay dispute with the British government remains in stasis
09.02 / 18:43
UK
bonds
Investment trusts
fixed income
Ruffer Investment Company
Investment Trust
Ruffer
Ruffer backs UK bond allocation despite performance drag
Ruffer defended the UK TIPS position, arguing the volatility in 2024's opening month was 'temporary' and did not alter its stance on the asset as a 'core element of our long-term inflation protections'.
09.02 / 17:14
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Jeremy Hunt may launch 'British Isa' investing in UK company shares
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09.02 / 16:58
UK
phishing
crypto phishing
UK’s Fraud Intelligence Unit Shuts Down 43 Possible Crypto Phishing Websites
UK authorities have announced that the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) blocked 43 possible crypto phishing websites.
09.02 / 16:52
COST
Provident
stage
cover
consequences
Department
Major disaster could pose 'systemic' problem for insurance industry, warns OSFI head
Canada’s insurance industry is ahead of the pack when it comes to recognizing the risks from climate change but is still vulnerable to a massive disaster on the scale of the one that struck Japan in 2011, this country’s top financial watchdog said Tuesday.
09.02 / 16:52
UPS
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information
rights
January’s most bought shares in the HL Stocks and Shares ISA
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09.02 / 16:44
markets
IPO
Target
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Jefferies downgrades ITC, slashes target price to ₹430
₹520 to ₹430. “We reduce our target multiple on cigarette business to 18x from 25x, given the overhang, as highlighted above. Downgrade ITC to Hold, with a revised PT of ₹430 (vs.
09.02 / 16:29
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Fighting
country
reports
rights
International
What is antisemitism—and why do differences in interpretation matter?
terrorist attack on Israel on October 7th, and the outbreak of war in Gaza, there has been a sharp increase around the world in reports of antisemitic incidents. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), an NGO based in New York City, says that in the two weeks after the attack the number in America quintupled compared with the same period last year. Britain and France have reported similar spikes.
09.02 / 16:28
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Bill
President
information
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Arsenal
‘A time of crisis’: Here's what you need to know about the Bell Canada layoffs
BCE, with a workforce of around 44,610 individuals, is poised to reduce its employee count by nine per cent, amounting to approximately 4,800 positions. The majority of the lost jobs will take place within Bell Canada, with under 10 per cent coming from the Bell Media division.
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