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James Hardie lifted prices by 12 per cent in Australasia in the June quarter, pushing profit margins in the region to an all-time high even though its sales volumes slipped.

TikTok. She says that the shiny, filled-out facade of each pastry often guarantees a crispy result.

Covid-19 pandemic. Across U.S. fast-food chains, diners ate 14% of orders at a restaurant in the first five months of this year, less than 21% before the pandemic, data from market-research firm Circana show.

Sitharaman on Friday exhorted Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) to focus on increasing digitally active customers to supplement the government's effort for greater digitalisation of the economy. Sitharaman was here to review the financial performance of RRBs in the southern region. During the meeting, Financial Services Secretary Vivek Joshi gave a presentation on various financial metrics of the RRBs.

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Crypto-friendly British neobank Revolut has announced plans to halt its crypto services for US customers. 

The bankrupt crypto exchange FTX’s new management has proposed to reboot the exchange for offshore customers only, but holders of the FTT token would not benefit from the plan.

Amazon has begun offering its Fresh grocery delivery service to customers who aren’t Prime members

Punjab National Bank (PNB) has been urging its clients to update their know-your-customer (KYC) information before August 31, 2023, in accordance with RBI standards. Customers whose accounts have been due for KYC updates have received two notices at their registered addresses and SMS notifications on their registered mobile numbers from the bank, as per a PNB press release issued on August 2, 2023.

Scammers set their sights on Voyager Digital customers during the month-long window when they were able to withdraw some portion of their funds from the bankrupt crypto brokerage, Bloomberg reported, citing Darren Azman, a lawyer for the firm. Law enforcement has been notified of the situation, he added.

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Labor’s delay in acting on a recommended overhaul of financial advice laws is leaving Australians stranded with unnecessarily expensive life insurance or without cover they need, insurers warn.

Petronet LNG is yet to recover Rs 1,265 crore of ‘use or pay’ charges from its customers, and is trying to find some ‘amicable solution’, its managing director has said. “The company has booked income towards "use or pay charges" of Rs 848.92 crores and Rs 415.91 crores in the financial year 2022-23 (for calendar year 2022) and financial year 2021-22 (for calendar year 2021) respectively on account of lower capacity utilization by its customers. The balance confirmation/ payment against the same is yet to be received,” the auditors flagged in the earnings statement.Petronet LNG is pursuing the matter with customers and is hopeful of a solution, managing director A K Singh said, adding that customers will be able to pay the charges once their businesses stabilize.

Nissan and Datsun vehicles across India to get free check-up of their vehicles. Customers can book a service appointment for the camp through the NissanConnect app or Nissan India website.

You-pick farms are struggling through heat, drought and haze

Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, left the south London public shocked on Sunday when he unexpectedly dished out environmentally friendly burgers from a food truck to hungry royal fans in London, Reuters reported, In a video posted on YouTube, the heir to the throne, joined forces with YouTube channel Sorted Food to spotlight the work of three of the most recent Winners of The Earthshot Prize. Earthshot Prize, set up by Prince William, is an annual award given to five winners for their contributions to develop solutions to major environmental problems. It was first awarded in 2021 and is planned to run annually until 2030.

Bank employees trying to persuade visiting customers to buy an insurance policy has become common these days. Even though services offered by banks do not require the mandatory buying of insurance policies, many times ignorant customers are fooled to buy the insurance trap even when it is not necessary for him/her.

Visa says its adjusted third-quarter profits rose by close to double digits, as the global payments company continues to benefit from broad shift of consumer behavior from cash to using credit and debit cards

banks to keep vigil and inform their customers of fraud in Mudra loans. The directive follows multiple instances of frauds related to Mudra loans which have come to light. There have been reports of several unsuspecting small loan seekers getting duped by fraudsters impersonating as facilitators of Mudra loans.

The British government is reportedly set to announce measures that could see banks stripped of their license if they choose to debank customers due to their political views.