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Wimbledon fortnight brings back happy memories of growing up in that pleasant suburb. But the recent news that the leading pretender to the Conservative throne was told by his girlfriend to “get out of my flat” stirs a particular memory: of the number of offenders brought before the courts who would be described in the Wimbledon Borough News as being “of no fixed abode”. It was therefore a stroke of genius for Private Eye to put a picture of Alexander “Boris” Johnson outside No 10 Downing Street with the caption “I really need somewhere to live.” One of the many troubles with a man whom most people I know regard as unfit to run a whelk stall, let alone a country, is that the term “no fixed abode” also applies to his policies – and what are laughingly called his principles. The man’s unsuitability for office was demonstrated to all during that debate with rival Jeremy Hunt last week when he treacherously refused to … [Read more...] about Business has good reason to fear Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans

Nesta edição de Business Line, o barómetro global de negócios, desta vez a partir do Centro Financeiro Internacional do Dubai, trazemos-lhe reportagens sobre o MIPIM, a feira do imobiliário e do investimento internacional, em Cannes. Em Cannes, na Riviera francesa, 26 mil promotores imobiliários e urbanistas participaram no evento MIPIM, vendido como o líder do mercado imobiliário mundial. Cannes, zona de recreio dos ricos e famosos, uma das jóias da Côte d'Azur - é, uma vez por ano, a anfitriã do MIPIM - a feira do imobiliário e do investimento internacional. Este ano, o MIPIM celebra o 30° aniversário. É o maior evento imobiliário do mundo. Líderes do setor de mais de 100 países vêm a Cannes fazer contactos e negócios. Em exibição estão 108 projetos imobiliários de 30 países - e o evento anual tornou-se um sítio para as cidades e os … [Read more...] about Business Line: Cannes, Tesla e multimilionários

Dans ce nouvel épisode, les équipes de Business Line vous emmènent découvrir un événement exclusif à Cannes. Il ne s'agit pas du Festival de cinéma, mais du MIPIM, l'un des plus importants salons d'immobilier et d'urbanisme au monde. Suivez également les rebondissements du fabricant automobile Tesla, alors qu'il vient de mettre sur le marché un véhicule électrique destiné au grand public. Enfin, découvrez pourquoi certains milliardaires ont eu des difficultés financières en 2018. Cannes, l'un des joyaux de la Côte d'Azur, n'est pas connue uniquement pour son Festival de cinéma. Une fois par an, la ville accueille le MIPIM, le Salon international de l'investissement et de l'immobilier. C'est le plus grand événement de ce type au monde. Des leaders du secteur originaires de plus de 100 pays se réunissent ici pour échanger et faire des affaires. Cette année, le MIPIM a … [Read more...] about Business Line : à la découverte du MIPIM, le plus grand salon d’immobilier au monde

BENGALURU: Global digital payments major PayPal has launched its first merchant facing app in India named PayPal for Business. The company is attempting to reach out to small business entities and freelancers through this product especially for their cross border businesses. The app makes available to them computed sales insights, professional invoicing capabilities and scope to accept payments in multiple currencies from across the world. “Our focus is to enable payments in a convenient and safe manner and help merchants and freelancers grow their business. The PayPal for Business app solves some of the most common problems faced by SMEs and freelancers. It empowers them to run their business seamlessly and goes beyond just processing payments,” said Narsi Subramanian, Director -Growth, PayPal India. Among the multiple features, the app will allow merchants to track sales insights, invoicing, multi -currency balance and will also allow them to issue instant refunds. … [Read more...] about PayPal launches PayPal for Business in India

Cannes in Costa Azzurra non è solo conosciuta per il suo festival del cinema. 26.000 sviluppatori immobiliari e urbanisti si sono riuniti lì per un evento leader nel mercato immobiliare nel mondo". Cannes, parco giochi per ricchi e famosi, uno dei gioielli della Costa Azzurra, una volta all'anno ospita il MIPIM la fiera internazionale degli investimenti immobiliari, spiega Naomi Lloyd. "Quest'anno MIPIM celebra il suo 30 ° anniversario. Da un inizio in sordina è ora il più grande evento immobiliare del mondo. I leader del settore provenienti da oltre 100 paesi vengono qui a Cannes per incontrarsi e fare affari, e quale posto migliore della spiaggia per farlo?" La kermesse, che espone 108 progetti immobiliari di 30 paesi, è anche l'occasione per amministratori e pianificatori locali di mettersi in relazione con gli investori e con i loro progetti. Filippo Ream, direttore di Immobili: "È una buona piattaforma espositiva per la Francia e l'Europa, … [Read more...] about Business line: L’immobiliare globale, il futuro di Tesla e i super-ricchi di Forbes

More than a third of A&E patients were not treated within four hours at England's worst-performing casualty unit last month, NHS figures show.Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals processed 62.9 per cent of its patients within the target time – the lowest figure recorded in the country.Five other trusts, including ones in Birmingham, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire also dropped below the 70 per cent mark in October. Data from the health service yesterday revealed last month was the worst on record for emergency department performance.Across England one in six patients needing urgent care had to wait more than four hours for it, as only 83.6 per cent of people were treated within the target time.Experts warned the NHS, already struggling from a busy summer, was heading for one of the ‘bleakest winters’ in its history. Hospital bosses say huge increases in patient numbers are clogging up their A&E departments, among them patients who don't need … [Read more...] about How busy is YOUR A&E? As shocking NHS figures reveal casualty units are faring worse than ever, we reveal how as few as 62.9% of patients are being seen within four hours at the worst-hit hospitals

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - U.S. business inventories were unexpectedly flat in September as stocks at retailers were not as large as initially thought. The Commerce Department said on Friday that the unchanged reading in business inventories followed a 0.1% dip in August. Inventories are a key component of gross domestic product. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast inventories edging up 0.1% in September. Retail inventories rose 0.2% in September instead of increasing 0.3% as estimated in an advance report published last month. That followed a 0.2% drop in August. Motor vehicle inventories gained 0.2% in September as previously reported. Retail inventories excluding autos, which go into the calculation of GDP, increased 0.2%, instead of climbing 0.3% as reported last month. The pace of inventory accumulation has been slowing after stocks surged from the third quarter of 2018 through the first quarter of this year. The inventory overhang has led to businesses placing fewer … [Read more...] about U.S. business inventories unchanged; retail stocks revised down

So much has already been written about the use of social advertisement You need to use social relationships at work and leverage existing expertise to move faster and be more competitive.  Since the economic slowdown of 2008, there has been an increased need to ‘do more with less.’ In other words, fewer people doing more work. So providing workers with tools that make them more productive makes good sense. You will need use a variety of social business and collaboration tools. No one tool provides enough functionality to solve all your collaboration needs or to connect people across geographies and departments/divisions. Organizations are already investing heavily in social business and collaboration tools. According to Forrester Research, the majority of large organizations (over 1000 employees) plan on deploying between 3-7 collaboration technologies. The majority of organizations under 1000 employees plan to deploy 1-3 collaboration technologies. … [Read more...] about 7 Facts About Social Business And Collaboration Platforms

Lyft has notified its employees about discontinuing its e-scooter business in six cities, claims a media report. Also, the company is claimed to be laying off at least 20 employees from the bike and scooter team, where around 400 people currently work.The six cities are Nashville, San Antonio, Atlanta, Phoenix, Dallas and Columbus, as the media report claims.The report further quotes a Lyft spokesperson saying, "We’re choosing to focus on the markets where we can have the biggest impact. We’re continuing to invest in growing our bike and scooter business, but will shift resources away from smaller markets and toward bigger opportunities."Addition to the 20 Lyft employees, a number of contractors responsible for scooter charging and their repositioning will also lose jobs. Previously, Lyft laid off around 50 people this year, claims the report.Lyft is not the only company to pull out from the micro-mobility segment, as earlier this year, Uber too announced the … [Read more...] about Lyft to pull plug of e-scooter business in six cities, laying off 20 employees : Report

There was plenty of news across Connecticut on Thursday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here's a roundup of some of the top stories.Michelle Troconis' Lawyer Says Homicide Charge Possible: Filing Westport attorney Andrew Bowman is continuing the fight to keep Troconis from answering deposition questions in the Fotis Dulos civil case.>>>Read More. Controversial CT Mortgage Lender Shuts Down An investigation was launched into the lender's operations last year.>>>Read More. Trial Set For Cop's Lawsuit Against Town The former detective claims he was pressured to resign after stealing thousands in heroin and other opioids from the police department.>>>Read More. 'Mishandled' Computer Catches Fire At High School Students were evacuated after a computer that was "handled inappropriately by several students" caught fire, school officials said.>>>Read More. International Kidnapping Suspect Sentenced For HUD Fraud A defendant in an international … [Read more...] about Controversial Business Closes; Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing