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Posted onCaitlin Klein,in Jersey, St Helierand Julia Gregory,in Jersey Chris Craddock/BBC Vinni Jones said the Grace Trust is there all year or people who are struggling A charity which supports vulnerable people in Jersey says it has “the Christmas spirit right through the year”. The Grace Trust which helps between 700 to 750 people a year…
Trump announces new tariffs on trucks, drugs and kitchen cabinets
Posted onUS President Donald Trump announced a new wave of tariffs on Thursday, including a 100% levy on branded drugs that are manufactured outside the US. Washington will also impose a 25% tariffs on imports of all heavy-duty trucks and 50% levies on kitchen and bathroom cabinets, he said on his Truth Social platform. “The reason…
How Europe is vying for rare earth independence from China
Posted onJonathan Josephs Reporting fromLa Rochelle, western France BBC Solvay’s rare earths processing facility in western France is one of only two in Europe For almost 80 years rare earth metals have been pumped out of this industrial plant in La Rochelle on France’s west coast. But as the materials become more and more crucial to…
Negotiations over US-UK tech deal stall
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Bank boss sorry after describing workers as lower value human capital
Posted onDiscussing how automation was likely to lead to thousands of job cuts at the bank at a recent conference, Bill Winters said it wasn’t about cost cutting but “replacing, in some cases, lower value, human capital, with the financial capital and the investment capital that we’re putting in”.
