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Virgin Money reveals 10% pay rise for staff

Pre-tax profits were up to £595m during the year to the end of September

Insider UK · Nov 21, 2022

FTSE 100 Live: Stocks weaken on China’s Covid surge, Compass posts results

Public sector borrowing in October stood at £13.5 billion, a much smaller figure than the City had expected.

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2022

Australia needs a super profits tax – on banks

It’s not just energy companies that should be forced to pay back windfall gains to taxpayers

The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2022

The savior CEO and the empty promise of ‘stakeholder capitalism’

Companies may claim to serve employees, communities and the planet – but two books show profit still comes first

The Guardian - US · Nov 20, 2022

Scottish dad jailed in Iraq speaks for first time since his arrival home

Close to tears, Brian Glendinning, 43, hugged his family as he walked through the door of his home in Fife after flying into Edinburgh – finally free after being jailed over a bank debt.

Edinburgh Live · Nov 20, 2022

Beaming family of Scots dad jailed in Iraq say his return home is 'better than winning the lottery'

Brian Glendinning, 43, finally made it home to Fife today after his spell in an Iraqi prison.

Daily Record · Nov 20, 2022

Auditor for obscure Indian company at centre of WA energy crisis 'alarmed' at financial accounts

The auditor of an Indian-owned company at the centre of Western Australia's growing energy crisis says it's "unable" to verify the firm's accounts.

ABC News · Nov 19, 2022

Hunt’s budget is a big bang for the City, a damp squib for the country

A tired Tory party has resorted to yet more deregulation, after the 40-year failure of its first attempt

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2022

Reserve Bank December rate rise on course

The central bank governor will give a major speech this week and could signal a pause in interest rate hikes is no longer on the table for this year.

AAP · Nov 19, 2022

Former Huishang Bank Chairman Expelled From Communist Party

Wu Xuemin turned over to judicial system for prosecution on corruption charges turned up by party’s top graft busters

Caixin Global · Nov 18, 2022