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Scottish unemployment rate hits new low at 3.5%
The number of temporary employees in the United Kingdom increased slightly by 0.9% year over the year to a total of 1.54 million in the three months ended December 2018, according to data published today by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). [Full Article...]
Payless closing all stores
Payless ShoeSource is reporting that the decision to close stores in the United States and Puerto Rico will not affect operations in the Caribbean and Latin America . In its news release, Payless said that the company is "seeking customary initial relief from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and Canadian Court". In an interview with Newsday, the company's vice president for Latin America and the Caribbea... [Full Article...]
China’s car sales tumble, road ahead bumpy
Japan is sputtering too, while volumes in other smaller markets aren't enough to offset the declines in the biggest sales regions. In Europe and North America, sales have declined as the increasing availability of ride-hailing and car-sharing services make it less pertinent for individuals to own a auto. [Full Article...]
Booking a plane ticket? You’ll soon have more options
There could also be the optional title of "Mx". One of those is a requirement that a passenger's information for an airline ticket has to match what appears on that passengers travel form of identification. US industry trade group Airlines for America (A4A) and International Air Transport Association (IATA), a trade association of airlines worldwide, have recently approved a new international best... [Full Article...]
Worker Killed By Exploding Tire At John Wayne Airport
Brandon Allison, 37, of Fullerton, was working with another contractor around 11:20 p.m. when a 4-foot-tall tire exploded, authorities said. Jet bridges are the moveable passenger-loading structures that connect terminals to airliner doors. [Full Article...]
You Can Now Test Binance’s Decentralized Crypto Exchange
Still, users will now be able to try out the new trading platform. While the cryptoverse is discussing how decentralized Binance DEX is, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), CEO of Binance, during a livestream on the Ivan on Tech Youtube channel Wednesday morning said that this debate is less meaningful as, according to him, main things to discuss are "security, ease of use and freedom". [Full Article...]
Google to buy data migration company Alooma in cloud push
Google in November hired former Oracle Corp product head Thomas Kurian as the chief executive officer of the cloud division. Google recently announced its U.S. "Here at Google Cloud, we're committed to helping enterprise customers easily and securely migrate their data to our platform". Alooma has been an integration partner for Cloud Spanner , Google's its globally distributed relational ... [Full Article...]
Greggs' vegan sausage rolls help boost sales
The launch of a controversial vegan sausage roll has helped bakery chain Greggs lift its full-year profit outlook after driving a surge in customers through its doors. Greggs said the rate of growth has eased slightly in February but it still expects pre-tax profits to come in higher than previously forecast. January's news that Greggs was to sell a vegan-friendly sausage roll drew a flurry ... [Full Article...]