EconomyTop StoriesInflation & recession: Has the dark phase passed?GBO CorrespondentJuly 18, 2022July 18, 2022 GBO CorrespondentJuly 18, 2022July 18, 202201187 Home prices increased steadily last year despite the two-thirds decline in timber prices from peak to trough.
Banking and FinanceTop StoriesRecession is coming or not? US banks have the answerGBO CorrespondentJuly 18, 2022July 18, 2022 GBO CorrespondentJuly 18, 2022July 18, 202201167 Uncertainty is being added by China's sputtering economy and Russia's conflict with Ukraine, which has upended commodity markets.
EconomyTop StoriesBritish economy grew despite gloomy forecastsGBO CorrespondentJuly 15, 2022 GBO CorrespondentJuly 15, 202201481 Confounding economists, investors, and dystopian predictions UK's economy grew by .5%. But analysts say that May is just one month.
EconomyTop StoriesSri Lanka economic crisis: Rise and fall of Rajapaksa familyGBO CorrespondentJuly 14, 2022July 14, 2022 GBO CorrespondentJuly 14, 2022July 14, 202201675 'Go home Gota' has been the chant that has been growing louder with every passing day across Sri Lanka.
BusinessWhy Twitter is suing Elon MuskGBO CorrespondentJuly 14, 2022July 18, 2022 GBO CorrespondentJuly 14, 2022July 18, 202201087 Musk said he was terminating the deal because Twitter violated the agreement by failing to respond to requests for information regarding fake or spam accounts
EconomyTop StoriesHow Britain is fighting soaring inflationGBO CorrespondentJuly 13, 2022July 13, 2022 GBO CorrespondentJuly 13, 2022July 13, 202201200 The cost of a week's worth of car rental has doubled.
Business LeadersTop StoriesHow ex-Lehman Brothers employee built a multimillion business empire – CastleryGBO CorrespondentJuly 12, 2022July 12, 2022 GBO CorrespondentJuly 12, 2022July 12, 202201418 Castlery's Declan Ee sells designer furniture catered to “urban millennials” between 25 to 45 years old.
EconomyTop StoriesWhy two million Britishers miss bills every month?GBO CorrespondentJuly 12, 2022 GBO CorrespondentJuly 12, 202201258 An estimated 2.1 million families missed or defaulted on at least one mortgage, rent, loan, credit card, or bill in June.
MarketsTop StoriesWhy did Singapore-based crypto lender Vauld suspend all withdrawals?GBO CorrespondentJuly 11, 2022July 11, 2022 GBO CorrespondentJuly 11, 2022July 11, 202201291 Vauld is currently facing several financial challenges due to unpredictable market conditions.
TechnologyTop StoriesHacker offers to sell stolen records of 1 billion Chinese citizensGBO CorrespondentJuly 11, 2022 GBO CorrespondentJuly 11, 202201180 If the hacker's claims are indeed true, it would rank among the greatest data breaches in history.