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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economic system expanded at a 2.1% annual tempo from April via June, displaying continued resilience within the face of upper borrowing prices for customers and companies, the federal government stated Wednesday in a downgrade from its preliminary estimate. ...

Job losses at Wilko may very well be introduced on Thursday after a proposal to purchase the whole enterprise reportedly didn't "pass basic checks", in accordance with a union representing staff.The GMB mentioned it had been advised redundancy plans on the low cost homeware chain, which had been mentioned to have been suspended earlier this week, may very well be "restarted" and the way forward for any jobs on the agency couldn't presently be assured. It comes after the union met with directors from PwC on Wednesday morning.The low cost homeware items firm, which employs round 12,500 workers, collapsed earlier this month after struggling from inflationary pressures, competitors from rivals and provide chain challenges.But the chain's 400 branches have remained open since then...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration will suggest a brand new rule Wednesday that might make 3.6 million extra U.S. staff eligible for time beyond regulation pay, reviving an Obama-era coverage effort that was in the end scuttled in courtroom. ...

Mortgage approvals dropped nearly 10% final month, new Bank of England figures present.The internet lower - from 54,600 in June to 49,400 in July - is a five-month low and worse than anticipated. A ballot of economists predicted the determine can be round 51,000. It comes following a string of figures from lenders and property companies which counsel the housing market is slowing down.Leading property web site Zoopla stated on Wednesday morning that the UK was on monitor for round a million home and flat gross sales by the tip of this 12 months - the bottom degree since 2012.Experts have warned that excessive rates of interest and the price of residing disaster are having an affect on affordability for a lot of. The Bank of England's month-to-month cash and credit score repor...

Burger King has been advised it should defend itself in courtroom in opposition to claims its Whoppers are smaller than they appear on in-store menu boards.A US choose has rejected the quick meals chain's bid to dismiss a case accusing it of deceptive affordable clients, amounting to a breach of contract. Customers in a proposed class motion case say the adverts give the impression the corporate's trademark snack's elements "overflow over the bun", making it seem the burgers are 35% bigger and include greater than double the meat truly served.Burger King responded that its burgers did not need to look "exactly like the picture," however US District Judge Roy Altman stated it was as much as jurors to "tell us what reasonable people think". ...

Liverpool John Lennon has been named the UK's greatest airport in a survey by Which? - whereas Manchester Airport got here out worst.The shopper group spoke to almost 4,000 passengers during the last 12 months, asking them to attain airports throughout 11 classes, together with seating, employees, bogs and the dreaded queues at check-in, bag drop, passport management and safety. Liverpool John Lennon scored an general buyer rating of 82%, based mostly on a mixture of general satisfaction and likeliness to advocate. Image: Liverpool's John Lennon Airport got here out high within the survey Passengers surveyed described the airport as "first class" and "well run", whereas employees have been praised for being "f...

The variety of home and flat gross sales within the UK this yr is ready to be the bottom in a decade, in accordance with new figures from a number one property web site.Zoopla's month-to-month home worth index, which tracks the variety of properties bought topic to contract, discovered ranges had been down a fifth to this point in comparison with 2022. It forecast that gross sales would be the lowest since 2012 by the top of the yr, though it nonetheless anticipated round a million completions to be made in 2023.It is the equal of each family within the nation shifting as soon as each 23 years - far under the typical of eight years, Zoopla mentioned.The agency mentioned it "highlights the deep impact of recent economic changes on the housing market". It comes following a raft...

Adverts for acupuncture and craniosacral remedy have been banned for making deceptive claims concerning the remedy of lengthy COVID.A paid-for Facebook advert and an Instagram publish for Jo Llewellyn, a craniosacral therapist, included the declare that craniosacral therapists deal with lengthy COVID. Meanwhile, an Instagram publish for Peachy Acupuncture stated acupuncture and doses of vitamin b12 can "chip away at the fatigue, brain fog and gut issues" the sickness causes.A Facebook advert and web site for Serenity Acupuncture, in Bude, additionally stated acupuncture might be used to deal with lengthy COVID.The Craniosacral Therapy Association (CSTA) describes the remedy as "a gentle but potent" remedy wherein practitioners place their palms frivolously on the affected per...

After receiving two buyout gives up to now month, U.S. Steel mentioned Tuesday it's within the strategy of reviewing a number of gives for the storied firm and image of American industrialization. ...

In a first-of-its sort public sale for the Gulf of Mexico, an organization bid $5.6 million Tuesday to lease federal waters off the Louisiana coast for wind vitality era. ...