Tag: Finance
Rishi Sunak Declares Anti-Sick Note Campaign
Rishi Sunak has vowed to tackle the UK’s prevalent ‘sick note culture’. He claims it is heavily slowing productivity and driving down employment rates. He plans to strip GPs of the right to write off patients from work. What is Sick Note Culture? ‘Sick note culture’ refers to a workplace environment where employees frequently take…
Bank of England Forecasting: Missing the Mark?
The Bank of England’s Errors Over the past few years, the Bank of England have made many blunders when it comes to forecasting inflation and raising interest rates accordingly. Whether it be due to unforeseen circumstances, or outright sloppiness, the Bank of England have been getting it wrong. In November 2021, Bank of England governor…
The Price of Conflict: Economic Impacts of Potential Iran-Israel War
Take a Quiz on this Article: Over the weekend, Iran sent over 300 drones and missiles towards Israel. This was in retaliation to Israel’s airstrike in Damascus on the Iranian consulate, which killed two senior Iranian Generals. Although nothing severe has occurred yet, the threat of a full-blown war makes us consider its possible financial…
Affiliate Marketing: Make Money While You Sleep
Take a Quiz about this Article: The following content can be set up with a simple analogy of Little Barry and his lemonade stand. Little Barry and his Lemonade Stand Little Barry has set up a lemonade stand. He decorates the stand with eye-catching signs. He already has many customers due to his previous entrepreneurial…
Weekly Politics Summary -14/4/24: Billionaire sentenced to death
Take a Quiz about this article: Iran attacks Israel Iran attacked Israel with over 300 drones and missiles late on Saturday evening. Israeli forces said they downed 99% of the drones and missiles with the help of Western forces. The US, UK, Jordan, and France all helped to defend Israel. The Jordanian Air Force, RAF,…
Hong Kong Seizes $10 Million in Gold Disguised as Machine Parts
Take a Quiz about this article: Hong Kong customs officials discovered 146 kilograms of gold worth around $10.7 million disguised as machine parts. The gold was on board a freight plane on its way to Japan. Officials report that all gold was ‘specially moulded’ into the shape of various machine parts, and painted silver. The…
