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businessinsider.com - Kaja Whitehouse - Drug testing at big banks, from Bank of America to JPMorgan
Drug testing at big banks, from Bank of America to JPMorgan
Business Insider

BI asked the largest US investment banks if they test for marijuana and other drugs. NY prohibits employers from testing many job seekers for marijuana. Drug testing on Wall Street is not dead, however. See the policies and exceptions here.

abcnews.go.com - The Associated Press - Turkey's central bank lowers key interest rate to 47.5%
Turkey's central bank lowers key interest rate to 47.5%
ABC News

ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey's central bank lowered its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points to 47.5% on Thursday, carrying out its first rate cut in nearly two years as it tries to control soaring inflation. Citing slowing inflation, the bank's…

dailymail.co.uk - Shannon Mcguigan - Interactive map shows if you are living in a banking desert
Interactive map shows if you are living in a banking desert
Mail Online

Have YOU been affected by a local bank closure? Email: shannon.mcguigan@mailonline.co.uk Fifteen banking deserts have been discovered in the UK as brick and mortar branches continue to vanish from our high streets, figures reveal. Adur, Bolsover…

dailymail.co.uk - Jose Ramos - 120 banks announce closure next year... check if YOUR branch survive
120 banks announce closure next year... check if YOUR branch survive
Mail Online

More than 100 banks are set to close next year as another blow for UK high streets. Lloyds Bank has 51 branches which are due to shut next year while Halifax will close the doors to 46 of its stores. Meanwhile, 16 Bank of Scotland sites will go…

telegraph.co.uk - James Warrington - Noddy Holder backs campaign to save Banks's Mild from Carlsberg cull
Noddy Holder backs campaign to save Banks's Mild from Carlsberg cull
The Telegraph

A campaign to save a popular “mild” cask beer from Carlsberg's axe has been backed by thousands of drinkers – including former Slade rocker Noddy Holder. Mr Holder, best known for Slade's 1973 hit “Merry Xmas…

independent.co.uk - Via AP news wire - Turkey's central bank lowers key interest rate to 47.5%
Turkey's central bank lowers key interest rate to 47.5%
The Independent

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which…

thestar.com.my - Neutral impact on Public Bank from HK unit performance
Neutral impact on Public Bank from HK unit performance
The Star Online

PETALING JAYA: The anticipated losses and goodwill impairment of Public Bank Bhd 's (PBB) Hong Kong-listed subsidiary, Public Financial Holdings Ltd (PFH), is expected to have a neutral impact on the banking group. On Dec 23, 2024, PFH issued a…

reliefweb.int - Humanitarian Situation Update #250 | West Bank - occupied Palestinian territory
Humanitarian Situation Update #250 | West Bank - occupied Palestinian territory
ReliefWeb

The Humanitarian Situation Update is issued by OCHA Occupied Palestinian Territory twice a week. The Gaza Strip is covered on Tuesdays and the West Bank on Thursdays. The Gaza Humanitarian Response Update is issued every other Tuesday. The next…

seekingalpha.com - Daniel Jones - Metropolitan Bank Deserves Some Extra Upside From Here (NYSE:MCB)
Metropolitan Bank Deserves Some Extra Upside From Here (NYSE:MCB)
Seeking Alpha

Even after seeing some nice upside, shares of Metropolitan Bank deserve to rise from here. This is in spite of the fact that recent financial performance has been mixed, with rising expenses and declining net profits. The company's valuation is…

jpost.com - By  YONAH JEREMY BOB - The revolutionary path of the IDF's West Bank drones - interview
The revolutionary path of the IDF's West Bank drones - interview
The Jerusalem Post

The IDF has undergone a drone revolution in the West Bank. From the end of the Second Intifada in 2005 until the summer of 2023, there were drone or airstrikes of any kind in the West Bank. That changed around the time of the IDF's large Jenin…

cnbc.com - Reuters - World Bank raises China's GDP forecast for 2024, 2025
World Bank raises China's GDP forecast for 2024, 2025
CNBC

Qilai Shen | Corbis Historical | Getty Images The World Bank raised on Thursday its forecast for China's economic growth in 2024 and 2025, but warned that subdued household and business confidence, along with headwinds in the property sector, would…

thestar.com.my - World bank raises China's GDP forecast for 2024, 2025
World bank raises China's GDP forecast for 2024, 2025
The Star Online

Economy The World Bank on Thursday said it raised its forecasts for China's gross domestic product growth for 2024 and 2025 to account for the effect of recent policy easing and near-term export strength. China's GDP growth is now expected at 4.9%…

winnipegfreepress.com - The Associated Press - Turkey's central bank lowers key interest rate to 47.5%
Turkey's central bank lowers key interest rate to 47.5%
Winnipeg Free Press Homes

Email Address: I agree to the Terms and Conditions, Cookie and Privacy Policies, and CASL agreement. Already have an account? Log in here - To continue reading, please subscribe: Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com Read the E-Edition…

variety.com - K.J. Yossman - Palestinian Authority Bans Al Jazeera News Channel's Operations in the West Bank
Palestinian Authority Bans Al Jazeera News Channel's Operations in the West Bank
Variety

The Palestinian Authority has shut down the operations of Qatar-based news network Al Jazeera in the West Bank, according to local reports. In a statement, Al Jazeera condemned Fatah, the Palestinian Authority ruling party in the West Bank, for…

voanews.com - Reuters - World Bank raises China's GDP forecast for 2024, 2025
World Bank raises China's GDP forecast for 2024, 2025
Voice of America (VOA News)

The World Bank raised on Thursday its forecast for China's economic growth in 2024 and 2025, but warned that subdued household and business confidence, along with headwinds in the property sector, would keep weighing it down next year. The world's…

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