Tag: Costs
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India’s Sunoil Imports Chart a New Course Amidst Rising Freight Costs and Global Challenges
[ad_1] India faces a potential downturn in sunflower oil imports due to a surge in prices, fueled by increased freight rates resulting from Red Sea attacks. The market shift prompts buyers to explore discounted alternatives like soyoil and palm oil, reshaping the landscape of India’s vegetable oil trade. Highlights Decline in Sunflower Oil Imports And…
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Loyalty to small businesses has shifted, as Brits look to cut costs due to cost of living | Personal Finance | Finance
[ad_1] Loyalty to small businesses has shifted during the cost-of-living crisis, as nearly half of shoppers choose to shop wherever they can get the best value – regardless of retailer size, a study has found. Research of 1,500 adults, who shop at small businesses, revealed three-quarters of those now opt for larger retailers because of…
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Martin Lewis explains ‘easy way’ to cut energy bill costs with E.on | Personal Finance | Finance
[ad_1] Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis took to X to share an “easy way” E.on customers can “pay less” for their energy over the next year. In a video he shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, Mr Lewis asked followers: “Are you an E.on energy customer? If you are, this is an important heads up…
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Australian Data Breach Costs are Rising — What Can IT Leaders Do?
[ad_1] Image: Creativa Images/Adobe Stock There’s a good reason Australian organizations are more conscious than ever of the risk of a data breach in 2023. In recent years senior IT professionals, along with many everyday Australians, have witnessed a number of high profile incidents, including the shock hacking of large local telecommunications provider Optus and…
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Biden launches new push to limit health care costs, hoping to show he can save money for families – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday plans to roll out a new set of initiatives to reduce health care costs: a crackdown on scam insurance plans, new guidance to prevent surprise medical bills and an effort to reduce medical debt tied to credit cards. Biden’s remarks would build on previous initiatives to…
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Why FTC’s child privacy push costs Amazon, Microsoft millions
[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain With the recent spate of privacy-focused investigations, government regulators may be looking to send Big Tech a message—and it’s landing in Seattle’s tech-fueled backyard. Since May, the Federal Trade Commission has announced multimillion-dollar settlements with two of the Seattle area’s largest employers: Amazon and Microsoft. The FTC accused both companies…
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Limited competition costs consumers – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] Opinion The game of “Canadian Monopoly” gained a new player last week, one with a game piece shaped like a bloated airplane. WestJet’s acquisition of budget carrier Sunwing and planned consolidation of Swoop has raised concerns about the future of cheap flights and auxiliary destinations nationally. In a land of corporate monopolies, those concerns…
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Britons warned household bills could surge by £200 this week with extra heatwave costs | Personal Finance | Finance
[ad_1] Britons have been urged to be mindful of their energy bills during the current heatwave as costs could increase by £200 for this week alone. Experts at Bionic calculated how much more families could pay in their efforts to keep cool during the hot weather. The group based its energy costs predictions on the…
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Canadians question grocers as food costs keep climbing – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] A recent survey shows Canadians are increasingly suspicious that the dramatic spike in their grocery bills can’t be justified by increased supply-chain costs related to the pandemic and other disruptions. Of the 35 per cent of Canadians who followed the recent parliamentary committee hearings in which grocery chain leaders were grilled about food inflation,…
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‘Time has come for state pension review’ as Government costs to surge in next five years | Personal Finance | Finance
[ad_1] Ministers need to review the state pension and the triple lock policy as the costs to the Government are set to surge over the coming years as more people retire. The state pension recently had its biggest-ever increase, as the triple lock was reinstated, with payments increasing 10.1 percent. Some 12.6 million people claimed the…