In this article WFC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT People pass by a Wells Fargo bank on May 17, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Wells Fargo was snared in an industrywide probe into mortgage bankers’ use of loan discounts last year, CNBC has learned. The discounts, known as pricing
Month: December 2023
In this article M Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT People wait in line outside Macy’s before opening on “Black Friday” in New York City on November 24, 2023. The retail sector’s efforts to entice holiday gift purchases builds to a crescendo this weekend with the annual “Black Friday” shopping day followed by the newer
In this article F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Ford workers produce the electric F-150 Lightning pickup at the automaker’s Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center on Dec. 13, 2022. Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT — Ford Motor will cut planned production of its all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup roughly in half next year, marking a
In this article HAS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Game maker Hasbro Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Hasbro is laying off about 1,100 employees as the toy maker struggles with soft sales that have carried into the holiday shopping season, according to a company memo obtained by CNBC. Hasbro had about 6,300 employees as
Strike action at Oxfam GB has been suspended while union members consider an improved pay offer, the union Unite has announced. More than 500 Oxfam staff began strike action on 8 December in a dispute over pay. It is the first time industrial action has been taken at Oxfam GB, which employs more than 1,800
Norman Lear died Tuesday, December 5th, at the age of 101 at his home in LA. The headlines mourn his passing. What they miss is his victory. Norman Lear lived to be 101 years old. That’s a startling achievement. Why was Lear able to live so long? In part, because he cherished the joys in life. He said, “Life is made
Charity legacy income rose by 7.6 per cent to £3.9bn over the past year, according to new data. The figures, for the year to the end of June, have been published by the legacy information company Smee & Ford, based on its data and figures from accounts filed with the Charity Commission. The data, which
A foundation set up by a sanctioned Russian billionaire opened an account with Barclays after JPMorgan Chase & Co cut ties, latest accounts show. The Potanin Foundation was established by Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin in 2006 to develop education and culture in Russia by awarding grants to support the programmes of the Vladimir Potanin Foundation,
Dame Esther Rantzen is stepping down as president of Childline due to ill-health, 37 years after she founded the charity. She announced her departure from the charity after her lung cancer progressed to stage four. The journalist and TV presenter served as a trustee for the charity until 2018, when she was appointed president. Rantzen’s
Staff costs at Barnardo’s rose by more than £20m as the charity increased its pay to account for the cost-of-living crisis, latest accounts show. The children’s charity spent £190.5m on staff costs, its most significant area of expenditure, up from £169.4m the year before. According to the accounts, for the financial year to the end
The Big Give Christmas Challenge raised a record £33m in one week, organisers have said. The annual match-funding event attracted more than 94,000 donations for the 1,077 charities that took part. This year’s figure is 15 per cent up on last year’s total of £28.6m and takes the amount raised since the event was first
A Christian charity has promoted its chief financial officer to the top job. Stewardship, which facilitates tax-effective giving and support for Christian charities, said Janie Oliver would succeed Stewart McCulloch as chief executive on 1 January. McCulloch has been the chief executive of the charity since August 2018 and is leaving to join the debt
A group of sector experts will draw up a set of “universal principles” aimed at improving best practice in charity investment. The Charity Investment Governance Principles project will be hosted by the Charity Finance Group and will feature representatives from the Association of Charitable Foundations, the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, the Wales Council for
The English National Opera has announced plans to create a new base in Greater Manchester, after Arts Council England told the charity it must move out of London to remain eligible for funding. In July ACE agreed a £24m grant with ENO for the 2024/26 period for the development of an artistic programme, on the
The voluntary sector has made little progress on tackling racism over the past three years despite warm words from many organisations, a new report has found. Warm Words, Cold Comfort: UK Civil Society’s Ongoing Racism Problem, which has been published today by the charity leaders body Acevo and Voice4Change England, is the first piece of
Wendy Stuart will be hosting TriVersity Talk! this Wednesday at 7 PM ET with featured guest Brian Kaufman. This episode is a part of The Best of Triversity Talk series that takes place on the first Wednesday of each month. TriVersity Talk! is a weekly web series with featured guests discussing their lives, activism and
Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Rockin’ Around the World” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, December 5th, at 7 PM PT for this amazing show. Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest guitar players in the world. Rocky
In the realm of law, where battles are often fought with the sharp edge of litigation, Dorothy Lawrence, the founder of the Dorothy Butler Law Firm, has become synonymous with a different kind of legal prowess – one that employs the subtle strength of a velvet glove. Lawrence’s tactful legal advocacy is a testament to
The chief executive of the London Community Foundation has been appointed to the top job at the Nationwide Foundation. Kate Markey will take up her new role in early 2024 after almost six years at the LCF. The LCF said Markey had led the organisation’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis. She
The British Psychological Society could cut about one-fifth of its workforce, sources close to the charity have told Third Sector. Internal communications circulated among BPS employees last week said the charity was consulting on changes affecting 32 jobs, sources said. The charity’s latest accounts, for 2022, show it employed an average of 127 full-time and
An international poverty relief charity has been issued a warning by the Charity Commission for failing to keep proper minutes and to correctly manage a conflict of interest. Penny Appeal received an official warning from the regulator for failing to keep trustee minutes, not acting in the best interest of the charity and failing to
Charities should read the new Non-Party Campaigner Code to “feel equipped” ahead of the upcoming election period, the chair of the Charity Commission has urged. Orlando Fraser, chair of the Charity Commission, and John Pullinger, chair of the Electoral Commission, have stressed the importance of knowing the new code’s implications for the charitable sector, in
Total spending at Marie Curie grew by more than £20m due to increased investment in charitable activities after NHS funding was reduced, its latest accounts reveal. The charity’s accounts, covering the year to 31 March, show expenditure was £175.9m, up 12 per cent on the previous year, due to higher investment in fundraising, nursing and
The world famous Gateway of India monument in Mumbai, India was built during the 20th century to commemorate the visit of king George V and Queen Mary. It is located on the waterfront of the Apollo Bunder area of south Mumbai and is the city’s top tourist attraction. Darren Robb | The Image Bank |
Some workers go to great lengths to hide hush trips from their bosses. But employees of the Polish company PhotoAid needn’t bother. The company, which helps travelers take their own passport photos at home, allows its employees to stay at an apartment in Spain for free — provided they work while they’re there. The apartment
Passengers make their way through the terminal as they travel ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday at Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, on Nov. 22, 2023. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters In air travel, minutes matter. A few moments could be the difference between making and missing a connection for passengers — and could avoid
Rear view of couple traveling through car. Maskot | Maskot | Getty Images A recall on your vehicle can derail your travel plans, depending on the issue at hand. It’s an issue plenty of drivers have to consider this fall. Subaru, Volkswagen, General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota and Honda Motor are among the vehicle manufacturers that
Some 165 photographers working on assignment for National Geographic shot more than 2.1 million images in 2023. Now, 29 are featured in its annual “Pictures of the Year” retrospective. The feature — published in the magazine’s December issue and online in November — contains “stunning photographs that unearth remarkable, rarely seen moments,” according to National
Start your engines. From Formula One races to the Summer Olympic Games, traveling to attend major sporting events is on the rise. Sports tourism, as it’s called, is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the travel industry, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization. The market is massive, and only stands to grow,
The resort hotel has 20 rooms which will be open for stays from Dec. 1, 2023. Source: The Bus Collective It only costs a dollar to ride a Singapore bus — but 398 Singapore dollars to sleep in one. The Bus Collective is Southeast Asia’s first resort hotel to repurpose decommissioned public buses into luxury