April saw increases to benefits and the state pension
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Inflation rose by 3.5 per cent in year to March - up from 3.4 per cent in February. Petrol prices surged by 8.1 per cent over the year as Israel fights hostile attacks. Westpac bank now expecting Reserve Bank to delay interest rates cuts in 2024. READ MORE:
Rising demand for electricity has been met by more solar and wind generation, which is keeping a lid on prices and carbon emissions, the market operator says. Renewable energy generation drove down wholesale prices in the first three months of 2024 despite higher temperatures pushing up electricity demand, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator’s […]
That’s exactly what has happened this month to residents in Greendykes and other parts of the city where they are part of a district heating scheme. People are angry, and with good reason. Out of the blue they found their heating account charges had suddenly gone up from five pence a unit to 26 pence, adding up to £200 a month to bills. No notice, no explanation, just an automatic adjustment to their online accounts. The Greendykes residents – some tenants, some owners - live in a new...
The latest Stanford AI Index suggests the cost of training advanced AI models has surged, generative AI investment has skyrocketed and industry continues to dominate AI development. : The cost of training AI is surging, report warns
Most Massachusetts small businesses have at least one open job and say it's been at least somewhat difficult to hire to fill those positions, the latest edition of a survey that's taken the small business community's temperature regularly the last four years.
HONOLULU (KHON2) --Several deserving women from across the island have been training and waiting for this one night. Friday evening will not only see the end of an era for Miss Hawaii 2023, but the embarkment of a new journey for the newly crowned Miss Hawaii 2024. It's been a wonderful year of reign for []
For restaurants and retailers in particular, it can lead to something the Federal Reserve's Beige Book calls "lumpy" pricing.
An urgent warning has been issued to unofficial treasure-seekers, after
Joe Biden is nothing if not consistent. Biden doesn't care about consumer energy costs as long as he's proving to the world that he's taking climate change seriously and is doing all he can to save our beloved planet.
Motorists are being impacted by a road closure on the A30 between Boxheater and Chiverton with a new road layout in force from Monday, April 15