Barclays posts fourth-quarter net loss, announces major strategic overhaul – CNBC
Barclays Bank’s UK headquarters are located in Canary Wharf, London. Matt Crossick/PA Image (Getty Images) LONDON – Barclays on Tuesday reported a fourth-quarter net loss of 111 million pounds ($139.8 million) as the British lender announced a wide-ranging strategic review. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected net profit attributable to shareholders to be 60.95 million […]
Gordon Brown calls for overhaul of benefits system as study reveals ‘crisis’ | Welfare
Gordon Brown has urged Jeremy Hunt to act on surprising new research into Britain's poor benefits system. The study found that the poorest households have to spend an average of 63p per pound to meet their basic food and energy needs. The former prime minister said the paper was a “wake-up call” to the prime […]
Georgia Gov. Kemp proposes $11.3M to overhaul literacy education
Georgia education officials will help train teachers to improve reading instruction, as some prominent lawmakers say the state Department of Education is not doing enough to enforce a literacy law passed last year. Therefore, we would like to provide a literacy coach. Georgia's efforts to improve children's reading comprehension are an example of a national […]
Argentina’s Javier Milei Greenlights Major Military Leadership Overhaul
On December 30, Argentina's President Javier Millay signed a law significantly reorganizing the military, prompting the retirement of 22 army generals, seven admirals and three brigadiers. The law is published On January 2, Prime Minister Millais proposed the most significant changes to military leadership since 2003. In his Decree, Prime Minister Millais proposed the designation […]