The NDP and Legal Assistance of Windsor are calling for the federal government to exempt low-income individuals and families who received the Canada Emergency Response Benefit — but didn’t actually qualify — from having to pay back that money. And some financial experts are warning that people who received it properly may not have planned […]
Company at centre of $400m Westpac fraud open for business
The company at the centre of an alleged $400 million fraud against Westpac is looking for new customers and spruiking its services following an emergency sale to the cousin of colourful football personality Bill Papas. Forum Group, the employing entity for Mr Papas’s Forum Finance, was sold from administration last […]
Inflation slowdown driven by clothing sales as discounts boost flagging trade
Falling prices for clothes in summer sales caused inflation to fall more quickly than expected in July, official figures show. The consumer price index came in at 2 per cent, the Office for National Statistics said. This was down from 2.5 per cent in June and lower than the 2.3 […]
Whats News Breaking: Tuesday, August 10, 2021
TOWN HALL TONIGHT ON AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN: “Help Is Here,” says U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, in announcing two Town Hall meetings to explain and discuss various components of the American Rescue Plan. One of the Town Hall events takes place tonight, August 10 at 7 p.m. at Brooklyn Sports Club […]
7 Key Steps Law Firms Can Take To Avoid Cyberattacks
Cyberattacks and ransomware attacks have ratcheted up since the pandemic and law firms have become an increasingly attractive target for cyber criminals with their huge store of valuable information, data, confidential corporate information, tax and other data. The reputational and business risk for law firms from such attacks is […]
Why Colorado companies are pushing the FDA to regulate CBD
Inside a nondescript office building in Englewood, a deafening alarm stops a team of workers in lab coats and hair nets. It’s a sensor alerting staff to a potential problem with the product, tiny bottles of cannabidiol moving along a conveyor belt at a swift pace. The vials are headed […]
Tesla’s Aussie chair in spotlight as Musk awaits verdict in SolarCity trial
“It appears from the evidence there were some discussions occurring between Mr Elon Musk and Mr Rive outside the board process,” Slights said, according to a transcript of the trial. Loading “I’m not surprised, to be honest,” Denholm replied, “but I know it didn’t affect what the negotiation was because […]
New degree programs debut in Fall ’21 – UofSC News & Events
Posted on: August 12, 2021; Updated on: August 12, 2021By Cam Adams, [email protected] The University of South Carolina is expanding its degree offerings with 13 new programs set to launch this fall that will better prepare students for careers in cybersecurity, education, nursing, business and music among other fields. By […]
Tech Hack Notification Delays Can Leave Corporate Customers in the Lurch
Some tech companies are slow to share details about hacks of their products, leaving customers vulnerable to disruptions and uncertain how to respond as information trickles out. Cyberattacks in which hackers target a service provider and then use that foothold to access their customers’ networks are receiving scrutiny from policy […]
US law firms offer bonuses of up to $250,000 in battle for staff
Legal services updates Sign up to myFT Daily Digest to be the first to know about Legal services news. A period of frenzied corporate dealmaking and a talent war has pushed pay deals for junior and mid-career lawyers to new highs, with some US firms offering sign-on and retention bonuses […]