A used car dealer who sold his employers stock to fund a gambling addiction has been handed an eight month suspended jail sentence and 180 hours of unpaid work. Steven Armstrong, of Butterley Hill, Ripley admitted selling vehicles owned by Vertu Volkswagen West Bridgford, Nottingham, and kept the value of the sales between October 15, 2014, and…
DetailsTwo empty chairs at the U.S. Supreme Court could be full of significance as the remaining justices consider whether Puerto Rico can ease its fiscal crisis with a law that would let the islands public utilities restructure more than $20 billion in debt. The U.S. territory will make its case Tuesday to what probably will…
DetailsPowa: The start-up that fell to earth Rory Cellan-Jones Technology correspondent 21 March 2016 From the section Technology Image copyright Powa Image caption Powa’s website now carries a message from its administrators on its website It was one of Britain’s brightest tech start-ups, praised by David… Read the full article at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35860814
DetailsSeafood Expo Global, May 2015, Brussels, Belgium. Photo: Miriam Okarimia/ Undercurrent News You may also like: March 21, 2016, 8:54 am The net loss for Pickenpack Holding Germany, the frozen fish processor now in an insolvency process, was 25.83 million in its latest reported financial year. Pickenpacks latest financial results, filed earlier in 2016 on the…
DetailsPaying off student loans isnt easy and can take years, but the Department of Education is trying to make it easier through streamlined repayment options. In a conference call Friday with U.S. student reporters, Education Secretary John King Jr. spoke about two ways the department is attempting to streamline the student loan repayment process: income-driven…
DetailsDAVID UNWIN / FAIRFAX NZ A total of 220 workers lost their jobs when council-owned construction company Infracon went into liquidation. The liquidation of a multimillion dollar roading construction company, which saw 220 people lose their jobs, is near its end. Infracon was placed into liquidation in August 2014 by its two owners, Taraura and Hawke’s Bay district councils, after…
DetailsA Federal Judge ordered a student debt relief company to immediately cease providing debt relief services to borrowers. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, (CFPB) has accused the company of illegally charging upfront fees before providing any services to borrowers. Student Loan Processing, which also operates as Irvine Web Works, has 45 days to cease operations but must immediately…
DetailsThe First Family is running SA, in the process consuming the soul of the ANC, writes Njabulo S Ndebele With shocking new exposures coming at us almost daily, it is difficult to resist the feeling that it will prove extremely difficult for President Jacob Zuma to stay in power for much longer. The revelation that…
DetailsReader R.L. sent us the following email: I have a problem regarding misleading information on a home page, confusing labels and the use of my intellectual property rights on some products. I am German and have worked for over 25 years at the same food company in Tokyo, until the factory was sold to a…
DetailsCONCORD In more than 20 years as a representative of the banking industry in New Hampshire, Jerry Little saw some good days and bad days. One of the worst came early in his tenure as president of the New Hampshire Bankers Association, when in October of 1991 FDIC bank inspectors shut down five banks in…
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