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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Here's why 2025 could be start of the 'Great Downsizing,' says ANDREW OXLADE

Britain faces many pressing financial challenges. Rents have surged by about 28 per cent in four years, taking the average monthly cost to £1,330, says the Office for National Statistics. Andrew Oxlade says the 'Great Wealth Transfer' could begin in 2025 Buying your first home has always been hard. You also pay less than the full 40 per cent rate …

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4 weeks ago

Why Wells Fargo’s San Francisco downsizing is bad news for California banking

LA Times

Wells Fargo, California’s most prominent financial institution, has been tied to San Francisco since its Gold Rush-era founding in 1852. Chief Executive Charles Scharf, tapped to turn Wells Fargo around after the bank’s accounts scandals of the last decade, has been steering the company from New York City — nowhere near the 12-story tower at 420 Montgomery St. in San …

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1 month ago

KLM criticizes the government's calculation model for Schiphol downsizing plans

NL Times

The airline KLM has significant issues with the calculation model used by the Cabinet for a decision about reducing the nuisance caused by Schiphol. The model is leading the government into believing that shrinkage is the right way to go, while KLM thinks this is unnecessary, Marjan Rintel, the Airline’s CEO wrote to the Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management, …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Schiphol facing more flight cuts despite gov't promise that downsizing is not the goal

NL Times

The government may need to lower the number of flight movements allowed at Schiphol Airport next year even further due to disappointing results from calculations on reducing noise pollution. Madlener previously said that Schiphol would be allowed between 475,000 and 485,000 flight movements next year. They advised the Minister to adjust the lower figure of his “bandwidth” to 466,000 flight …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Tech layoffs: Infosys CEO says company is not ‘downsizing’, no job cuts expected

Hindustan Times

Infosys CEO Salil Parekh said that the company has no plans to cut jobs amid layoffs in the tech industry. Infosys CEO Salil Parekh said that Infosys will not follow the trend of downsizing. "We at Infosys, a very strong and generative AI and over the next several years, we will have more and more people joining us who become …

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9 months ago

Tech layoffs this week: Byju’s, Apple, Amazon cut jobs citing downsizing, shifts. More companies to follow?

Hindustan Times

Tech layoffs 2024: The tech industry saw more layoffs this week as companies are sacking employees across departments. The big companies that fired employees include Amazon, Apple and Byju’s who cited strategic shifts and downsizing as the reason for job cuts in the industry. As per Layoffs.fyi, 235 companies have laid off 57,785 employees in 2024 as in January, 121 …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Shannen Doherty is ‘downsizing’ assets to fund quality time with mom amid cancer battle

LA Times

Shannen Doherty said her years-long cancer battle prompted her to “take stock” of her life — and her multiple storage units of unused antique furniture. Doherty said cutting back on her assets will also help “make things clean,” just in case she precedes her mother, Rose Elizabeth Doherty, in death. In case of her death, the actor said doesn’t want …

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10 months ago

Cookie Monster is fed up with “shrinkflation” and the downsizing of his favorite cookies

Salon

Cookie Monster now has beef with the US economy. The beloved Sesame Street character took to X Monday to rant about “shrinkflation” — a portmanteau of the words shrink and inflation where items shrink in size or quantity, sometimes even quality, while their prices remain the same. Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio shared Cookie Monster’s sentiments, saying, “big corporations …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

South Carolina’s Elliott says downsizing was for family reasons, not changes in college football

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! COLUMBIA, S.C. — Newly hired South Carolina assistant Shawn Elliott did not leave his job as Georgia State’s head coach because of challenges with NIL, retaining players or other changes in college football. “The most important people in my life live in the state of South …

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1 year, 6 months ago

HSBC is downsizing its headquarters and leaving London’s Canary Wharf

CNN

CNN — HSBC is halving the size of its global headquarters and moving out of Canary Wharf, a business district built in the abandoned docklands of east London in the 1980s. In three years’ time, HSBC plans to move from 8 Canada Square to Panorama St. Paul’s, a new development currently under construction in the City of London, the UK …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Google CEO hints at possible downsizing. Here’s what he says..

Live Mint

Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, suggested during a recent interview that the company may face a second wave of layoffs. During a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, the Google CEO declined to directly address questions about possible layoffs but indicated that the company is content with its current rate of transformation. In March, around 1,400 employees of …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Google’s cloud unit tells employees to share desks amid office downsizing: Report

The Hindu

Google asked employees in its cloud division and partners to share desks and alternate days with desk mates, a report from CNBC said. The decision was made to ensure continued investment in the growth of Google Cloud, and internal FAQ was shared with employees, the report shared. The internal FAQ also shared that employees may come in on other days …

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1 year, 10 months ago

‘My whole career has been about struggle’: The Whale’s Hong Chau on backlash, the Oscars and hitting Brendan Fraser

The Independent

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy While filming The Whale, Darren Aronofsky’s divisive new drama about a …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Warner Bros. Discovery to spend more than $1 billion downsizing

LA Times

Discovery reports that it will incur up to $1.5 billion in costs to shrink the company, cancel programming and provide severance packages to laid-off workers, among other expenses. In a Securities & Exchange Commission filing Monday, the company warned that “the estimated cash expenditures from the organization restructuring, facility consolidation activities and other contract termination costs will be in the …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Why aren’t older people downsizing to smaller homes?

The Independent

About six years ago, my parents decided to sell the family home and move house. The families are saying ‘You don’t need all this, you don’t want the hassle of having to do the work.’ They’re seeing that their parents could have an improved lifestyle if they downsized.” open image in gallery Unlike the US, the UK doesn’t have a …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Will my mum lose a £175k inheritance tax allowance when she moves?

Daily Mail

Heather Rogers: Find out how to ask her a tax question in the box below My mother's estate including her flat is more than £325,000 and less than £500,000. She will not necessarily lose her full 'own home allowance' - which is technically known as the residence nil rate band - for inheritance tax. Many people are allowed to leave …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Sustainable co-housing community to be built in Canberra's north to meet downsizing needs without compromising environmental impact

ABC

A group of Canberrans keen to reduce their environmental impact and downsize are creating their own sustainable co-housing community in Canberra's north. Key points: A small co-housing community is set to be built with sustainability in mind in Canberra's north Stellulata Cohousing will consist of three attached units and one shared building, but is designed to look like one house …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Protesters at 6 airports call for downsizing aviation

NL Times

People who live near airports and environmental activists will simultaneously protest at six Dutch airports on Saturday against "the growing nuisance and pollution from air traffic." Far fewer planes flew during the coronavirus pandemic, but now that air traffic is picking up again, they say the time has come to intervene. "The sector makes a major contribution to dangerous global …

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3 years, 8 months ago

10 best movies about climate change, from Avatar to The Day After Tomorrow

The Independent

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Whether it’s with thought provoking dramas such as Take Shelter, or cerebral animations like Princess Mononoke, some filmmakers have …

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5 years, 7 months ago

Which companies are leaving UK, downsizing or cutting jobs ahead of Brexit?

The Independent

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5 years, 9 months ago

As the popularity of apartment living increases, downsizing a garden becomes a new challenge

ABC

Born from a growth in high-rise living, balcony gardens are fast becoming the new Aussie backyards — with green oases flourishing in places you would least expect. Key points: As more Australians move into apartments, a horticulturalist says a reassessment is needed of space allocated to gardens Potted plants require more water and fertilser to survive Balcony gardens may be …

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Here's why 2025 could be start of the 'Great Downsizing,' says ANDREW OXLADE

Why Wells Fargo’s San Francisco downsizing is bad news for California banking

KLM criticizes the government's calculation model for Schiphol downsizing plans

Schiphol facing more flight cuts despite gov't promise that downsizing is not the goal

Tech layoffs: Infosys CEO says company is not ‘downsizing’, no job cuts expected

Tech layoffs this week: Byju’s, Apple, Amazon cut jobs citing downsizing, shifts. More companies to follow?

Shannen Doherty is ‘downsizing’ assets to fund quality time with mom amid cancer battle

Cookie Monster is fed up with “shrinkflation” and the downsizing of his favorite cookies

South Carolina’s Elliott says downsizing was for family reasons, not changes in college football

HSBC is downsizing its headquarters and leaving London’s Canary Wharf

Google CEO hints at possible downsizing. Here’s what he says..

Google’s cloud unit tells employees to share desks amid office downsizing: Report

‘My whole career has been about struggle’: The Whale’s Hong Chau on backlash, the Oscars and hitting Brendan Fraser

Warner Bros. Discovery to spend more than $1 billion downsizing

Why aren’t older people downsizing to smaller homes?

Will my mum lose a £175k inheritance tax allowance when she moves?

Sustainable co-housing community to be built in Canberra's north to meet downsizing needs without compromising environmental impact

Protesters at 6 airports call for downsizing aviation

10 best movies about climate change, from Avatar to The Day After Tomorrow

Which companies are leaving UK, downsizing or cutting jobs ahead of Brexit?

As the popularity of apartment living increases, downsizing a garden becomes a new challenge