THE decision by Bank of Ireland to shut more than half of its remaining 28 branches in Northern Ireland merely underlines the continuing inexorable march towards digital banking.
A JUDGMENT handed down by the Supreme Court which allowed the appeal brought by the Financial Conduct Authority on behalf of policyholders of Business Interruption Insurance (BII) policies bodes well for a broad range of businesses and sectors across Northern Ireland A successful insurance claim, specifically relating to the industry's most adversely impacted including hospitality and leisure, professional services, retail, construction and manufacturing, may well allow them to pay rents or other essential expenses while closed, leaving them with a business to come back to once restrictions are lifted.
IT'S hard to believe that when the Chancellor stands up at the despatch box on March 3, it will be only Rishi Sunak's second budget, and comes 51 weeks after his first.
WEARABLE tech that monitors your heart rate has been around for a long time but most of it delivered very basic metrics which did little more than help us monitor our activity.
IT'S been another interesting couple of weeks, when we have seen risk assets rallying against some of what would be perceived as the safer havens of investing.