As the ongoing Canada Post workers' strike continues to shut down mail delivery, there are questions about those photo radar tickets issued on Ottawa streets and what it means for speeders. "The tickets will go out when delivery comes back, but we're monitoring it very closely," said Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. Tim Tierney, chair of the city's Transportation Committee. Right now, speeders have a 23-day window to pay, but Tierney says he's confident the province will adjust its timing. "We're looking for the province to change some of the rules on the timing, but at the same time, we are still currently processing. So, I guess the message is please don't speed." It's just one of many impacts municipalities face as the strike continues for a 12th day. Municipalities like Smiths Falls, Ont. are getting creative, hand-delivering roughly 1,000 water bills to residents. Roger Stanley got his on Monday. "I kind of figured they likely would. I'm not a computer person so I don't go that route with my bills, I just call the bank and pay them right at home," said Stanley. Canada post says it's missed out on delivering roughly 10 million parcels as more than 55,000 workers across the country walk the picket lines. Back in Ottawa, the city says it is seeing a shift with more residents opting to pay utilities online. "It's good for the taxpayer because of course there's a big cost in sending those out. But I think, in general, people are just tired of the strikes continually and are switching to the electronic form," said Tierney. As for those photo radar tickets, they may be delayed now but, at some point, you'll have to pay. Shopping Trends The Shopping Trends team is independent of the journalists at CTV News. We may earn a commission when you use our links to shop. Read about us. 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US added a strong 227,000 jobs in November in bounce-back from October slowdown WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s job market rebounded in November, adding 227,000 workers in a solid recovery from the previous month, when the effects of strikes and hurricanes had sharply diminished employers’ payrolls. Last month’s hiring growth was up considerably from a meager gain of 36,000 jobs in October. The government also revised up its estimate of job growth in September and October by a combined 56,000. Friday’s report also showed that the unemployment rate ticked up from 4.1% in October to a still-low 4.2%. The November data provided the latest evidence that the U.S. job market remains durable even though it has lost significant momentum from the 2021-2023 hiring boom, when the economy was rebounding from the pandemic recession. Federal appeals court upholds law requiring sale or ban of TikTok in the US A federal appeals court panel on Friday unanimously upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in a few short months, handing a resounding defeat to the popular social media platform as it fights for its survival in the U.S. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the law - which requires TikTok to break ties with its China-based parent company ByteDance or be banned by mid-January — is constitutional, rebuffing TikTok’s challenge that the statute ran afoul of the First Amendment and unfairly targeted the platform. TikTok and ByteDance — another plaintiff in the lawsuit — are expected to appeal to the Supreme Court. Stock market today: Wall Street hits more records following a just-right jobs report NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose to records after data suggested the job market remains solid enough to keep the economy going, but not so strong that it raises immediate worries about inflation. The S&P 500 climbed 0.2%, just enough top the all-time high set on Wednesday, as it closed a third straight winning week in what looks to be one of its best years since the 2000 dot-com bust. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.3%, while the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.8% to set its own record. Treasury yields eased after the jobs report showed stronger hiring than expected but also an uptick in the unemployment rate. Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO spotlights complex challenge companies face in protecting top brass NEW YORK (AP) — In an era when online anger and social tensions are increasingly directed at the businesses consumers count on, Meta last year spent $24.4 million to surround CEO Mark Zuckerberg with security. But the fatal shooting this week of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson while walking alone on a New York City sidewalk has put a spotlight on the widely varied approaches companies take to protect their leaders against threats. And experts say the task of evaluating threats against executives and taking action to protect them is getting more difficult. One of the primary worries are loners whose rantings online are fed by others who are like-minded. It’s up to corporate security analysts to decide what represents a real threat. Police believe the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO quickly left NYC on a bus after shooting NEW YORK (AP) — Police officials say the gunman who killed the CEO of the largest U.S. health insurer likely left New York City on a bus soon after fleeing the scene on a bicycle and hopping in a cab. Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny says video of the gunman fleeing Wednesday’s shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson showed him riding through Central Park and later taking a taxi to a bus terminal, directly across from New Jersey. Police have video of the man entering the bus station but no video of him exiting. Investigators on Friday found a backpack in Central Park that was carried by the shooter, police said. USDA orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu to halt the virus The U.S. government has ordered testing of the nation’s milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in dairy cows. The Agriculture Department on Friday said raw or unpasteurized milk from dairy farms and processors nationwide must be tested on request starting Dec. 16. Testing will begin in six states — California, Colorado, Michigan, Mississippi, Oregon and Pennsylvania. The move is aimed at eliminating the virus, which has infected more than 700 dairy herds in 15 states. Words on ammo in CEO shooting echo common phrase on insurer tactics: Delay, deny, defend A message left at the scene of an insurance executive’s fatal shooting echoes a phrase commonly used to describe insurer tactics to avoid paying claims. The words “deny,” “defend” and “depose” were written on the ammunition used to kill UnitedHealthcare's CEO. That's according to two officials who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday. The words are similar to the phrase “delay, deny, defend.” That's how attorneys describe insurers denying services and payment, and the title of a 2010 book critical of the industry. Police haven’t officially commented on the words. But Thompson’s shooting and the messages on the ammunition have sparked outrage on social media and elsewhere, reflecting frustration Americans have over the cost and complexity of getting care. Michigan Democrats move to protect reproductive health data before GOP takes control of House LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democrats in Michigan are pressing to pass reproductive health care legislation before the party loses its majority with the new legislative session next year. A bill to protect digital reproductive health data including data logged on menstrual cycle tracking apps is a Democratic priority as lawmakers meet this month. Democratic women and supporters of the legislation say they are acting with new urgency before President-elect Donald Trump takes office because they don't believe his campaign promise to leave abortion to the states. The rush is also a reaction to Republicans taking control of the state House in January. Democrats kept control of the state Senate in the November election. Japan's Nippon Steel sets sights on a growing overseas market in its bid to acquire US Steel KASHIMA, Japan (AP) — The signs at Nippon Steel read: “The world through steel,” underlining why Japan’s top steelmaker is pursuing its $15 billion bid to acquire U.S. Steel. Japan's domestic market isn't growing, so Nippon Steel has its eyes on India, Southeast Asia and the United States, where populations are still growing. Nippon Steel gave reporters a tour of one of its plants in Japan on Friday. The bid for U.S. Steet is opposed by President-elect Donald Trump, President Joe Biden and American steelworkers. If the deal goes through, U.S. Steel will keep its name and its headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but become subsidiary of Nippon Steel. China's ban on key high-tech materials could have broad impact on industries, economy BANGKOK (AP) — China has banned exports of key materials used for a wide range of products, including smartphones, electric vehicles, radar systems and CT scanners, swiping back at Washington after it expanded export controls to include dozens of Chinese companies that make equipment used to produce computer chips. Both sides say the controls are justified by national security concerns. Analysts say they could have a much wider impact on manufacturing in many industries and supply chains, depending on the ability of each side to compensate for loss of access to strategically important materials, equipment and components. Here's why this could be a tipping point in trade conflict between the two biggest economies.A Kenosha teen accused to trying to enter a local elementary school while armed has entered a plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect to a charge of making a terroristic threat. On Friday the teen was found to be competent to stand trial. The case will continue to be heard in juvenile court where proceedings are confidential. The 13-year-old will undergo a mental evaluation, and will next appear before Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Jodi Meier on Dec. 20. His attorney, Terry Rose, said that hearing may be continued if the evaluation report in December. The teen attends Mahone Middle School in Kenosha and was a former Roosevelt Elementary student, police said, and have not released his name. The charge was filed in connection with an incident which started at 9:02 a.m. Nov. 7, when Kenosha police said someone had attempted to enter Roosevelt Elementary, 3322 Roosevelt Road, through a secure area. The individual was reportedly carrying a backpack and a duffel bag when stopped and questioned by school staff in the building’s secured entryway, then fled the building into the neighborhood. Kenosha Unified schools were placed on lockdown for the rest of the day as police searched for the boy. They arrested him at his home that afternoon. Kenosha police indicated its detectives executed a search warrant at the teen’s home where they found several air soft replica handguns and a replica rifle. No real firearms were located during the search. In response to the incident, KUSD initiated a review of its safety procedures to identify areas for improvement and enhance school security. Immediate changes were later announced by the district. Updated doorbell camera monitors offering improved visibility and an added monitor with additional outdoor camera views will be installed in offices across district buildings. All front office staff will receive refresher training on visitor protocols, including essential safety screening practices and using the Raptor visitor management system which looks up ID information when someone comes to the school. KUSD announced it will also employ new part-time school entrance monitors at the seven schools currently without controlled entrances. The individuals will be stationed at main entrances to escort visitors screened by office staff to their destinations. With great convenience comes great responsibility. QR codes have opened up a whole new world of ease for consumers and businesses. But as with any new tech, scammers are exploiting the growing market to take advantage of consumers. Uniqode analyzed resources from the FBI and the Federal Trade Commission to compile a list of tips on staying safe when using QR codes in public. QR codes are the now-ubiquitous, black-and-white-patterned squares that can be scanned to access a hyperlink on your phone's web browser. Now almost annually, the FBI has issued consumer warnings that criminals are leveraging QR codes to steal sensitive information. The rise of QR codes for contactless exchanges during the COVID-19 pandemic made the technology all the more appealing for criminals, according to cybersecurity firm Trellix . More than a third of smartphone users scanned a QR code in 2022, a share expected to rise to 42.6% by 2025, according to data forecaster eMarketer. The public adoption of QR codes and their cost-saving potential for businesses has helped keep them around long after pandemic safety measures faded away. But a little vigilance can go a long way for consumers using these web portals. One QR code scheme commonly reported is a version of package delivery scams often carried out via text message. In this case, a potential victim receives a message that appears to come from FedEx or another reputable company directing them to scan a QR code to check on the status of their package delivery. Instead of taking the user to an authentic company website, they'll get a fake one that looks legitimate. Any username and password info submitted to the fake page goes straight to the bad actors who can use it to access sensitive information. QR codes are also easy and cheap for anyone with a phone or computer to generate. The FBI reported about $150 million in losses attributable to QR code scams in the last year, sometimes referred to as "quishing." The practice, in spirit, is the same as "phishing," where a criminal attempts to dupe their victim into revealing personal information that can be used to illicitly access sensitive platforms like banking and email accounts. In a quishing scheme, the criminal intercepts your device not with a shady email or text message but with a hyperlink to a website on your phone populated by the QR code when you scan it. Numerous scams have been reported in which hackers place fake, malicious QR codes on parking meters, restaurant menus, advertisements, and other common locations for digital payments. In some cases, these methods can also steal credit card information stored on the phone used to scan the code. Whenever you scan a QR code with your phone camera, a preview of the link will usually show up on your screen. Make sure the link looks like an official, secure website a legitimate business would host. For example, the standard protocol for secure websites requires that they begin with the string "https://" with the "s" standing for "secure." Another form of attack commonly seen by cybersecurity firms has been dubbed QRLJacking . In this scheme, the victim receives a message containing a QR code, urging them to log in to a platform the victim already uses. When the victim logs in, they're entering their credentials into a fake version of a seemingly legitimate site, giving the attacker access to their actual account. As a technology, QR codes allow users to move very quickly to the point of purchase. Remember to slow down and assess the situation. If you receive an unexpected notification with an accompanying QR code via text message or email, be wary of any instructions urging you to act quickly. Cybercriminals commonly employ urgency tactics because they encourage uncertainty and rushed decisions—the psychological conditions to make it easier for the victim to make a mistake such as entering personal information into a webpage without thinking twice. While QR codes are convenient for businesses to use for mass transactions, the benefits don't outweigh the risks in a direct payment situation when buying things secondhand, for example. Cybersecurity firm KeepNet reported a scam in which the victim was sent a malicious QR code during a Facebook Marketplace transaction. Be wary of these, as navigating directly to a trusted payment platform like Zelle or PayPal may make the most sense. If you're working in an industry particularly vulnerable to these scams, like finance or the energy sector, extra caution may be necessary. The FBI recommends against downloading applications or making payments directly on sites linked to QR codes since they could potentially be malicious. Instead, navigate to the URL manually so that a payment can be made confidently on a trusted, known website, the agency recommends. Other scams include phony QR code scanning applications that are actually malicious software, which can allow malware to be downloaded on your phone. Note that the camera app on most leading smartphones has a QR code scanning capability built in, so there's generally no need to download an additional app. Smartphones may be even more vulnerable to malicious phishing attempts because of the sheer amount of personal information stored on them. Hackers are constantly seeking out vulnerabilities in software to exploit and steal personal information. By keeping your software up to date, you'll ensure that you have the latest version of your phone's operating system, which is the least vulnerable to scams. Another safeguard is multifactor authentication, which provides an additional layer of security that can thwart all types of unauthorized users, including QR scammers. This feature is available for all leading email platforms, social networks, and reputable banks. It requires the user to confirm their identity by logging in with a code or prompt on a separate device after entering the password. A criminal trying to steal personal information through a QR code may get login information, but they won't be able to get past the multifactor authentication unless they also have access to the authenticating device. Story editing by Alizah Salario. Additional editing by Elisa Huang. Copy editing by Tim Bruns. Photo selection by Clarese Moller. This story originally appeared on Uniqode and was produced and distributed in partnership with Stacker Studio. Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.
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Thanks for reading this article; you can also get individual chapter-wise sections or region-wise report versions like North America, LATAM, Europe, Japan, Australia or Southeast Asia. Nidhi Bhawsar (PR & Marketing Manager) HTF Market Intelligence Consulting Private Limited Phone: +15075562445 sales@htfmarketreport.com About Author: HTF Market Intelligence Consulting is uniquely positioned to empower and inspire with research and consulting services to empower businesses with growth strategies. We offer services with extraordinary depth and breadth of thought leadership, research, tools, events, and experience that assist in decision-making. This release was published on openPR.Spotify Wrapped is finally here. How can you see your 2024 recap?2024 has been a great year for high-growth stocks. The Nasdaq-100 Index is up 23.4% year to date, with many stocks flying more than 100%. Recent investor favorite Celsius Holdings ( CELH 0.90% ) has not followed this trend. The disruptive energy drink brand is down 70% from highs this year after seeing a massive slowdown in sales. After achieving over 10% market share in the energy drink category in the U.S., Celsius stock rocketed more than 40,000% in 10 years, making it one of the best-performing stocks of the last decade. Now, with its market cap slipping to $6.6 billion, investors are getting nervous about further short-term losses for Celsius stock. For smart investors who care about the long term, these falling stock prices can present fantastic buying opportunities for historically strong growth stocks. Here's why now is a great time to buy the dip on Celsius stock. A healthier energy drink future Celsius disrupted the energy drink market over the last 10 years by embracing sugar-free drinks. Its drinks, which are also infused with vitamins, are marketed as a health beverage. This positioned the traditional energy drink competitors with an unhealthy brand connotation. Embracing gym goers, women, and younger people, Celsius has consistently grown its market share in the energy drink category while also expanding the overall category. Celsius is not only competing with Red Bull, but also coffee, soda, and fruit juices. So far, the company has succeeded mightily with this strategy. Revenue was $1.37 billion over the last 12 months, up from under $100 million five years ago. Management estimates it has 11.8% market share in the U.S., taking share from the traditional players Monster Beverage and Red Bull. Now, it is taking this success in the U.S. and expanding internationally. It has entered the Canadian, U.K., Australian, and French markets over the last year or so, with plans for more countries in the coming years. International revenue grew 37% year over year last quarter to $18.6 million. Understanding the Pepsi distribution headwind Seeing these massive growth figures, investors may be wondering why Celsius stock has fallen 70% from highs set earlier this year. It all comes down to recent revenue growth figures and worries about the next few years. In 2022, Celsius signed a distribution deal with PepsiCo . For the majority of sales in the U.S. -- with options to sell internationally -- Celsius will be selling into the Pepsi distribution network. Pepsi will then sell Celsius inventory into retail channels. During the beginning of the deal, Pepsi ordered as much Celsius as it could to catch up with its rapidly gaining market share. However, in recent quarters Pepsi realized that it had over-ordered Celsius inventory and is now normalizing these figures, which caused Celsius' revenue to fall 33% year over year in the third quarter. This 33% revenue drop is obviously not something to ignore, but it does not mean Celsius is suddenly falling out of favor with consumers. It has maintained its 10%+ market share of the energy drink category, with year-to-date retail sales (i.e., the sell-through to actual customers) through the first three quarters already higher than all of 2023. Orders to Costco grew 15% in the third quarter, while orders to Amazon grew 21%. I mention all of these data points to contextualize Celsius' revenue drop. This is a temporary concern and should normalize sometime in 2025. By then, the company will be growing along with its retail sales to customers once Pepsi stops under-ordering inventory in its distribution network. CELH Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts Is the stock a buy? A 33% revenue drop for Celsius is scary, and clearly a lot of investors have been frightened away from the stock. However, if you still believe in the long-term viability of the Celsius brand, a share price below $30 looks appetizing. Celsius has put up strong revenue growth in the last five years, up 1,720%. That will assuredly slow over the next five years but it still has room to steadily grow. Through steady market share gains past 10%, overall category growth, and pricing power, I think it is feasible for Celsius' revenue to double over the next five years. That would bring annual sales to around $2.75 billion. Using Monster Beverage as a barometer, Celsius should be able to achieve 25% profit margins once the business matures, equating to $690 million in annual earnings power in five years. Compared to a current market cap of $6.6 billion, Celsius would have a price-to-earnings ( P/E ) ratio of less than 10 in five years. I think the stock will trade at a much higher P/E in five years. For this reason, the stock looks like a great buy-the-dip candidate as the company gets ready to return to double-digit revenue growth in 2025.The five-part series will debut globally on December 10, following elite global players on and off the field as they compete in the US Open Polo Championship in Wellington, Florida. A trailer for the series titled Polo, executive produced by Harry and Meghan, was released on Thursday, giving a behind-the-scenes look at the “fast-paced and glamorous world of polo”. In a statement, Harry said: “This series offers audiences an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look into the passion and determination driving some of the world’s elite polo players, revealing the grit behind the glamour. “We’re proud to showcase the true depth and spirit of the sport — and the intensity of its high-stakes moments.” It has been produced by the Sussexes’ Archewell Productions, having previously released three documentaries with Netflix as part of a multimillion-pound deal with the streaming giant. Heart Of Invictus, which aired last August, followed a group of service members on their road to the Invictus Games, the Paralympic-style sporting competition set up by Harry in 2014 for injured and sick military personnel and veterans. Netflix also released the documentary series Live To Lead and the controversial six-part Harry & Meghan documentary in December 2022. Harry and Meghan moved to the US in 2020 after stepping down from royal duties.
A new model curriculum for journalism educationMariah Carey using artificial intelligence to address her most devoted Spotify fans? The pop diva says that’s just simply fantasy. The “All I Want for Christmas Is You” and “Fantasy” hit maker on Thursday debunked the speculation surrounding her fan message, which made the internet rounds amid Spotify’s annual Wrapped campaign earlier this week. In brief videos shared via Spotify, Carey and other artists including Kali Uchis and Taylor Swift thanked their top fans on the streaming platform for their support. In Carey’s fan message, which some users reposted to X (formerly Twitter), the singer tells her fan base — aka lambs — “your support throughout the years is the greatest gift I can ask for.” In the video, Carey sits still on a dimly lighted set in front of Christmas trees and wearing her signature Santa Claus-inspired dress. The video quickly sparked AI speculation on social media. “THIS HAS TO BE AI,” one user tweeted on Wednesday. While other fans echoed suspicions of AI use and joked about the singer’s stiff demeanor (“blink twice if ur ok, ” a user wrote), others seemingly took a closer look at the pop star’s face — particularly her eyes. One user on Thursday wrote that the singer was “definitely reading off a teleprompter” in her video. The Grammy winner finally took matters into her own hands Thursday evening and revealed the culprits behind her bizarre video. “Bad lighting and a red lip have you all thinking this is AI??” Carey tweeted . “There’s a reason I’m not a fan of either of those things,” she said before touting the next stop on her annual Christmas tour. The self-appointed Queen of Christmas celebrates the 30th anniversary of her album “Merry Christmas” this year. The LP included her infectious holiday hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” which has consistently climbed the charts since 2019. In October, Carey told Times critic Mikael Wood that “it’s happened so many times that I’m thrilled.” “And should it happen again, I would be even more thrilled,” she added. Though Carey might be most known for her Christmas classic, she encouraged her top Spotify fans — suspicious of AI use or not — to keep an eye out this week for more. “I can’t wait to share new music with you soon,” she said. ©2024 Los Angeles Times. Visit at latimes.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) risks being socially and politically outpaced by Muslim fundamentalist outfits if its State leadership continues its current dalliance with the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and the Jamaat-e-Islami, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said. Inaugurating the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] area committee office in Kozhikode, Mr. Vijayan said the current IUML State president Sadikali Shihab Thangal was responsible for the party’s “fundamentalist drift” and the former was not above political criticism. ‘A heavy price paid’ He said the Congress had paid a heavy political price for tacitly encouraging the Sangh Parivar to further the latter’s vicious and communally divisive agenda to destroy the very idea and fabric of secularism in India. Mr. Vijayan said the Congress actively encouraged Hindu majoritarian political build-up that culminated in the Babri Masjid’s demolition in 1992, despite cautionary red flags raised by secular parties. “The then Congress Prime Minister, P.V. Narasimha Rao, allowed the Sangh Parivar mob to pull down the masjid by remaining incommunicado even though chaos unfolded. Decades later, Congress’s top leaders endorsed the construction of the Ram Temple over the mosque’s ruins by sending silver bricks and donations,” Mr. Vijayan said. “Congress suffered badly and but has still learned nothing. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ascended to power in Congress strongholds in north and central India. Soft Hindutva blurred the line between the Congress and the BJP,” Mr. Vijayan said. He said ministerial berths mattered more to the IUML’s leadership than the party’s founding reformist ideals. “IUML clung to power with Congress in Kerala in 1992 for a handful of its leaders to remain in the Congress government. Comparably, the IUML is now actively courting fundamentalist outfits for a few votes to shore up its increasingly shaky base in north Kerala. The IUML is forsaking its traditional secular democratic ideals for the elusive electoral dividend to its peril,” Mr. Vijayan said. Against Jamaat Mr. Vijayan said the Jamaat-e-Islami, which forsook democracy for its stated ideal of establishing an Islamic caliphate in India, fielded a candidate against the CPI(M)‘s Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections at the BJP’s instance. He pointed out that the SDPI leadership spoke in a “terrorist language” when he criticised the IUML leadership for aligning with Muslim fundamentalist organisations against the LDF in Kerala. Mr. Vijayan said the bypoll results belied the Congress-BJP-IUML claim that the LDF government was the target of intense anti-incumbency anger. He said the LDF retained its Chelakkara Assembly seat with a resounding majority and improved its vote share in the Palakkad bypoll despite heavy anti-government campaigning by Muslim fundamentalist and Sangh Parivar forces for the UDF. Published - November 24, 2024 09:40 pm IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit
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( MENAFN - IANS) Seoul, Dec 23 (IANS) South Korean companies pointed to heated global competition amid China's cheap exports as a major source of concern for their businesses next year, which is feared to affect them more than US President-elect Donald Trump's tariff policies, a central bank report showed on Monday. According to the report on the regional Economy released by the Bank of Korea (BOK), South Korean firms expected domestic exports to continue to expand in 2025, though the pace of growth is projected to slow down compared with this year. But they voiced concerns about intensifying competition to be caused by the oversupply of Chinese goods and a flood of cheap exports into the global market, reports Yonhap news agency. The report was based on a survey of 200 local exporters conducted by the BOK in November on their prospects for and conditions of exports in 2025. The central bank has expected exports, a key growth engine for South Korea, to increase 6.3 per cent in 2024, but the figure would shrink to 1.5 per cent next year. The local companies also said the technological competitiveness of Chinese companies, particularly in the rechargeable batteries and steel sectors, would pose a threat to their businesses, the report showed. As for tariff policies by the new Donald Trump administration, South Korean steelmakers and carmakers expressed concerns, but other firms in industries facing fierce competition with China said they would rather benefit from the new U.S. tariff policy. Local companies securing a competitive edge also said they will be able to manage the potential negative impacts of the Trump policy, the report read. Trump has vowed to impose "universal baseline tariffs" of a minimum of 10 per cent on all imported goods, and raise tariffs on imports from China to as high as 60 per cent. -IANS na/ MENAFN22122024000231011071ID1109022132 Legal Disclaimer: MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.Sen. James Lankford: We don't know 'one way or another' how DOJ will act with political interference
A Decent, Honest Public Servant Who Put Service Above Party And PoliticsThe UK is prepared for “all eventualities” if Donald Trump slaps import tariffs on goods from Britain, Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said. The US president-elect has already announced plans to hit China , Canada and Mexico with tariffs as part of his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs. But he has indicated he is prepared to use tariffs far more widely as part of his plan to protect American industry. Mr Trump has suggested he wants to increase tariffs on goods imported from around the world by 10% or 20%, rising to 60% on items from China. The UK could retaliate in the form of tariffs targeted at symbolically important US products such as whiskey, blue jeans and motorbikes – hitting brands like Jack Daniel’s, Levi’s and Harley-Davidson – as Britain and the European Union did during trade wars in Mr Trump’s first term in the White House. Mr Reynolds would not be drawn on what actions he would take but insisted the UK was prepared. He told the Commons Business and Trade Committee: “This is the big question facing global trading relationships.” The UK should be an advocate for “open, transparent, free trading relationships around the world”, he said. “Yes, it’s true to say, if any country imposed tariffs on UK companies exporting, it would hurt our companies. “But let’s also remember that it also hurts the consumers in whatever country are being asked to pay those tariffs. And there’s an inflationary pressure, there’s an impact on the cost of living.” The Cabinet minister acknowledged that a 20% tariffs on goods exported to the US would result in a “not insignificant” impact on UK economic growth. Asked if the Government had options ready to respond to tariffs from Mr Trump, the minister said: “I wouldn’t want to speculate, but the committee should assume that all eventualities have been prepared for.” The options in any dispute would be to do nothing, retaliate or negotiate. Asked if retaliatory tariffs on goods such as Harley-Davidson bikes were already prepared, the Trade Secretary said: “You would expect this department to prepare for every eventuality. But I think we should just be a little bit sensitive at this stage about speculating about how we would respond to something which hasn’t happened.” Mr Reynolds said the trade deficits with the US in relation to other European countries did not apply to the UK so Mr Trump might not feel the need to act in the same way as he would with other nations. He said: “There are a whole range of areas where we, as a country, I think could and should – if we could do it – welcome closer trading relationships with the US. “The US is a fundamental ally of ours. We have an incredibly strong trading relationship as it stands, and when I look to areas like services, technology, critical minerals, if there was the opportunity to work more closely together, I don’t think anyone should turn around immediately and say ‘not interested in that’.” He acknowledged there were “challenges” in seeking a closer trading relationship, or even a free-trade deal, which would have knock-on impacts with other important markets for the UK in the EU and China. “I don’t see the need at this stage to rule anything out or in, but to be realistic about where our national interest lies and being frank with the committee about the fact that any negotiation in any major principal market that we might do has to be considered not in isolation, but its relationship to other key markets, and what the consequences of that negotiation would mean for business and trade in those areas.” But he insisted he did not see the coming years as a “binary choice” between trading more closely with the US or EU.