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No ‘dinkum code of conduct’ for farmers as supermarkets accused of ‘tokenistic’…

Former ACCC chairman Allan Fels says farmers are "doing it tough” as their code of conduct with supermarkets is “just tokenistic”. Mr Fels joined Sky News Australia to discuss the impending review into supermarket prices, headed by Bob Hawke’s former economic advisor Craig Emerson. “They haven’t got a decent protection – a code of conduct is a small step in the right direction,” he said. “And it is also good the government and Craig Emerson doing the review are considering making it compulsory. “In the past, it was just tokenistic with not a dinkum code of conduct because it depended on the big retailers agreeing to everything.”

Traders Speculate on $110 Oil As Middle East Tensions Escalate

While oil prices have been struggling to move above $80 per barrel for weeks, some traders have bet on oil hitting as high as $110 a barrel in the early spring. It looks like some speculators are betting on a major escalation of the conflict in the Middle East in the coming months, considering the fact that fundamentals and analysts suggest a balanced market or a market in a slight surplus early this year. if(window.innerWidthADVERTISEMENTfreestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "oilprice_medrec_atf", slotId: "oilprice_medrec_atf" });';document.write(write_html);} The $110/$130 call option spreads on Brent Crude for May…

Record number of women to receive honorary blue plaque this year

For the first 100 years of the plaque scheme’s existence, the majority of those honoured were male (Image: Getty) Britain's first female neurosurgeon and newspaper photographer are among a record number of women being honoured this year with a blue plaque. The English Heritage scheme, which has been running in London for more than 150 years, recognises 1,003 inspirational people for their achievements across arts and science. For the first hundred years of the plaque scheme’s existence, the great majority of those honoured were male. However now just over 15% mark women’s achievements after a dramatic rise in the number of public…

UK government sets out plans for ‘biggest nuclear power expansion in 70 years’

The government has set out plans for what it claims will be Britain’s biggest nuclear power expansion in 70 years, despite concerns about faltering nuclear output and project delays. Ministers published a roadmap on Friday that recommits the government to building a fleet of nuclear reactors capable of producing 24GW by 2050 – enough to meet a quarter of the national electricity demand. Approval will be given for one or two new reactors every five years from 2030 to 2044, and backing given to another large-scale reactor in addition to Hinkley Point C and the planned Sizewell C , even as the projects face uncertainty over their…

Plans for $290M North Las Vegas manufacturing facility abandoned

Plans for a $290 million aluminium beverage can manufacturing facility in North Las Vegas have been nixed. Ball Corp., NYSE: BALL, announced in 2021 that it was planning to invest $290 million in the project to be built at Apex Industrial Park and create 180 jobs. The company said it had “permanently discontinued” plans for its facility in its third-quarter earnings report in November. A Ball Corp. spokesperson declined to comment further on its North Las Vegas decision. Ball Corp. — a Colorado-based packaging and aerospace company — was abandoning its plans for North Las Vegas to “maximize returns on invested capital and position…