image source, Getty Images Millions of low income families are facing a squeeze on their finances

PETALING JAYA: The profit margin pressure experienced by Dialog Group Bhd may persist in the near-term, despite the pick-up in business activities and market demand.In view of the higher operating costs, some analysts have slashed their earnings forecasts for the oil and gas technical service provider. RHB Research, for example, cut its earnings estimates for the financial years of 2022 to 2024( FY22 to FY24) by 8% to 11%.It said margins may remain under pressure for Dialog, no thanks to higher

LONDON: UK living standards fell at the fastest pace in almost eight years in December, a squeeze

LONDON: More than seven out of 10 chief financial officers( CFOs) at Britain’s biggest companies expect high inflation to reduce their profit margins, and few see the Bank of England( BoE) getting inflation under control in the next couple of years.A quarterly survey from accountants Deloitte showed a record 98% of CFOs expect their operating costs to rise over the coming year, and 71% expect their operating margins to fall, up from 44% in the previous quarter.“ Over the next year, CFOs believe

BERKELEY— College students squeezed by a massive housing shortage and surging rents are paying too

British Gas’s retail unit has reported a big increase in profits despite a squeeze on the energy

by almost a third as the rising cost of living squeezes shoppers. The plant-based meat substitute

Inflation is growing on the farm. American farmers are paying significantly higher prices for their weed-killing chemicals, crop seeds, fertilizer, equipment repairs and seasonal labor, eroding some of 2021’s windfall from rising crop prices.... Higher commodity prices at the time covered most of those cost increases.... Facing even higher prices now, he doesn’t expect that to be the case for 2022.On his farm where he grows tobacco, corn, soybeans, wheat and sweet potatoes, Mr....

The Petronet deal will end around that time, possibly aiding a compromise.... “ Qatar Energy may offer a few cargoes in exchange for a sales and purchase agreement that goes beyond 2028.... That’s a strategic prize for Qatar.” — Bloomberg....

" politically squeezed" out of Europe.... Speaking to the TV channel Pink, the politician accused the US