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BHP sells shuttered Australian nickel plant to Gold Fields

The sale includes mining tenements and mineral rights.

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Zurich Savings & Protection Plan Now Available Via ShopeePay

Insurance provider Zurich Life Insurance Malaysia Berhad, and payment platform ShopeePay have announced an extension of their partnership, launching the former’s Savings & Protection Plan on the latter’s app. This can now be purchased by hitting the “Insurance” button on the app’s home page, then selecting “Endowment”.

How Do You Reduce Bench Time in an IT Consulting Firm?

A 100-consultant firm billing $1,000 a day loses roughly $1.34 million a year by running at 68.9% utilization instead of 75%.

  • Bench time costs $1.34 million annually for a $1,000/day firm.
  • TCS limits unallocated time to 35 days, reducing bench time.
  • Tools like We360.ai monitor bench rates weekly for early issue detection.

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