Two TUI flights to Barbados were forced to turn back as Venezuela’s airspace closure disrupts Caribbean routes, highlighting growing regional aviation instability.
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#CARIBBEAN: Two TUI Airways long‑haul services bound for #Barbados were forced to make abrupt U‑turns today after a sudden wave of airspace restrictions rippled across the southern Caribbean in the wake of U.S. military strikes on #Venezuela.
Silver and Bitcoin both face down years in 2026, if 50-week moving averages are guides, but for different reasons. At about $72 an ounce on Dec. 31, the metal's 73% premium to this mean was exceeded only once on a year-end basis, in 1979 (database since 1954). Silver peaked near $50 in 1980 and dropped 52% that year to $15.50. It took until 2025 for a year-end close above 1979's $32.20. Juxtaposed to the stretched metal is Bitcoin's bear market. At about $87,000, the crypto's 13% discount to its 50-week mean typically signals a lower trough near a 55% rebate.
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@emmaljones@SB_Commissioner Thank you, this is really bad for us as a small business and completely unnecessary when we have 23 years of a spotless account with eBay and a spotless credit rating.
Day after Christmas and @eBay are still holding £3,000 of our own funds, while simultaneously offering us a £7,600 loan. We don’t need a loan — we need access to our money. Please can this be resolved urgently.
@SB_Commissioner@eBay_UK is it really fair to small businesses that eBay can withhold our funds but offer us a loan at the same time? We don’t need a loan we just need the funds we earned to be paid out. 23 years on eBay. Spotless account.
@Charm_Engraving@AskeBay@MartinSLewis@DailyMail@guardian@TheFCA eBay also recently signed onto UK Office of the Small Business Commissioner's "fair treatment" pledge promising transparency & fairness when holding funds.
I'd highly recommend letting @SB_Commissioner know about your experience.
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@AskeBay After 23 years on eBay with a spotless account, holding £3,000 of earned funds while offering a £7,000 loan feels inconsistent. I also run another eBay account under the same Ltd company with no holds applied. If we’re trusted there, why not here?
@AskeBay Thanks for explaining the policy. After 23 years on eBay with a spotless account, it’s hard to justify holding £3,000 of my earned funds while offering to lend me £7,000. If my account is trusted for credit, why not for payout? This impacts small business cash flow.
@guardian is it immoral that after 23 years of a spotless account on eBay they put our funds on hold but offer us a preapproved loan at the same time?! This is no good for a small business at Christmas, especially one with an impeccable record. @eBay_UK@eBay
Does it seem fair to small business that eBay can put your funds on hold but offer a preapproved loan at the same time? Our credit rating is exemplary. Still eBay are earning interest on our money @AskeBay@MartinSLewis@DailyMail@guardian@TheFCA
@AskeBay@MartinSLewis@DailyMail@guardian@TheFCA I’ve had a spotless eBay account for 23 years. Holding £3,000 of my earned funds while offering to lend me £7,000 doesn’t sit right. If my account is trusted for credit, it should be trusted for payout
Does it seem fair to small business that eBay can put your funds on hold but offer a preapproved loan at the same time? Feels like a scam to me.@AskeBay@MartinSLewis@DailyMail@guardian@TheFCA