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BBC News - Business
Firms planned record 800,000 redundancies last year
Sun, 24 Jan 2021 00:38:22 GMT
Despite the furlough scheme, employers decided to a record number of jobs during 2020.
East West and Northumberland rail lines get £794m boost
Sat, 23 Jan 2021 00:01:46 GMT
The government says the funding will connect "left-behind" communities.
Shipping crisis: I'm being quoted £10,000 for a £1,600 container'
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 22:35:50 GMT
A shortage of shipping containers, rising costs, and congestion at ports are holding back imports from China.
Cladding crisis: 'Delays could bankrupt us'
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:26:07 GMT
Campaigners say a government fund to pay for the removal of dangerous cladding is woefully inadequate.
Climate change: Six questions about the Cumbria coal controversy
Sat, 23 Jan 2021 01:13:03 GMT
Green groups are calling on the PM to cancel the project - but how was the decision reached?
Body defends action on Covid workplace safety complaints
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:27:49 GMT
The Health and Safety Executive denies being "naïve" about breaches of safety rules.
Brexit: Retailers warn they could burn goods stuck in EU
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 00:59:05 GMT
UK retailers may abandon goods EU customers want to return because it is cheaper than bringing them home.
Shoppers stuck at home shun new clothes in 2020
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:28:47 GMT
Clothing was the hardest-hit sector last year, seeing a 25% drop in sales overall.
Brexit: Nissan commits to keep making cars in Sunderland
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 00:07:52 GMT
The Japanese car maker has told the BBC its Sunderland plant is secure for the long term.
Beckhams pay themselves £21m despite business losses
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 01:15:47 GMT
The couple paid themselves the sum despite heavy losses at Mrs Beckham's fashion brand.
UK borrowing hits highest December level on record
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:41:27 GMT
Government borrowing hit £34.1bn last month, as the cost of pandemic support measures weighed on the economy.
Premium Bonds operator NS&I 'must work hard to win back customers'
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 01:07:14 GMT
Its boss apologises after customers were left to wait an average of 20 minutes for calls to be answered.
Next pulls out of race to buy Topshop-brands
Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:37:13 GMT
A consortium including the fashion chain will no longer bid to buy Topshop and Topman out of administration.
Google says goodbye to giant internet balloons idea
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 05:09:11 GMT
Parent company Alphabet is scrapping Loon, a project set up to beam the internet to rural areas.
China falling short of US trade deal targets
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 05:28:41 GMT
The country agreed to buy $200bn worth of US goods in a trade agreement signed one year ago.
Google threatens to withdraw search engine from Australia
Fri, 22 Jan 2021 16:12:16 GMT
The tech giant says it will remove its main search function from Australia if it passes a new law.
Covid: Nine million people forced to borrow more to cope
Thu, 21 Jan 2021 13:37:50 GMT
There is a "widening financial gap" between households because of the pandemic, says the ONS.
Plans to cap fees charged by claims companies
Thu, 21 Jan 2021 13:25:14 GMT
It follows criticism that firms take a large proportion of compensation for mis-sold financial products.
Uber: London cabbies plan to sue for damages
Thu, 21 Jan 2021 13:26:56 GMT
Thousands of the capital's taxi drivers have already signed up to the planned group legal action.
Coronavirus: How the pandemic has changed the world economy
Sun, 24 Jan 2021 00:17:13 GMT
Key maps and charts explain how the virus has impacted markets and businesses around the world.
Can a Nudge or two make us better savers?
Sat, 23 Jan 2021 01:17:26 GMT
A government-backed firm is looking for new ways to get people to put money aside for a "rainy day".
'I've never met my team but have lunch with them weekly'
Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:02:08 GMT
Some firms are encouraging staff who are working from home to take their lunch breaks together.
How to investigate a firm with 60 million documents
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:10:44 GMT
Artificial intelligence helped investigators in a daunting examination of Airbus's business.
'There is beauty and strength in diversity'
Wed, 20 Jan 2021 00:24:08 GMT
Elona Mortimer-Zhika, chief executive of Iris Software Group, shares her business advice.
Covid self-employment income support scheme unfair say mothers
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:05:45 GMT
Campaigners are bringing a judicial review for indirect sexual discrimination on Thursday.
A wristband that tells your boss if you are unhappy
Mon, 18 Jan 2021 00:42:10 GMT
Technology to help our mental wellbeing has grown in popularity during the coronavirus lockdowns.
Will the Trump corporate backlash make a difference?
Sun, 17 Jan 2021 00:23:50 GMT
After the storming of the US Capitol, Donald Trump is facing "a very different set of calculations".
Can supermarket security guards help with mask rules?
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 21:55:49 GMT
Supermarkets around the UK are stepping up enforcement of mask-wearing rules.
'It kind of makes debt cool – and it's not'
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 00:04:08 GMT
Some MPs worry "buy now, pay later" services could be tempting online shoppers into overspending.
Protecting fragile ecosystems from lithium mining
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 00:05:34 GMT
More lithium is needed to supply the electric car market, but can it be produced in a sustainable way?