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BBC News - Business
Bank of England boss calls for furlough 'rethink'
Tue, 22 Sep 2020 14:42:58 GMT
Governor Andrew Bailey suggests that some sectors may benefit from further targeted help.
Barclays to send staff back to working from home
Tue, 22 Sep 2020 20:50:52 GMT
Societe Generale and Lloyd's of London also tell staff to stop coming into the office after new guidance.
'Closing pubs at 10pm halves your takings'
Tue, 22 Sep 2020 14:33:35 GMT
The hospitality industry warns the earlier closing time will have a 'devastating' impact.
Kingfisher to hand back £23m of UK furlough cash
Tue, 22 Sep 2020 13:51:45 GMT
The B&Q owner's profits soar after home improvements boom during the coronavirus lockdown.
Whitbread to cut 6,000 jobs as hotel demand slumps
Tue, 22 Sep 2020 10:56:33 GMT
The owner of Premier Inns has warned that almost 20% of its workers could be laid off.
Loyal customers 'must not pay more for insurance'
Tue, 22 Sep 2020 08:37:50 GMT
The City regulator plans a "radical" shake-up in home or motor insurance, to tackle the loyalty penalty.
FinCEN: Why gold in your phone could be funding drug gangs
Tue, 22 Sep 2020 08:33:35 GMT
Gold from a refiner used by criminals to launder drug money has entered supply chains for smartphones and cars.
Airbus looks to the future with hydrogen planes
Mon, 21 Sep 2020 18:39:49 GMT
The aerospace giant said its hydrogen-fuelled passenger planes could be in service by 2035.
Coronavirus: Asia stock markets continue global fallout
Tue, 22 Sep 2020 08:15:09 GMT
Fears of a second coronavirus wave sent stocks lower but European shares open with small gains.
GE: Industrial giant will stop building coal-fired power plants
Mon, 21 Sep 2020 19:47:24 GMT
In a dramatic reversal, one of the world's biggest makers of coal-fired plants will exit the market.
Microsoft buys Fallout creator Bethesda for $7.5bn
Mon, 21 Sep 2020 17:08:42 GMT
Xbox's owner confirms it has bought the game developer ahead of the launch of the new Xbox console.
TikTok deal under new threat as Trump insists on total US control
Mon, 21 Sep 2020 15:46:36 GMT
The US president says he will not approve the deal if Chinese company Bytedance remains involved.
Fears of second lockdown wipe £50bn off UK stocks
Mon, 21 Sep 2020 21:33:37 GMT
Shares in the US and Europe fall sharply with travel, hotel and pub firms worst hit.
Premium Bonds issuer slashes chance of winning
Mon, 21 Sep 2020 12:20:46 GMT
NS&I has cut the interest rates it pays, reducing the chances for savers in its £1m draw.
Rail franchises axed as help for train firms extended
Mon, 21 Sep 2020 09:34:13 GMT
The rail franchising system has been scrapped and a £3.5bn survival scheme for train firms extended.
Wigs: A new fashion trend for black men?
Mon, 21 Sep 2020 23:11:41 GMT
A start-up in London is on a mission to make wigs cool, with a focus on young, black men.
Coronavirus economy: The 'banker ladies' saving friends from debt
Mon, 21 Sep 2020 21:24:25 GMT
Amid a pandemic and economic crisis, minority communities turn to traditional saving methods to help.
'Mythical' Aston Martin Bulldog supercar being restored
Sun, 20 Sep 2020 23:34:08 GMT
Only one Bulldog was ever built but it was sold by the company 40 years ago to raise cash.
The black-owned coffee firm that became a bestseller
Sun, 20 Sep 2020 23:07:51 GMT
US firm Blk & Bold has seen sales surge this year on the back of the Black Lives Matter movement.
'I still spend so much time on the kids - that needs to change'
Sat, 19 Sep 2020 23:34:20 GMT
Sarah Dahia from Australia takes us through her week during the coronavirus pandemic.
Fincen files: How British companies use banks to money launder
Sun, 20 Sep 2020 17:01:14 GMT
The office in Potters Bar has registered more than 100 companies that are named in the Fincen files – a leak of suspicious activity reports filed by banks.
'They used my picture and I should've got paid for it'
Thu, 17 Sep 2020 23:12:36 GMT
Some call them copyright trolls, but these companies say they defend photographers' rights.
'For me whale meat is my childhood, my memories'
Wed, 16 Sep 2020 23:22:46 GMT
Sales of whale meat rise in Norway, helped by more Norwegians going on staycations.
How e-commerce is exploding in South Africa
Thu, 17 Sep 2020 17:06:25 GMT
E-commerce has been one sector that has boomed in South Africa during the pandemic.
Coronavirus: How we faced redundancy in lockdown
Tue, 15 Sep 2020 23:01:46 GMT
Young people are losing more jobs than any other age group - Newsbeat has been speaking to some of them.
Teen entrepreneurs’ top business tips
Tue, 15 Sep 2020 23:08:55 GMT
Two young businessmen who started their ventures when they were at school share their advice on how to sustain your business during the pandemic.