Latest headlines in Business News
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Wages fall at sharpest rate on record (BBC Business 2022-08-16 06:15:08)
Regular pay between April and June was down 3% on the year when taking into account inflation.
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Chinese internet giants hand algorithm data to government (BBC Business 2022-08-16 05:44:00)
Alibaba and Tiktok-owner ByteDance are among firms that have shared information with regulators.
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Blackmore Bond collapse: FCA failed to act before people lost life savings (BBC Business 2022-08-16 05:00:31)
BBC Panorama reveals evidence suggesting the FCA could have acted earlier before a fund collapsed.
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UK to cut taxes on imports from developing countries (BBC Business 2022-08-15 23:03:04)
The scheme means products such as clothes, shoes and foods will benefit from lower or zero tariffs.
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UK to cut import taxes from some of world's poorest countries (BBC Business 2022-08-15 23:03:04)
Clothes, shoes and foods will benefit from lower or zero tariffs under the new scheme.
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Not just hardest up that need bill help - Sir Keir Starmer (BBC Business 2022-08-15 17:57:36)
The Labour leader tells the BBC his proposal to freeze energy prices for all is a good use of public money.
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Heathrow Airport extends cap on passengers to end of October (BBC Business 2022-08-15 17:39:02)
It means a daily limit on departing passengers will now apply until after the October half-term holidays.
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German households face levy of hundreds of pounds on gas bills (BBC Business 2022-08-15 17:38:25)
The surcharge will help energy companies cover the cost of replacing Russian supplies.
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'Starbucks fired me for being three minutes late' (BBC Business 2022-08-15 16:41:09)
Starbucks is fighting efforts by workers in the US to unionise. Is it winning?
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Cost of living: Government to simplify broadband access (BBC Business 2022-08-15 14:54:30)
The government says new system will give those receiving benefits better access to cheaper broadband.
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House prices drop for the first time this year, says Rightmove (BBC Business 2022-08-15 10:28:10)
The typical asking price in Britain is down 1.3%, Rightmove says, due to the summer holidays.
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PwC says graduates do not need a 2:1 degree to work at the firm (BBC Business 2022-08-15 10:06:45)
The accountancy giant is lowering its recruitment criteria which it claims will improve diversity.
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Shanghai Covid: Ikea shoppers flee attempt to lock down store (BBC Business 2022-08-15 09:35:38)
Video shows people running out of the store in Xuhui district as guards tried to shut them in.
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Keir Starmer calls for extra windfall tax to freeze energy bills (BBC Business 2022-08-15 08:52:26)
With bills set to soar this winter, the party says its plan would save typical households £1,000.
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Russia reopens bond market to non-hostile investors (BBC Business 2022-08-15 04:16:41)
The Moscow Exchange sealed off its markets in February when the country invaded Ukraine.
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Russia reopens bond market to 'not hostile' investors (BBC Business 2022-08-15 04:16:41)
The Moscow Exchange sealed off its markets in February when the country invaded Ukraine.
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The tech aiming to prevent lost airline luggage (BBC Business 2022-08-14 23:11:05)
With millions of bags and suitcases going missing this summer, technology may offer the solution.
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Workers going into office just 1.5 days a week, survey suggests (BBC Business 2022-08-14 23:08:00)
This compares to an average of 3.8 days a week pre-pandemic, research by a consultancy finds.
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Workers going into office 1.5 days a week, survey suggests (BBC Business 2022-08-14 23:08:00)
This compares to an average of 3.8 days a week pre-pandemic, research by a consultancy suggests
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Nursery closures: Parents left without childcare as providers shut (BBC Business 2022-08-14 23:04:39)
A campaign group says it has been "inundated" with messages about nurseries going out of business suddenly.