Latest headlines in Business News
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Heathrow: Coronavirus quarantine 'strangling UK economy' (BBC Business 2020-08-11 10:16:28)
Britain is being cut off from critical markets, says the airport, which saw traffic plunge in July.
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UK employment falls by biggest amount in over a decade (BBC Business 2020-08-11 06:14:03)
Employment decreased by 220,000 between May and July, said the Office for National Statistics.
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Trump: Tech giants challenge US foreign worker crackdown (BBC Business 2020-08-11 04:17:34)
Amazon, Apple and Facebook are among the firms backing the legal case against the temporary visa ban.
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Apple boss Tim Cook joins the billionaires club (BBC Business 2020-08-11 02:57:18)
The company's share price has soared, helping to boost the personal wealth of its chief executive.
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Unemployment and coronavirus: Older workers feel 'forgotten' (BBC Business 2020-08-10 23:02:19)
Julie Morris explains what it is like to be job hunting in your late fifties during coronavirus.
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Jobless in the pandemic: 'It's hard to stay positive' (BBC Business 2020-08-10 23:01:14)
The government's furlough scheme has stopped unemployment surging, but that may be changing.
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Unemployment in the pandemic: 'It's hard to stay positive' (BBC Business 2020-08-10 23:01:14)
The government's furlough scheme has stopped unemployment surging, but that may be changing.
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Retail sales rise despite fewer High Street visits (BBC Business 2020-08-10 23:01:01)
Sales grew again in July, but some retailers are 'hanging by a thread', the industry body says.
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Eat out to help out: More than 10.5 million meals claimed in first week (BBC Business 2020-08-10 21:05:36)
The Treasury has set aside £500m to cover the cost of the scheme for restaurants, bars and cafes.
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Eat out to help out: More than 10.5m meals claimed in first week (BBC Business 2020-08-10 21:05:36)
The Treasury has set aside £500m to cover the cost of 'eat out to help out' for restaurants, bars and cafes.
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'Fake background office chatter helps me work from home' (BBC Business 2020-08-10 15:56:03)
People are turning to artificial office noise to help them while working from home during lockdown.
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McDonald's sues ex-boss Easterbrook over alleged sexual relationships (BBC Business 2020-08-10 15:54:15)
The fast food giant is suing Steve Easterbrook, claiming he lied about four relationships with staff.
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Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong media tycoon held amid sweep of arrests (BBC Business 2020-08-10 14:21:38)
The arrests of Jimmy Lai and other prominent pro-democracy activists raise fears of a broad crackdown.
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McDonald's sues ex-boss Easterbrook over sexual relationships (BBC Business 2020-08-10 13:54:10)
The fast food giant says former boss Steve Easterbrook lied about his behaviour.
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Home working: 'I listen to fake office noise to help me concentrate' (BBC Business 2020-08-10 12:53:48)
People are turning to artificial office noise to help them while working from home during lockdown.
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Toshiba shuts the lid on laptops after 35 years (BBC Business 2020-08-10 11:33:52)
Toshiba has sold its remaining shares in its former personal computing division.
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Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong media tycoon arrested under security law (BBC Business 2020-08-10 06:15:40)
The prominent pro-democracy supporter is accused of foreign collusion under controversial new laws.
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Twitter 'looking' at a possible TikTok tie-up (BBC Business 2020-08-10 04:00:12)
The messaging platform has approached under-fire TikTok about a possible deal, according to sources.
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'It will break my heart to have to walk away' (BBC Business 2020-08-09 23:01:59)
Why has the number of self-employed people started to fall?
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'People told me my plans for a skincare firm were crazy' (BBC Business 2020-08-09 23:01:44)
When Tata Harper was setting up her US cosmetics brand, she was told it would never work.