Day Headlines in Business News: 2024-10-14
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Would Donald Trump’s taxes on trade hurt US consumers? (BBC Business 2024-10-14 23:34:32)
What could happen if Donald Trump drastically increases tariffs as he has promised to do? -
African nations race to put satellites in space (BBC Business 2024-10-14 23:01:17)
Falling launch costs have given African nations a chance to send their own satellites into orbit. -
Why there's a rush of African satellite launches (BBC Business 2024-10-14 23:01:17)
Falling launch costs have given African nations a chance to send their own satellites into orbit. -
American equal pay icon Lilly Ledbetter dies aged 86 (BBC Business 2024-10-14 22:13:12)
Alabama woman's case led to law, signed by Barack Obama, that gave Americans more rights to sue for pay discrimination. -
Northern agrees to scrap railcard fare prosecutions (BBC Business 2024-10-14 19:16:14)
The rail operator says it is working with the government to simplify it price structure. -
Reeves signals hike in National Insurance for firms (BBC Business 2024-10-14 17:09:46)
The chancellor was speaking at the government's International Investment Summit, where deals worth £63bn were hailed. -
Spanish firm set to buy Harland and Wolff (BBC Business 2024-10-14 12:07:48)
Spain’s state-owned shipbuilder Navantia is in exclusive talks to buy the Belfast-based shipyard. -
Starmer defends workers' rights as 'pro-growth' (BBC Business 2024-10-14 11:57:42)
The prime minister also tells a major business summit he will scrap regulation that "holds back investment". -
Starmer pledges to scrap red tape to boost UK investment (BBC Business 2024-10-14 07:58:41)
The prime minister says he will "rip out" bureaucracy, and ask the competition watchdog to prioritise growth. -
‘I lost £165k to fraud in an hour’ - customers say they were let down by Revolut (BBC Business 2024-10-14 06:22:40)
There were more reports of fraud naming Revolut last year than any other financial institution, BBC finds.