Day Headlines in Business News: 2024-10-17
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'It's our moonshot': Why scientists are drilling into volcanos (BBC Business 2024-10-17 23:03:48)
In Iceland scientists plan to drill down to magma to understand it and use it for energy production. -
Fraudsters steal more than £3m a day as cases rise (BBC Business 2024-10-17 23:01:11)
Fraud cases rise by 16% in the first half of the year, but total losses are down slightly, new data shows. -
Netflix hikes prices in some countries as growth fades (BBC Business 2024-10-17 21:17:38)
Netflix announces some price hikes, as growth from password sharing crackdown starts to fade. -
Inheritance tax increases expected in Budget (BBC Business 2024-10-17 20:40:34)
It is not known how many people are likely to end up paying more under the government's plan. -
Meta fires staff for buying toothpaste, not lunch (BBC Business 2024-10-17 16:28:17)
Meta workers reportedly used vouchers that should have been spent on meals to buy household goods. -
Ministers complain to Starmer over spending cuts (BBC Business 2024-10-17 07:51:16)
Some Cabinet members are alarmed at the scale of cuts being sought to plug a rumoured £40bn gap. -
US 'click to cancel' rule to ban subscription traps (BBC Business 2024-10-17 03:34:56)
New rule requires businesses to make subscribing and cancelling subscriptions equally simple.