Day Headlines in Business News: 2025-03-14
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No quick fix to stronger sales, says Asda boss (BBC Business 2025-03-14 18:06:53)
Asda plans to spend more on reducing prices and improving product ranges for customers, but says its profits will suffer.
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Apple encrypted data row hearing begins in secret (BBC Business 2025-03-14 17:20:31)
The BBC - along with civil liberties groups and some US politicians - argue the case should be heard in public.
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Asda says spending to cut prices will hit profits (BBC Business 2025-03-14 16:56:40)
Asda plans to spend more on reducing prices and improving product ranges for customers, but says its profits will suffer.
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Gold price hits $3,000 as trade tensions mount (BBC Business 2025-03-14 16:09:13)
Demand for the precious metal has surged amid economic uncertainty over the impact of the global trade war.
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How Britain's former top banker became Canada's prime minister (BBC Business 2025-03-14 15:39:04)
The former banker may not have been elected to office before, but his experience managing global economic crises will help.
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Gold price hits $3,000 mark for first time (BBC Business 2025-03-14 15:18:16)
Demand for the precious metal has surged amid economic uncertainty over the impact of the global trade war.
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Rachel Reeves insists changes to welfare needed (BBC Business 2025-03-14 14:58:07)
Labour MPs have been expressing unease about the proposed cuts to welfare, ahead of announcements next week.
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Musk's Tesla raises concern over Trump tariffs (BBC Business 2025-03-14 12:55:00)
The electric carmaker’s warning about tariffs comes despite its boss's key position in the Trump administration.
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Rachel Reeves signals no change on welfare cuts (BBC Business 2025-03-14 12:21:42)
Labour MPs have been expressing unease about the proposed cuts to welfare, ahead of announcements next week.
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Two judges order Trump administration to give fired workers their jobs back (BBC Business 2025-03-14 11:18:23)
The workers were laid off as part of the president's plan to scale back the size of the US government.
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UK economy shrank unexpectedly in January (BBC Business 2025-03-14 08:13:42)
A slowdown in manufacturing was one of the main reasons for the dip, the Office for National Statistics says.
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UK economy shrank by 0.1% in January (BBC Business 2025-03-14 07:18:29)
A slowdown in manufacturing was one of the main reasons for the dip, the Office for National Statistics says.
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Car sharing switches to electric to boost appeal (BBC Business 2025-03-14 00:01:41)
Car sharing has not taken off, but will electric cars boost its appeal?
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Exclusive: Every McDonald's in Britain warned of legal action over failing to tackle staff sex abuse (BBC Business 2025-03-14 00:01:10)
The warning from the UK's equality watchdog comes after the "extremely serious" allegations uncovered by the BBC.