Day Headlines in Business News: 2025-09-05
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Woman's online shopping at work not sackable offence, judge rules (BBC Business 2025-09-05 18:41:52)
A woman has been awarded more than £14,000 after a tribunal ruled she had been unfairly dismissed.
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Online shopping at work not sackable offence, judge rules (BBC Business 2025-09-05 17:34:50)
A woman has been awarded more than £14,000 after a tribunal ruled she had been unfairly dismissed.
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Google fined €2.95bn by EU for abusing advertising dominance (BBC Business 2025-09-05 16:56:21)
The Commission said competitors faced higher costs and reduced revenues as a result.
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Hundreds of South Koreans detained in massive ICE raid at Hyundai plant (BBC Business 2025-09-05 16:13:21)
Most of the 475 arrested were from South Korea, leading the country to call the raid an unjust infringement of people's rights.
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Power NI raise electricity tariffs for second time in a year (BBC Business 2025-09-05 14:14:29)
Gas prices will be dropping by over 8% in some areas while all Power NI electricity customers face a 4% increase.
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US jobs market weakens further in August (BBC Business 2025-09-05 14:12:55)
Employers in the US added just 22,000 jobs in August, raising concern about the health of the world's largest economy.
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US job market weakens further in August, raising fears over economy (BBC Business 2025-09-05 14:12:55)
Employers added just 22,000 jobs last month, fewer than expected, while the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3%.
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Tesla proposes $1tn award for Musk if he hits targets (BBC Business 2025-09-05 13:53:38)
The car firm boss's enormous pay package depends on him hitting sky-high targets.
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South Koreans detained in ICE raid at Hyundai electric vehicle site in Georgia (BBC Business 2025-09-05 13:41:16)
The raid has sparked an angry response from South Korea which called it an unjust infringement of people's rights.
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Troubled beauty chain Bodycare to close 32 stores (BBC Business 2025-09-05 13:21:48)
About 450 jobs will also go after the value chain said it was making losses as costs continue to rise.
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Martin Lewis: Act now to save on your energy bills (BBC Business 2025-09-05 11:36:28)
Still on an energy price cap tariff? Martin Lewis has this warning for you ahead of the 2% rise on 1 October.
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Mixed picture for energy bills as SSE and Power NI confirm price changes (BBC Business 2025-09-05 10:24:45)
Gas prices will be dropping by over 8% in some areas while all Power NI electricity customers face a 4% increase.
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Sunny weather and football boosted retail sales in July (BBC Business 2025-09-05 06:20:20)
Sales volumes rose by a stronger-than-expected 0.6% in July, official statistics show.
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UK's first foodbank marks 25 years (BBC Business 2025-09-05 05:24:03)
The Trussell Trust opened its first location in Salisbury in 2000 and now has 1,400 locations.
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Lululemon shares slide as tariffs and weaker sales take their toll (BBC Business 2025-09-05 04:54:17)
The athleisure company also faces rising competition from copycats and other sportwear brands.
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Lululemon squeezed by tariffs and weaker sales (BBC Business 2025-09-05 04:54:17)
The athleisure giant's shares fell more than 15% after the firm cut its earnings outlook.
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Mark Zuckerberg - no, not that one - sues Facebook for account shutdowns (BBC Business 2025-09-05 02:22:38)
The Facebook founder's namesake in Indiana says he has lost business because his social accounts keep getting shut.
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Trump signs order to cut tariffs on Japanese cars to 15% (BBC Business 2025-09-05 02:05:58)
The formalisation of a deal that was announced in July eases uncertainty for Japan's motor industry giants.