Day Headlines in Business News: 2026-10-08
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'I don't know what my partner earns': How soon into dating should you reveal your salary? (BBC Business 2026-10-08 17:58:25)
Talking about salary, spending habits and debt can be some of dating's trickier conversations. -
Residents win Curo service charge legal battle (BBC Business 2026-10-08 16:39:35)
People living in a block of flats take their landlord to tribunal over a 300 per cent increase. -
Plans to shut Marston's Brewery in Burton revealed (BBC Business 2026-10-08 16:04:00)
Burton-upon-Trent's links with beer and brewing date back centuries. -
Chrysler Building to get its crown restored after being sold (BBC Business 2026-10-08 12:49:12)
The distinctive Manhattan skyscraper will undergo a major renovation and provide a new supply of offices. -
Derry firm becomes one of UK's biggest car park operators after buying NCP (BBC Business 2026-10-08 12:20:37)
The Martin Group has become one of the UK's biggest car park operators after buying NCP out of administration. -
Bid to run new trains on West Coast Mainline refused (BBC Business 2026-10-08 11:42:31)
Plans for more trains would “likely increase delays and cancelled trains", the rail regulator says. -
Asos hackers took more personal details than first revealed, BBC finds (BBC Business 2026-10-08 09:45:28)
It comes after cyber criminals told the BBC this week's breach went beyond "basic contact details". -
New vape tax made me swap e-cigs for dartboards (BBC Business 2026-10-08 05:18:53)
The Vaping Product Duty will be imposed at a rate of £2.20 per 10ml of e-liquid from April 2027. -
New electric car 'make or break for Jaguar' (BBC Business 2026-10-08 05:08:56)
Prof David Bailey says there is a lot riding on the Type 01 in terms of jobs and investment. -
Hygiene poverty at tipping point, charity warns (BBC Business 2026-10-08 05:05:42)
The BBC hears people "you would not expect" can no longer afford items to be clean and healthy. -
Funding to help more people access healthy food (BBC Business 2026-10-08 05:00:09)
Local authorities in Hull and Lincolnshire have each been given £220,000. -
'Come all the way' back to EU, French finance minister tells UK (BBC Business 2026-10-08 04:02:26)
Roland Lescure tells the BBC that being in the bloc enables members to better address the challenges facing the world. -
AI chip boom pushes Samsung profits to record $80bn (BBC Business 2026-10-08 01:59:54)
The tech giant is also expected to get a boost from its latest folding devices that were launched in August. -
Asahi and Kirin among Japan beer giants raided over alleged price-fixing cartel (BBC Business 2026-10-08 00:53:46)
Japan's Fair Trade Commission conducted searches of the country's largest beer-makers.