Gambling firms’ shares hit by call to cut stakes
Image copyright Getty Images Shares in UK betting firms have fallen after a cross-party group of MPs called for measures...
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McDonald’s boss Steve Easterbrook fired after dating employee
Image copyright Getty Images McDonald's has fired its chief executive Steve Easterbrook after he had a relationship with an employee.The...
Sportswear company faces two US accounting probes
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Under Armour sponsors Anthony Joshua US sportswear firm Under Armour has confirmed its accounts...
Hummus recall extended over salmonella scare
Image copyright Getty Images A recall of hummus from UK supermarkets - sparked by a salmonella scare last week -...
Benefits freeze to end in 2020, government confirms
Image copyright Getty Images The freeze in benefit payments is to come to an end next year, the government has...
HS2 review criticised by deputy chair of panel
Image copyright Siemens/ PA Image caption A proposed design for an HS2 train Opponents of the HS2 high-speed railway linking...
Saudi Aramco IPO: World’s most profitable company to go public
Image copyright Getty Images Saudi Aramco has confirmed it is planning to list on the Riyadh stock exchange, in what...
Olivia Newton-John’s Grease outfit fetches $405,700 at auction
Image copyright Archive Photos Image caption Despite the hefty price tag, the bidder decided the outfit was the one that...
Where can you go if you need money in a hurry?
Image copyright Getty Images Three of the biggest payday lenders in the UK have collapsed or closed their doors in...
Electric cars: Best and worst places to charge your car
Image copyright Getty Images The government has published new league tables showing which regions of the UK have the most...
Fracking halted after government pulls support
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Fracking at Cuadrilla Resources site in Lancashire in August caused a 2.9 magnitude earth...
Thomas Cook brand sold to Club Med owner Fosun for £11m
Image copyright Getty Images The Thomas Cook brand has been saved from obscurity after the Chinese owner of Club Med...
Manchester clothing firm wins Bentley Motors trademark battle
Image copyright Stefano Guidi/Getty Image caption Bentley Motor said it had been selling clothing in the UK for more than...
US jobs growth beats forecasts despite GM strike impact
Image copyright AFP Image caption The strike at GM affected more than 40,000 workers US employment was more resilient than...
Fitbit snapped up by Google in $2.1bn deal
Image copyright Smith Collection/Gado Fitness device marker Fitbit is being bought by Google for $2.1bn (£1.6bn).The move allows Google to...
Sainsbury’s ex-boss urges VAT rise to save High Street
Image copyright Getty Images VAT should be increased to 22% and business rates halved in a bid to save the...
South Africa’s rooibos tea industry to pay KhoiSan people
Image caption Rooibos only grows in the Suid Bokkeveld region of South Africa The industry behind the herbal tea rooibos...
WeWork ex-boss had ‘penchant to smoke marijuana’
Image copyright Getty Images A former WeWork manager has filed a "charge of discrimination" against the firm and its co-founder...
