Harland and Wolff: Belfast shipyard bought by UK firm
Image copyright PA Media Image caption The yard, best known for building the Titanic, was placed into administration in August...
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Japan delivers long-delayed consumption tax hike
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Train fares have risen following the tax hike Japan has increased its consumption tax...
Brexit: UK ‘proposes customs centres on both sides of border’
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The proposals would mean customs sites created on both sides of the border The UK...
EU brings in ‘right to repair’ rules for appliances
Image copyright Getty Images Household appliances will become easier to repair thanks to new standards being adopted across the European...
How China became the world’s ‘economic miracle’
Image copyright Getty Images It took China less than 70 years to emerge from isolation and become one of the...
Brexit roadshow: ‘My head’s about to explode’
Image caption The government's Brexit Readiness Roadshow truck outside Edgbaston cricket ground To prepare business for Brexit, a roadshow has...
Albemarle and Bond: Defunct pawnbroker sells its loans to rival
Image copyright Getty Images Worried customers of the defunct pawnbroker Albemarle & Bond (A&B) have been told they can collect...
WeWork officially pulls plan for stock market listing
Image copyright WeWork Image caption Inside a WeWork office WeWork has officially scrapped plans to sell shares on the stock...
Tory conference: National Living Wage to rise to £10.50, says chancellor
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionChancellor Sajid Javid: "We are the workers' party"Chancellor Sajid Javid has pledged...
‘My Thomas Cook job made me envy of everybody’
A woman who spent 38 years working for travel firm Thomas Cook has told how her job made her the...
Pru staff offered spa prizes in pension sale incentives
Image copyright Getty Images Call handlers at the Prudential received spa breaks as prizes for selling annuities - but they...
Wonga’s legacy of nearly 400,000 mis-sold loans
Image copyright Alamy Payday lender Wonga mis-sold loans to hundreds of thousands of people who will only receive a fraction...
Volkswagen: Germany’s first mass lawsuit begins
Image copyright Getty Images Germany's first mass lawsuit begins as 450,000 owners of diesel Volkswagen cars take on the company.They...
Everton FC sponsor SportPesa suspends gambling operations in Kenya
Image copyright Getty Images Everton football club's main sponsor, sports betting firm SportPesa, has halted operations in Kenya after a...
Thomas Cook refunds to take up to two months
Image copyright Getty Images Thomas Cook customers may have to wait as long as two months to receive a refund...
Forever 21 files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Image copyright Getty Images US fashion retailer Forever 21 has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.In a statement, the company...
Spending on nights out in UK ‘hits three-year high’
Image copyright Deltic Image caption People are spending more on entry fees and alcohol on a night out, the survey...
Thomas Cook boss ‘sorry’ over collapse but defends pay and bonus
The boss of collapsed Thomas Cook has said he is "deeply sorry" over the historic travel firm's liquidation.Peter Fankhauser also...
