Four-day working week: How we got here – and where next
Working four days a week might seem radical. But it wasn't so long ago that a six-day week was normal....
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Train strikes: People returning to work face more strikes
SUN 1 JAN There are currently no national strikes planned for this date MON 2 JAN There are currently no...
Retail: Last year saw a big jump in the number of shops closing
The number of stores closing because a parent chain with more than 10 stores went under, actually fell, the CRR...
What is 5G? The Complete Guide to When, Why, and How
The future depends on connectivity. From artificial intelligence and self-driving cars, to telemedicine and mixed reality, to as yet undreamed...
The long journey to getting Trump’s taxes released
They revealed he paid little to no federal income taxes over that period, and that Mr Trump had reported in...
Hershey sued in US over metal in dark chocolate claim
Mr Lazazzaro's lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in a federal court in New York, alleges that he would not have bought...
Energy bills: Changes on 1 January may cause confusion
Octopus said it would pass on cuts, but not rises, to customers. The company said it would absorb the increases,...
Post-Christmas shopping footfall beats Boxing Day
Diane Wehrle, insight director at Springboard, said the data showed "clearly that whilst Boxing Day is a renowned date in...
Spain announces €10bn help to fight rising prices
Mr Sánchez also pledged to scrap sales tax for six months on essential food items like bread, milk, cheese, eggs,...
Train strikes: Services expected to start later as latest walkout ends
Adding to the delays for travellers, 1,000 Border Force passport control staff at Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Gatwick, Heathrow (terminals 2,...
Buy now, pay later: Things you need to know about the loan schemes
With the winter sales season now in full swing you might be thinking about using a buy now, pay later...
Amazon Has Conquered Christmas—but Its Reign May Be Ending
The problem with Amazon’s own-brand mince pies is that they’re delicious. For years, the ecommerce giant has stuck its fingers...
Train strikes: Passengers braced for Christmas Eve disruption
"That's why we urge the RMT to really think again about looking at what's on the table. And we'll look...
FTX founder released to parents on $250m bail
"I didn't knowingly commit fraud. I don't think I committed fraud. I didn't want any of this to happen. I...
Firms frustrated by post-Brexit trade red tape
"What has happened is that it used to be pretty seamless to trade with the EU and it's now more...
FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried arrives in US to face charges
"As alleged, Mr. Bankman-Fried, Ms. Ellison, and Mr. Wang were active participants in a scheme to conceal material information from...
Reindeer herders fear Arctic industry boom
"We're very few people per square kilometre, which means that in theory we have room for a lot of these...
Microsoft-Activision deal: Gamers sue to stop merger
The proposed acquisition would give Microsoft "far-outsized market power in the video game industry," according to the complaint "with the...
