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Showing posts with label BBC News - Business. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BBC News - Business. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Lloyds Bank sets aside another £460m for PPI claims

The sum comes on top of the £18.8bn that the bank has already allocated to settle the claims.

from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2vqwWrj

London's Mayor says Brexit hit to City less than feared

Charles Bowman told website Politico 5,000 to 13,0000 jobs could go by the UK's departure on 30 March.

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Apple boosted by selling more expensive iPhones

The tech giant has managed to beat forecasts thanks to sales of more expensive iPhones and services.

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Farmers send livestock to slaughter early due to drought

Farmers are sending livestock to slaughter early as the lack of rain leaves pastures dry.

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Jaguar hit by trade war as China sales slow

The UK car firm has reported its first loss in three years after a change in Chinese import duties.

from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2OzqC9E

US mulls 25% tariff on $200bn of Chinese goods, say reports

Tariffs on an additional $200bn of goods could be much more than the expected 10%, say media reports.

from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2Au3cj7

Hundreds of Carillion apprentices lose their jobs

Some 341 apprentices from the collapsed construction firm will stop being paid at the end of August.

from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2vqwqtn

Facebook bans pages aimed at US election interference

The social network has found evidence of a co-ordinated campaign to influence the US mid-term vote.

from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2OAkApo

Commitment to help 'mortgage prisoners'

Borrowers stuck on expensive variable rates could get help, despite still being locked out of the wider market.

from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2vqwaup

Thomas Cook bookings hit by heatwave

The tour operator says more people are staying at home rather than booking last-minute holidays.

from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2OwRAi5

Why is Samsung's Galaxy S9 flagship struggling?

The technology company says sales of its phone were lower than expected, but has plans to fix the problem.

from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2AqASxQ

RBS escapes action over controversial GRG unit

The regulator says it has "very limited" powers over actions taken by RBS's turnaround division.

from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2voJbVb

Games Workshop annual report sees profits nearly double

The fantasy figure maker, which has nearly 500 stores worldwide, says its business is in "great shape".

from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2OznOcA

Why Apple's share value is nearing a trillion dollars

Apple's share value could climb through the trillion-dollar mark. What other companies are close?

from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2vqvHbD

World-famous aerialist on the keys to her success

Christine Van Loo, a seven-time US national acro-gymnastics champion, explains how she got to the top of her game.

from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2vlSmpw

British Gas's new tariffs 'successful'

Iain Conn says that British Gas has switched more than 900,000 customers on to other tariffs

from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2NWTmb8

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Dixons Carphone admits data breach now affects 10 million

Retailer finds that personal details of an extra nine million customers may have been accessed last year.

from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2Ozn4UW

British Gas owner Centrica loses more customers

In the UK, 340,000 accounts, representing about 270,000 people, were closed in the first half of 2018.

from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2Aptdjh

UK car production hit by 'perfect storm'

Industry body the SMMT says the 47% drop in production for the UK market in June was an "anomaly".

from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2OsI5k9

Uber halts development of self-driving trucks

The ride-hailing firm says it will now focus solely on the development of self-driving cars.

from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2voOaVO