Global stock market values are continuing to decline as investors digest the implications of the coronavirus outbreak, particularly in Europe. Trading across Asia on Wednesday saw values firmly in the red on the back of two days of heavy losses
Getty Images Health workers at a railway station in China’s Guizhou province screen travellers China wants workers to quickly return to factories in areas less affected by the coronavirus. That has led companies and the government
Wales has a record five nominations in this year’s UK-wide Into Film Awards, which seeks to honour the most talented and innovative young filmmakers, reviewers and film clubs in the UK. It also gives recognition to educators who use film
Hotel Chocolat has seen a boost in half-year profits as the wider high street continues its slump. The trading update saw the chocolatier post a pre-tax profit of £14.9m in the 26 weeks to 29 December – a 7% increase.
Alamy “I wish someone would tell me what Kotex is.” So said a bemused young American man at a dinner party in the 1920s. Nobody would, of course. Kotex was a code word – an arcane reference to
Closing the ethnicity pay gap could boost UK GDP by £24bn annually; a new CBI member guide helps firms address the barriers that ethnic minorities face at work. 26 February 2020 Closing the ethnicity pay gap is
The long-serving chief executive of British Land, the UK’s second-biggest listed property company, is preparing to step down after more than a decade at the helm. Sky News has learnt that the owner of Sheffield’s Meadowhall shopping centre is closing
Getty Images Bob Iger Disney boss Bob Iger, who led the media company through several blockbuster acquisitions and the launch of a streaming network, is stepping down as chief executive. Disney said it had appointed Bob
Fay Jones was elected in December 2019 A Conservative MP who tweeted about the products of a company she received a £10,000 donation from “needs to be investigated”, a former MP has said. Fay Jones registered the donation
Say what you like about the advisory community in the City of London – they are a creative bunch. One thing the Square Mile has never lacked are brokers, bankers and public relations advisors able to concoct, at fairly short
Getty Images An incident in January, when a pilot became unresponsive at the controls of a plane coming into land at Heathrow, is just the latest in a string of potentially dangerous “fume events” going back decades, reports
UK home secretary Priti Patel and prime minister Boris Johnson (Paul Ellis /WPA/Getty Images) Business leaders have accused the UK government of using “ghastly” and “insulting” language about workers earning less than the government’s immigration salary threshold. Many British firms
Britain has been warned it faces a “tough road ahead” in trade deal talks with the EU, as the bloc agreed its red lines for the negotiations. Brussels wants the UK to sign up to a “level playing field” as
Getty Images Farming leaders have said it would be “insane” to sign a trade deal that allows the import of food that would be illegal to produce in the UK, such as chlorinated chicken. The National Farmers Union
Campaigners led by Gina Miller are demanding the chancellor launch an independent review into Andrew Bailey’s appointment as Bank of England governor, saying his tenure at the Financial Conduct Authority was characterised by a “toxic cocktail of negligence, incompetence and
Britain’s banking watchdog has drafted in accountants to scrutinise the quality of Goldman Sachs’ regulatory reporting at its vast London-based operations. Sky News understands that the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to undertake a “skilled person’s report”
Itsu “Fast food across the entire globe is fried, and still dominated by a handful of people.” says Julian Metcalfe, the boss of Asian-inspired food chain Itsu. He told the BBC that the company sees fried food “as
Sonova Most hearing aids are made by a 3D printing process You might not know it, but if you wear a hearing aid, you are likely to be part of the 3D printing revolution. Almost all
Anyone returning to the UK from parts of northern Italy now on lockdown because of coronavirus must self-isolate, the chief medical officer has said. The government has updated its travel advice to say anyone returning from specific areas should stay
Getty Images Shares in Japan fell sharply on Tuesday as investors worried about the spread of the coronavirus. The slump followed a global stock market plunge on Monday, which saw big drops in the US and Europe. Japan’s
Timewise Marc Nohr For Marc Nohr, being a part-time boss means he can spend more time with his family and on charity work. He is one of about a million people in senior or manager-level jobs
Yorkshire Tea has urged social media users to “try to be kind” after unwittingly being put at the centre of a “political mudfight” by new Chancellor Rishi Sunak. Ahead of next month’s Budget, Mr Sunak last week posted a picture
Brad Leue Drilling in the Great Australian Bight could spoil the marine environment, critics argued Oil giant Equinor has abandoned controversial plans to drill in the Great Australian Bight in a move hailed by environmentalists as
The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times Primark owner Associated British Foods Plc has warned that the coronavirus could
Wuhan may seem a long way from the West Midlands but in global supply chains it is a short hop from China to Rowley Regis near Birmingham, home of Cube Precision Engineering. The company designs and makes specialist pressing tools
