Economy Halfords warns budget concerns make the near-term outlook “uncertain” admin Oct 23, 2024 Halfords Group warns that consumers are delaying purchases of expensive items due to the uncertainty surrounding…
Electric vehicles General Motors increases profit guidance due to “resilient” consumers admin Oct 23, 2024 General Motors' shares have soared after the automaker raised its profit forecast for the full year. This is due to…
Automotive Where is my £10,500 refund if Tesla’s driving distance fell short? admin Oct 23, 2024 I bought a Tesla Model 3 in June for £42,791. The advert stated that the car had a 318-mile range, but when I…
Economy The UK government’s borrowing surged from £16.6bn to £16.6bn during… admin Oct 23, 2024 The government has borrowed more than official estimates by £6.6 billion this year. This shows the fiscal squeeze…
Financial EY fires staff after they stream multiple videos of training at the same time admin Oct 23, 2024 The Big Four professional service firm EY has sacked dozens of employees for streaming multiple training videos at…
Economy IMF raises forecast for UK economy to 1.1% growth admin Oct 23, 2024 The International Monetary Fund has given the UK one of the largest growth upgrades of any advanced country this…
Energy Nigeria rejects Shell’s plan to sell a $1.3bn offshore production unit admin Oct 22, 2024 Shell's $1.3 billion sale of its onshore production unit has been rejected by Nigeria, a blow for the oil giant's…
War Iranian markets fall and flights are cancelled amid Israeli attacks admin Oct 22, 2024 Iran's currency has declined, and many foreign airlines have suspended their flights as they prepare for a…
Companies Chinese share buybacks reach record levels as Beijing increases support admin Oct 22, 2024 This year, share buybacks at mainland China's largest exchanges reached a new record as Beijing pushed companies to…
Retail Report finds that serial returners in the UK send back online purchases worth… admin Oct 22, 2024 A UK report found that shoppers who return goods purchased online will send back £1,400 worth of items each in this…
EU France warns US Sanofi buyer about penalties for moving production abroad admin Oct 22, 2024 The French government warned a US-based private equity firm that was buying the consumer healthcare division of…
AI TikTok’s owner fires an intern after he allegedly sabotaged AI project admin Oct 22, 2024 Owner of TikTok sacked intern for allegedly sabotaging a project on artificial intelligence. ByteDance stated…
Transport TfL may be forced to pay millions of pounds in fines for Dutch truck drivers who… admin Oct 22, 2024 Transport for London (TfL), after admitting that the fines were illegally issued, could be forced by Dutch lorry…
Interest rates Goldman Sachs predicts that UK interest rates will fall to 2.75% next autumn admin Oct 22, 2024 A leading investment bank predicted that interest rates will fall to 2.75 percent by the autumn of next year after…
Artificial intelligence Microsoft’s AI bots will take over the tedious office tasks of workers admin Oct 22, 2024 Microsoft has developed "virtual employees", capable of performing increasingly complex tasks in the office. This…
Automotive Volkswagen fined £5.4m after mistreating vulnerable clients admin Oct 22, 2024 Volkswagen's motor finance division has been fined £5.4m by the City regulator, and will pay more than £21.5m in…
Economy Gold prices continue to record highs amid geopolitical tensions admin Oct 22, 2024 Gold's price has continued its strong rally, and reached a new high. Investors have flocked to gold as a safe-haven…
Microsoft Microsoft signs deal in Whitehall admin Oct 22, 2024 Microsoft signed a 5-year product agreement for the British Government, as the Labour government deepens ties with…