Latest Stories All Stories

Business
Evening Standard
BHP to make record dividend payment after coal recovery lights up its annual earnings
BHP, the world’s biggest mining company, is making a record dividend payment to shareholders, after coal prices surged in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Annual profit from operations at the FTSE 100 company rose 34% to over $34 billion, from revenue of $65 billion, up 14%. Its coal division returned to profit before tax …
Business
Sky News
Apple tells staff they must work in office for most of the week
Apple has told employees that they must get back in the office for at least three days every week.Like many companies, it is attempting to figure out what role its offices have after remote working prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Apple previously attempted to get staff back in the office in June 2021, only to …
Business
Sky News
Workers suffer record pay slump in face of rocketing inflation
Workers have suffered a record real-term pay slump in the face of soaring prices, official data reveals.Regular wages, excluding bonuses, plunged an average of 4.1% on the year in the three months to June when inflation is taken into account, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It is the highest fall since records …
Business
Sky News
Families massively underestimating how much energy bills will soar
Most households are underestimating the massive energy price rises predicted in the coming months with some even believing they will fall, new research shows. Families believe their household gas and electricity bills will go up by £487 from the start of October, despite experts predicting a rise of more than three times that amount, research …
Business
Euro News
Twitter takeover: Judge orders social media giant to give Elon Musk former executive’s documents
Business
Sky News
Nationwide offers 11,000 workers a £1,200 bonus to help with bills
Nationwide will offer a one-off bonus to 11,000 staff members to help workers deal with more expensive bills.The building society said on Monday that it would pay them each a £1,200 bonus as inflation shoots towards 10% and household bills inch closer to £5,000. It follows companies including Barratt, Taylor Wimpey, Lloyds, Rolls-Royce, and HSBC …
Business
Sky News
Heathrow extends flight restrictions until end of October
Heathrow has extended its flight restrictions until the end of October, hitting families’ plans for half term getaways.Previously the cap on passengers travelling through the airport – set at 100,000 – was due to end on September 11th. The airport said on Monday that without a cap, it will not be able to safely and …
Business
Euro News
Terra Luna crash: ‘I alone am responsible,’ says CEO Do Kwon in first interview since collapse
Business
Sky News
Credit where credit’s due: At least Starmer’s got a plan
Credit Sir Keir Starmer for at least trying to come up with a costed plan to tackle the UK’s burgeoning household energy bill crisis. It’s more than Boris Johnson’s zombie government, or the two people vying to succeed him, have done.That said, Labour’s proposals to freeze the energy price cap at the present £1,971 at …
Business
Sky News
Credit Starmer for having an energy crisis plan – but it’s a questionable short-term fix
Credit Sir Keir Starmer for at least trying to come up with a costed plan to tackle the UK’s burgeoning household energy bill crisis.It’s more than Boris Johnson’s zombie government, or the two people vying to succeed him, have done. That said, Labour’s proposals to freeze the energy price cap at the present £1,971 at …
Business
Sky News
Starmer insists his ‘radical’ energy plan is ‘real answer’ to crisis
Sir Keir Starmer has said Labour’s plan to deal with the “national emergency” of spiralling energy costs is “robust” and a “real answer” to soaring household bills.The Labour leader said his plan would keep soaring household bills down by freezing the energy price cap and it would be paid for by introducing a new windfall …
Business
Business Live
Joules hires ex-Compare the Market boss as new CEO
Joules has hired former Compare The Market chief executive Jonathon Brown as its next boss. He will take over the role from Nick Jones, who revealed plans to leave the business in May. Mr Jones said he would step down after a torrid start to the year, with profit warnings following a surge in cost …

BusinessAT

Bringing you the latest stories from around the world

Editorial: [email protected]

Social Media:

General

Resources