Global Finance

Apple share price, iPhone, MacBook

Apple shares fall as China bans iPhone use

By HAL WILLIAMS ISAAC Newton would doubtless see the gravity of the situation: Apple's stock market valuation has fallen by more than six percent. That’s quite...

Billionaires’ Toys: There Is No Point other than Bigger is Better

Turn the clock back a few centuries, and all a man had to do to show off his wealth was to build a massive...

Science-Based Emissions Targets: A New Foundation for Corporate Climate Action

Corporate emissions-reduction targets have become commonplace. In 2014, 80% of companies that reported their emissions to CDP, an international NGO that holds the largest...
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Etihad Swoop For Tony Douglas As New CEO

Former military defence expert is to take up the role in January, but can he stop the rot in Abu Dhabi where the airline...
Business taxes

Importance of SMEs to UK economy — and how to encourage...

CHRIS THOMPSON explains why small is beautiful for the future of Britain’s GDP CAPITALISM is under the microscope at the moment, largely because of the...
UK currency, pound stering

Jingle of coins and rustle of banknotes: noises of the past?

By Hal Williams IT’S A CONFUSING time for cash in Britain — maybe even crunch time in the run-up to the Budget. The roll-out of limited...

Wall Street’s Second Act

Now is the time to get rich. The volume of money idling on the side lines for lack of yield now stands at an...
ASDA supermarket interior

Today’s special? Walmart set to unload stake in Asda

WALMART, the world’s biggest retailer, may sell a majority stake in UK supermarket chain Asda. (Click here to see stock prices for the companies mentioned...
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Senior leaders call on UK business owners ‘not to fail young...

NEARLY one year on from the first lockdown, more than one in 10 young people have lost their jobs, with the number of 16...
UK Exports

Changes and optimism in the engine room of UK economy

SMALL and medium enterprises (SMEs) are in the news with optimistic projections for Britain’s export trade – despite Brexit – and BNP Paribas appointing...