Thursday, September 30, 2021

Aukus: Australia-EU trade talks delayed as row deepens

The postponement of the meeting comes after Canberra pulled out of a $37bn defence deal with France.

Black Widow: Disney and Scarlett Johansson settle lawsuit

Johansson argued she was deprived of earnings when the movie was offered on Disney+.

Can you be coached on how to be happy?

The happiness industry has grown in popularity during the pandemic but it's not without its critics.

Millions of households face 12% gas and electricity price rise

Standard energy bills rise by £139 a year and prepayment meter bills see sharper rise under new price cap.

Restaurants warn prices will rise due to VAT hike

The increased sales tax will be passed on to customers, say restaurant and bar bosses.

Macy's sues to stop Amazon using famous New York billboard

New York's famous department store claims Amazon plans to advertise directly outside its flagship site.

Leicester City and JD Sports merchandise probe

A competition watchdog has "reasonable grounds to suspect one or more breaches of competition law".

Evergrande: Chinese property giant 'misses another payment deadline'

The indebted Chinese property giant is said to have missed more payments to overseas investors.

EG Group petrol station staff get pay rise

Asda owners raise wages of service station staff for "heroic" work in pandemic and amid fuel crisis.

Boohoo sales soar but shipping costs dent profits

The fast fashion retailer saw pre-tax profits hit by high shipping costs in the six months to 31 August.