Sunday, October 31, 2021

Thailand reopens to vaccinated tourists from over 60 nations

Authorities hope reopening will generate $30bn for the tourism sector despite ongoing restrictions.

How Japan's new PM is promising a 'new capitalism'

Will leader Fumio Kishida's plans to share the wealth materialise?

UK steel makers 'left behind' as US ends trade war

The US ended a feud with the EU over everything from Harley-Davidsons to whiskey but the UK was left out of the deal.

G20: World leaders agree to historic corporate tax deal

Leaders at the G20 in Rome endorse a proposal that sets a minimum tax rate of 15% on big businesses.

Saturday, October 30, 2021

JCB signs green hydrogen deal worth billions

JCB will take 10% of the green hydrogen made by Australian mining company Fortescue Future Industries.

Friday, October 29, 2021

Facebook's metamorphosis - will it work?

Will Mark Zuckerberg's bet on a new name and the metaverse succeed?

Greta Thunberg: Activist calls on banks to stop funding climate 'destruction'

The Swedish campaigner is in the UK to take part in protests ahead of next week's COP26 conference.

Walkers crisp supplies disrupted after computer glitch

The company says it is "working around the clock" to resolve the issue.

Volvo shares accelerate on stock market debut

Investors snap up shares in the Chinese-owned Swedish carmaker as they go on sale in Stockholm.

Slow rise from ultra-low mortgage rates predicted

Brokers say the current cost of a mortgage is the lowest it will be "for some time".