Image caption The BBC News at Six looked a little different on Wednesday The BBC had to replace live broadcasts with recorded material on its TV news channels for about an hour on Wednesday following a technical glitch. The News at Six and News at Ten were also presented from the BBC’s Millbank studio instead …
Image copyright Getty Images Shares on Wall Street suffered their sharpest one-day falls in months, as investor fears about rising interest rates, inflation, trade tensions intensified. The tech-heavy Nasdaq led the declines, sliding 4%, or 315.9 points, to 7,422. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 also fell by more than 3%, with losses accelerating towards …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption James Murdoch joined the Tesla board last year. James Murdoch could become the next head of Tesla’s board of directors. He is “the favourite” to replace Elon Musk, who currently serves as both board chairman and chief executive, the Financial Times has reported. Mr Musk agreed to give up …
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Dave Lewis spoke of the pressure on Tesco when the problem was revealed Tesco’s chief executive has told a court of his “genuine shock” on learning of the £250m overstatement of the company’s profits. Dave Lewis told Southwark Crown Court he had “no indication at all” of the issue until …
Image caption The factory employs 732 workers in Melksham A tyre factory is planning to cut 300 jobs, its bosses have announced. Cooper Tire and Rubber Company in Melksham, Wiltshire wants to cut the jobs over the next 10 months from a workforce of 732. In a meeting held on Wednesday workers were given letters …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Sears has closed hundreds of stores in recent years Shares in Sears Holdings plunged by more than 30% on Wednesday following a report that the US retail chain was preparing to file for bankruptcy. The firm was preparing the filing ahead of the deadline on Monday for a $134m …
Image copyright Walmart Image caption A drawing of how a biometric trolley may work US retail giant Walmart has applied for a patent for a smart shopping trolley that can track a shopper’s heart rate, temperature, grip and walking speed. Such a system would provide valuable information about how shoppers respond to different stores, it …
Image copyright Getty Images It’s 10pm on a Sunday evening, you’re still in your PJs and your dinner was some Doritos washed down with a can of orange Tango. Why? Because you’ve spent the last eight hours bingeing your favourite show on Netflix. The streaming service has become a big part of our lives and …
Image caption Experimenting for a post-Brexit future: Students at the Technical University of Munich will be joined by UK colleagues A top UK university is planning a “unique” post-Brexit arrangement with a German university in which staff will be appointed jointly by both institutions, with the aim of keeping access to EU research funding for …
The island of Jersey has completed the rollout of full-fibre internet to 40,000 homes and businesses. Source by [author_name]