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November 21, 2018
UK’s highest-paid boss sees pay rise to £265m

UK’s highest-paid boss sees pay rise to £265m

Image copyright WPA Pool Image caption Denise Coates was awarded a CBE in 2012 for services to the community and business The UK’s best-paid boss, co-founder of online gambling firm Bet365 Denise Coates, has just received another bumper pay rise. The firm’s accounts show compensation, for the firm’s “highest paid director” rising to £265m including …

November 21, 2018
Number of child gamblers quadruples in just two years

Number of child gamblers quadruples in just two years

Image copyright PA The number of children classed as having a gambling problem has quadrupled to more than 50,000 in just two years, a report has claimed. The Gambling Commission study suggests that 450,000 children aged 11 to 16 bet regularly, more than those who have taken drugs, smoked or drunk alcohol. Bets with friends, …

November 21, 2018
Government borrowing worse than expected in October

Government borrowing worse than expected in October

Image copyright Getty Images The government borrowed far more than analysts expected in October, the first figures to be published since Philip Hammond’s Budget last month show. The deficit rose to £8.8bn from £7.2bn last year, marking the biggest October for three years, and well above the £6.1bn forecast. The figures come after the chancellor …

November 21, 2018
Carlos Ghosn: Custody ‘extended by 10 days’

Carlos Ghosn: Custody ‘extended by 10 days’

Image copyright Getty Images Japanese authorities have extended the detention of Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn by 10 days, according to local media reports. It follows his arrest on Monday after Nissan made allegations of financial misconduct. Prosecutors had 48 hours after the arrest to press charges, release him or extend his custody. Nissan accused Mr …

November 21, 2018
Patisserie Valerie auditor faces probe over alleged fraud

Patisserie Valerie auditor faces probe over alleged fraud

Image copyright Getty Images Accountancy firm Grant Thornton is being investigated over its auditing of Patisserie Holdings. The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) said it is investigating audits by Grant Thornton of three years – 2015, 2016 and 2017. Last month Chris March, former finance director at the cafe chain Patisserie Valerie, was arrested after accounting …

November 21, 2018
RBS customer lost thousands of pounds in scam

RBS customer lost thousands of pounds in scam

Image caption Charlotte Higman was finally refunded by RBS A Royal Bank of Scotland customer had more than £4,300 stolen from her account by a fraudulent caller who got one of her security questions wrong, BBC Watchdog Live has found. The bank insisted for more than a year that Charlotte Higman was aware of the …

November 21, 2018
Black Friday: How sales have changed how we spend

Black Friday: How sales have changed how we spend

Image copyright Getty Images UK consumers are expected to spend over £2,000 each in the run-up to Christmas, according to research by Adobe. Many will be hoping to make the most of any deals on offer. Black Friday originated in the US, as a way of kicking off Christmas spending after Thanksgiving with the lure …

November 21, 2018
US says China has ‘not altered’ unfair trade practices

US says China has ‘not altered’ unfair trade practices

Image copyright Getty Images The Trump administration has accused China of not changing its “unfair” practices, inflaming a trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies. In an update to a March report, the US said China had failed to alter its “unreasonable” practices. The US has, along with other countries, long criticised Beijing over …

November 21, 2018
Glamour magazine to go online only in the US

Glamour magazine to go online only in the US

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Glamour’s editor in chief Samantha Barry said on Tuesday Glamour magazine was “the ultimate authority for the next generation of change-makers” Media giant Condé Nast has said it will stop printing monthly editions of its 80-year-old Glamour magazine in the US and move entirely online. Editor in chief Samantha …

November 21, 2018
NY Stock Exchange President: ‘A man wouldn’t get that question’

NY Stock Exchange President: ‘A man wouldn’t get that question’

Stacey Cunningham, the president of the New York Stock Exchange, says “society needs to change [its] expectations around what women should be doing and what men should be doing”. BBC 100 Women names 100 influential and inspirational women around the world every year and shares their stories. Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and …

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