Showing posts with label BBC News - Business. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BBC News - Business. Show all posts

Saturday, 14 November 2020

Fraudsters 'targeting Christmas online shoppers'

Buyers of games consoles, bicycles and clothing may be at a higher risk of encountering a scam, banks say.

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Friday, 13 November 2020

North West sees job ads surge while London lags

Nurses are in demand as vacancies climb to pre-pandemic levels, but with big regional variations.

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Black Friday emissions boom predicted

Climate change: why Black Friday needs patience

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TikTok lives to see another day in US

US Commerce Department halts ban on Chinese owned company.

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Should you tip the takeaway delivery driver?

The number of takeaways being delivered has soared due to Covid, but should you tip the driver?

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Thursday, 12 November 2020

Are big retailers exploiting lockdown loopholes?

Some chains are capitalising on rules that allow them to sell non-essential goods alongside food.

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Covid means UK 'sleep-walking into a debt crisis'

A charity says the pandemic has pushed more people into severe problem debt.

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Kickstart scheme creates 19,000 work placements

The £2bn scheme has led to more than 19,000 work placements being created, the Treasury says.

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CEO Secrets: The dads getting entrepreneurial in lockdown

The CEO Secrets series hears from three fathers who have juggled start-ups and childcare in lockdown.

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Wednesday, 11 November 2020

Covid: 'It's a relief for us to talk about money'

People aged 18 to 24 have taken a Covid-related financial hit but are least likely to open up about it.

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Monday, 9 November 2020

How artificial intelligence may be making you buy things

Retailers are increasingly using AI to try to predict and encourage what customers purchase.

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Saturday, 7 November 2020

'I was refused a home Covid test after credit check'

A BBC investigation finds people are being refused home Covid tests because of their credit histories.

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Friday, 6 November 2020

'It's a real shame all the deli counters are shutting'

Sainsbury's says falling customer demand is behind its decision to cut its meat, fish and deli counters.

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Covid: What help is available to pay my bills?

Mortgage and rent holidays, help with debts, and cutting energy and insurance bills are all possible.

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Thursday, 5 November 2020

Lockdown: 'I swing between anger, hope, despair'

As another lockdown begins, workers not entitled to self-employment support are increasingly desperate.

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Coronavirus: Which shops will be allowed to open in lockdown?

From Thursday there will be strict rules on which retailers can and cannot remain open.

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Wednesday, 4 November 2020

Be a 'secret agent' and other new ways to exercise

Turning a run into an adventure is just one of the innovations in the exercise industry.

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Tuesday, 3 November 2020

Third of staff 'fear catching Covid at work'

The poorest paid are particularly worried - but are also the least likely to speak up, research finds.

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US businesses brace for election unrest

Shopskeepers have been boarding up windows in anticipation of unrest.

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Indians asked to eat more sugar to tackle oversupply

India is already the world's biggest consumer of the sweetener

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