Possibly anticipating some new regulations, America’s Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating “gamification and behavioral prompts used by online brokerages that encourage trading,” reports CNBC.
And SEC chairman Gary Gensler has specifica…
‘I’m utterly sick of it’: UK workers on returning to the commute
Seven people talk about how the Covid pandemic has affected their perspective on travelling to workOffices and schools about to reopen – but will commuters return?Six ways to improve your train journey to workAs September approaches, employers are incr…
Offices and schools about to reopen – but will commuters return?
Service levels and jobs as risk as ministers, rail firms and health officials fret over passenger numbers on the railwaysIn all the change and loss during the pandemic, few have mourned the disappearance of the daily commute. Many rail passengers, batt…
A better commute? Six ways to improve your train journey to work
From studying to chatting more to fellow passengers, there are ways to make travel more enjoyableOnline lessons, audio materials and improved connectivity have made studying on the move ever more practical. The Open University, which has offered distan…
Fifth of BHS stores empty five years after chain closed
Analysis of UK high streets suggests gaps left by department stores may be permanentRevelations that a fifth of former BHS stores remain empty on the fifth anniversary of the chain’s closure suggest gaps left by closed-down department stores on UK high…
Apple Will Now let App Store Developers Talk To Their Customers About Buying Direct
Apple announced today it has reached a proposed settlement in a lawsuit filed against it by developers in the United States. The agreement, which is still pending court approval, includes a few changes, the biggest one being that developers will be abl…
China ‘plans to ban’ overseas IPOs for data-heavy tech firms, and proposes algorithm controls – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsLatest: 996 overtime policy illegalNew proposals for how algorithms usedAlgorithms must comply with law, social ethics and fairness…No disrupting public order, unfair pricing, or harming minorsE…
ウォルマート、広告業界でも存在感…広告ビジネスの売上高が前年比2倍に
ウォルマートの広告主数は、前年比で175％に急増しました。しかし、2020年の同社の年間売上高に占める広告の割合は1％に満たないものでした。
コロナ禍を経て業績が回復基調のAirbnbが、先行きを楽観視できない理由
コロナ禍で冷え込んだ旅行需要が、新型コロナウイルスのワクチン接種が進んだ欧米で2021年夏になって回復基調を見せている。この傾向は民泊プラットフォーム最大手であるAirbnbの業績回復にも明らかだが、新型コロナウイルスのデルタ株の流行に伴って先行きに再び暗雲が垂れ込めている。
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Fears furlough ‘cliff edge’ at Liberty Steel could puts jobs at risk
Owner Sanjeev Gupta urgently seeking new lenders before government pay support ends for thousands of workers Ministers and unions fear that Liberty Steel faces a “cliff edge”, risking thousands of jobs when the UK’s furlough scheme ends next month, un…