The housebuilder and its rivals did not need help from the taxpayer to get through the pandemicFrom where Rishi Sunak sits, he might regard Taylor Wimpey’s bumper set of first-half figures as a triumph of policymaking. The chancellor threw subsidies at…
The Guardian view on the UK economy: stuck in a rut of low growth, and politics is to blame
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Next retail store workers win first stage of fight for equal pay
If all eligible staff were to join the claim, the potential cost of back pay could be £100mShop workers at Next have won the first stage in a fight for equal pay that could lead to a payout of up to £100m.More than 400 mainly female workers in the fash…
Billionaire Rihanna named world’s richest female musician
Umbrella singer’s estimated $1.7bn fortune owed largely to success of Fenty BeautyRihanna, the singer of hits such as Umbrella and We Found Love, is officially a billionaire and the world’s richest female musician.However, most of her fortune, estimate…
Amazon To Cut Waste Following Backlash Over the Destruction of Unused Products
Amazon has launched two programs as part of an effort to give products a second life when they get returned to businesses that sell items on its platform or fail to get sold in the first place. From a report: The so-called Fulfilment by Amazon programs…
Taylor Wimpey lifts profit target after building record number of homes
Company constructed more than 7,300 houses in first half of 2021 after Covid hit earnings a year earlierCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTaylor Wimpey, one of the UK’s biggest housebuilders, has returned to profit and upgrade…
UK service sector growth hindered by ‘pingdemic’ and inflation – business live
The latest coverage of the world economy, financial markets, and business 10.00am BST Incoming data from the UK – the July services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) has come in above forecast, but still marks a slowdown in the recovery.The seasonally-a…
Suspected tanker hijacking off UAE coast is over, says British military
Armed group has left the Panama-registered Asphalt Princess, says British navy, after initial reports Iranian-backed forces had raided vesselA group of armed men who boarded a tanker off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman have le…
Tencent curbs on gaming time will shock markets but please many parents
China’s regulators are on the march again but moves to restrict children’s access may be welcomed by manyChina’s Tencent tightens games controls for childrenChina’s regulators are on the march again, pushing one of the country’s most valuable technolog…
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