Discount chain B&M has agreed to buy dozens of shops from the collapsed retailer Wilko, as talks over a bigger rescue deal hang in the balance. B&M said it will take on up to 51 of Wilko’s 400 stores in ...
As school leavers continue to navigate their post-exam career options, a recent survey by Grant Thornton reveals that young people have misconceptions about careers in accountancy. These create barriers that can make certain roles and future careers seem unattainable to ...
In the realm of successful entrepreneurs, one name that unmistakably stands out is Barbara Corcoran. This multi-millionaire real estate tycoon, renowned for her role in the hit TV show Shark Tank, recently revealed a less-known fact about her. She candidly ...
SHANGHAI — As Shanghai sweltered in a heat wave in June, the car factory where Mike Chen works switched production to night shifts and dialled down the air conditioning. For Mr. Chen, toiling through the early hours in his sweat-soaked ...
KIM Jong Un plans to travel to Russia this month to meet President Vladimir Putin and discuss the possibility of supplying Moscow with weapons for the war in Ukraine, as Russia says it is seeking closer military ties with North ...
LONDON — Fishing grounds choked by water hyacinths. Songbird eggs gobbled up by rats. Power plant pipes clogged by zebra mussels. And electrical lines downed by brown tree snakes. These are just a few examples of the environmental chaos sown ...
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia said on Tuesday it is considering regulations that will make internet giants Alphabet, Inc.’s Google and Facebook parent Meta Platforms compensate news outlets for content sourced from them. Malaysia is in discussions with Google, Meta and ...
JAKARTA — Indonesia warned on Tuesday against Southeast Asia’s bloc getting dragged into big-power rivalry as leaders gathered for a summit seeking to dispel worry about rifts over peace efforts in Myanmar and to reaffirm the relevance of their disparate ...
THE HEAD of the World Trade Organization (WTO) sharply criticized western governments for embracing protectionist policies and shifting toward a power-based global trading system. “Recent unilateral protectionist measures by some developed countries coupled with a more general reticence about the ...
Today, leaders from the travel, retail and hospitality sectors have written to the Chancellor urging him to immediately restore VAT-free shopping for international tourists. The letter, spearheaded by the capital’s leading campaign group, BusinessLDN, and signed by 18 organisations that ...