Coronavirus: Coca-Cola restructuring cuts 2,200 jobs worldwide

Coca-Cola is to cut about 2,200 jobs in its global workforce as part of a restructuring…

A palm oil alternative could help save rainforests

There’s an ugly truth to the beauty products we slap on our faces and an unsavoury…

Bitcoin hits all-time high rising above $20,000

Bitcoin has hit a new all-time high breaking through $20,000 (£14,800). Read more at https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55343657

UK business ‘must wake up’ to China’s Uighur cotton slaves

UK businesses must investigate where they get their cotton to avoid buying material grown by slave…

Australia launches WTO appeal against China’s barley tariff

Australia will challenge China’s tariff on its barley exports in an appeal to the World Trade…

Brexit: Pound gains after EU trade talks extended

The pound has pushed higher against the US dollar and the euro on news that trade…

Adidas considers selling off its Reebok brand

Adidas, the German sportswear giant, says it has started looking at whether to keep its Reebok…

Will drug companies make bumper profits?

At the start of the pandemic, we were warned: it takes years to develop a vaccine,…

Honda to resume UK output after problems at ports

Honda has said its British car plant will restart production on Monday after problems importing parts…

Royal Mail delays blamed on ‘exceptional’ volumes of post

Royal Mail has acknowledged delays to its deliveries amid “exceptionally high volumes” of post and anti-Covid…

Brexit stockpiling: ‘I can’t get my wine out of the EU’

Simon Taylor had been planning to stockpile wine before the end of the month just in…

Treasury eyes VAT charges for gig economy firms

The Treasury is looking at ways of taxing services provided by gig economy firms such as…