Elon Musk becomes world’s second richest person

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has topped Microsoft founder Bill Gates to become the world’s second richest…

Why don’t Facebook and Apple like each other?

Big corporate rivalries, Coca-Cola and Pepsi, Boeing and Airbus, McDonald’s and Burger King, tend to have…

Second-hand car website becomes latest ‘unicorn’

A second-hand car website has seen its value rocket to more than $1bn (£750m), putting it…

UK car industry warns of £55bn no-deal Brexit hit

The UK’s motor industry could suffer production losses of £55bn over the next five years if…

What are the new rules for pubs around the UK?

New restrictions are coming into effect for pubs and restaurants in England once the lockdown ends…

World’s top latex glove maker shuts factories

The world’s largest maker of latex gloves will shut more than half of its factories after…

Kellogg’s and Britvic attack plan to ban junk food ads online

Some of the UK’s biggest food companies have attacked a plan that could see all online…

Fur industry faces uncertain future due to Covid

Europe’s fur industry is back in the spotlight after Denmark’s mass culling of millions of mink…

Early Christmas shopping helps boost retail sales

Early Christmas shopping and discounting by stores helped to lift UK retail sales in October, the…

Luxury carmaker Maybach has high ambitions for China

Carmaker Daimler plans to double sales of its luxury Maybach vehicles, buoyed by strong demand in…

Clothes and food price rises push inflation higher

Rises in the cost of clothing and food helped to push UK inflation higher-than-expected last month.…

UK giant Unilever bets on vegan food with ‘scary target’

One of the UK’s biggest consumer goods firm is betting on more people eating vegan food…