Toyota to invest $35 billion into battery-powered EVs and roll out 30 models by 2030

Toyota, one of the world’s largest automakers, is planning to invest 4 trillion yen ($35 billion)…

Surge in part-time workers as job vacancies rise

The number of people in part-time work jumped in the three months to October, after falling…

Wind-powered net zero McDonald’s opens in Market Drayton

A net zero carbon McDonald’s has opened in what the company believes is a UK first.…

Global supply chain: Toyota extends Japan production stoppages

Toyota has announced that it will extend production stoppages at some factories in Japan as it…

UK warns US of retaliation over steel tariffs

The International Trade Secretary, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, has warned the US the UK could step up retaliatory…

US inflation hits highest level for nearly 40 years

American shoppers, especially those on low incomes have felt the pinch of higher prices, with annual…

Starbucks to get its first unionised US store since 1980s

Staff at one Starbucks coffee shop in New York state have voted to establish the first…

Spam sales hit record high for seventh year in a row

Sales of the canned cooked meat Spam have hit a record high for the seventh year…

Oil adds to gains as worries over Omicron ease

MELBOURNE/BEIJING (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Thursday, extending gains into a fourth session on positive…

Global supply chain: Lego to build $1bn factory in Vietnam

Lego has announced plans to build a new manufacturing operation in Vietnam to keep up with…

Christmas dinner costs rise as inflation bites

Christmas dinner is set to cost more this year with the price of staples such as…

TikTok jumps on online shopping bandwagon

The social media platform TikTok is making a big push into shopping. Read more at https://www.bbc.com/news/business-59563238