Tag: business

Double letting for St Modwen at West Midlands industrial park A business park is fully let after landlord St Modwen secured deals with two new tenants. The Birmingham-based property and…

US jobless claims rise back above one million Image copyright Getty Images US claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose above one million last week, official figures show. The Labor Department…

Covid lockdown could have ‘devastated business’ – but food firms stepped up to the plate Food and drink businesses have stepped up to the plate and met a surge in…

Sports Direct owner Frasers Group sees signs of ‘normality’ returning Image copyright Reuters The owner of Sports Direct and House of Fraser says it is seeing “a semblance of normality”…

Liverpool faces ‘construction crisis’ as apprenticeship numbers plummet Liverpool faces a “construction crisis” after the numbers of young people starting apprenticeships fell by 13% in five years, new figures have…

Coronavirus-hit Qantas posts £1bn annual loss Image copyright Getty Images Qantas has reported an annual loss of almost A$2bn (£1bn; $1.4bn) as it deals with the impact of the coronavirus…

North West wealth management firm falls into administration and stops trading A wealth management firm based in Cheshire has fallen into administration and ceased trading, it’s been confirmed. Northwich-based Sequence…

Trump attacks Goodyear for campaign clothes ban Image copyright Reuters Image caption Goodyear is the largest tyre company in North America US President Donald Trump has called for a boycott…

Cemex tanker drivers now face redundancy at mothballed cement works A further 26 jobs look set to go at Cemex’s mothballed Humber Bank cement works. Tanker drivers based at the…

Apple first US company to be valued at $2tn Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Apple boss Tim Cook Tech giant Apple has become the first US company to be…