Business is the activity of making one’s living or making money by producing or buying and selling products (such as goods and services). Simply put, it is “any activity or enterprise entered into for profit. It does not mean it is a company, a corporation
UK-based carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has said it does not intend to produce vehicles in the US, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs impact the motor industry. “Following articles based on comments made by the JLR CEO in the full year earnings media call, we can confirm we have no plans to build cars in the … Read more
Joe Inwood & Tom Gerken BBC World correspondent & technology reporter Ian Aikman & Eve Webster BBC News EPA The Bayesian, pictured sailing near Palermo, in a photo released by manufactures Perini Navi A luxury superyacht that sank off the coast of Sicily, killing the tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch along with six others, was knocked … Read more
Co-op narrowly averted being locked out of its computer systems during the cyber attack that saw customer data stolen and store shelves left bare, the hackers who claim responsibility have told the BBC. The revelation could help explain why Co-op has started to recover more quickly than fellow retailer M&S, which had its systems more … Read more
Qatar Airways has agreed to buy up to 210 jets from American manufacturing giant Boeing, according to US President Donald Trump, who announced the $96bn order as part of his tour of the Middle East. The White House said the deal would support 154,000 jobs in the US each year of production and marked the … Read more
Harriet Heywood & Louise Hulland BBC News, Cambridgeshire Cambridge City Foodbank “[There is ] no shame in needing to come… no one should be put in that position in the first place,” says senior organiser, Kate McIntosh An emergency food service says more people are turning to them for help than ever before. Cambridge City … Read more
Evri will merge with DHL’s UK parcel delivery business to create a combined courier firm handling more than a billion parcels and a billion letters a year. DHL focuses on faster, secure higher-value deliveries of items such as computers or phones, whereas Evri handles much larger volumes of lower-value goods such as clothing. Evri’s deliveries … Read more
Karen Hoggan Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images The UK government has hit back at suggestions the tariff agreement it reached with the US last week could be damaging to China. It said there was “no such thing as a veto on Chinese investment” in the deal. The UK-US agreement rowed back on big hikes … Read more
Getty Images Luxury fashion firm Burberry has said it could cut some 1,700 jobs as part of plans to reduce costs by 2027. The British designer brand – famed for its distinctive camel, red and black check pattern – announced the proposed savings on Wednesday as it reported a £66m loss in the last financial … Read more
Co-op customers should see stocks on shelves start to return to more normal levels this weekend, the company said, after it announced it was switching its online ordering system for suppliers back on after a cyber-attack. The hack resulted in payment problems, widespread shortages of goods in shops, and compromised customer and staff data. The … Read more
Kate Moser Andon BBC News, Cambridgeshire BBC Charis Newman from Family Action said she wanted to create a “vibrant hub” in Welland A city charity has begun a service to boost wellbeing and tackle isolation – but wants local people to tell them what it should offer. Family Action runs a community centre off the … Read more