
Facebook’s parent Meta prepares to slash thousands of jobs
Facebook’s parent company, Meta, is reportedly preparing to cut thousands of jobs after $80bn (£69bn) was wiped off its market value last month amid the global…
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Facebook’s parent company, Meta, is reportedly preparing to cut thousands of jobs after $80bn (£69bn) was wiped off its market value last month amid the global…

MPs have called for a total ban on the export of plastic waste by 2027, arguing that the present system merely outsources the problem and causes…

Activity in Britain’s dominant services sector contracted last month for the first time since the start of the third Covid-19 lockdown in January last year, according…

Jeremy Hunt is considering a multi-billion-pound tax raid on profits under plans to make those 'with the broadest shoulders' bear the brunt of fiscal tightening he…

Businesses are still desperate for staff, with increases in adverts for occupations including childminders, school secretaries and dental practitioners, new research suggests.

British workers forgo claiming £1.3bn in expenses at work for fear of looking “petty” according to new research.

Nightclubs are closing at a rate of one every two days amid soaring inflation, according to figures from the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA).

Treasury officials are examining whether the autumn statement could include changes to non-dom status and moves to raise taxes on dividends by cutting tax-free allowances.

Elon Musk is to start reducing Twitter’s workforce today, the company has told staff, a week after completing his $44 billion takeover.

Business Secretary Grant Shapps has announced a £95 million boost to develop the super-materials of the future, supporting research and innovation in advanced materials at the…

The Bank of England has delivered its biggest interest rate rise in more than three decades as it warned of the longest recession on record.

The Bank of England is expected to make its largest interest rate rise since Black Wednesday in September 1992 today as it battles to bring double-digit…

The boss of Virgin Atlantic anticipates some softening of demand for air travel from the looming recession but says bookings are holding up for now.

Gas prices in Europe will fall by as much as 30 per cent by early next year before rising sharply next summer, analysts at Goldman Sachs…

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt are planning to extend windfall taxes on oil and gas companies to raise an estimated £40 billion over five years.