Economics

Airbnb offers free accommodation for 20000 Afghan refugees

Online accommodation platform Airbnb has said it will temporarily house 20,000 Afghan refugees at no charge to help them resettle across the world.

Chip shortage: Toyota to cut global production by 40%

Toyota is to slash worldwide vehicle production by 40% in September because of the global microchip shortage.

The world's biggest carmaker had…

New visas urged to tackle EU lorry driver shortage

The UK should grant 10,000 EU lorry drivers visas to solve a labour crisis that has led to shortages of goods on British supermarket shelves, a lobby…

Amazon planning to open department stores in US

When Amazon, which is often blamed for single-handedly ruining the High Street, opened its first physical bookshops in 2015 it sparked fury in some…

Apple delays recalling staff to the office until 2022

US tech giant Apple has delayed recalling staff to the office until January at the earliest amid fears over surging Covid cases.

Employees were…

Morrisons backs US firms improved £7bn takeover offer

Supermarket group Morrisons has accepted an improved £7bn takeover bid from US private equity group Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R).

Morrisons…

M&S says recovery plan boosting sales and profits

Shares in Marks & Spencer have jumped almost 12% after the retail giant issued a surprise profits upgrade thanks to better-than-expected sales.

Sky Broadband says online access problems resolved

Sky Broadband says problems that left some customers unable to access a number of websites and apps have been resolved.

Customers complained…