By International Business CorrespondentIt was a hot and dry afternoon on 12 June last year, when Air India Flight 171 left the terminal at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport in Ahmedabad…
Image source, Getty ImagesByAlexis Benveniste Business reporterReporting fromNew York CityWith US consumer confidence at historic lows, it's a tough time for retailers across the country. But in and around New…
I've come to an industrial space in a tech-heavy area of San Francisco expecting to see a menacing humanoid robot solider doing something combat-like: the future of land-based warfare, perhaps.Instead,…
From the rooftop terrace of a hotel, Fede Fuster looks out across Benidorm, at the nearby high-rise buildings and the town's famous, sweeping beach."With all its virtues and its defects…
For a number of years, people around Britain have spoken of what they perceived to be "dodgy shops" on their High Street. To many, it seemed new businesses were popping…
Listen to Faisal read this story.It's 9am at Kew Bridge in west London, and tourists, runners and dog walkers are queuing up at the Dear Coco vintage Italian coffee cart.It…
For airlines, fuel is a major expense. It typically accounts for 25-30% of their operating costs, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). As a result, if the price…
In 2024, Kirsty, a woman in her 40s living in North Yorkshire, met a man on a dating website who said he was an English businessman working in Turkey.He shared…
US President Donald Trump has threatened to slap a 100T tariff on European countries that impose a digital services tax, adding that existing trade deals would be scrapped. The move…
Battery fires, faulty power banks, and overheating vapes and mobile phones were among more than 350 dangerous goods reports made to the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) last year. Figures showed…
Analysis: By the 1840s, Ireland had one of the densest networks of microfinance institutions in the world to help people adapt to economic change By Eoin McLaughlin, Heriot-Watt University There…
Volkswagen weighs up to 100,000 job cuts, four plant closures in overhaul, sources say Updated / Friday, 26 Jun 2026 14:05 Oliver Blume, the CEO of Germany's Volkswagen Volkswagen is…