A dozen US states have joined together to block the $110bn (£85bn) merger between Warner Bros. and Paramount, claiming the largest media consolidation in Hollywood history would stifle competition and…
With a packet of biscuits in one hand and her smartphone in the other in the biscuits sucrées aisle of her local Hyper U supermarket west of Paris, Nathalie sees…
Image source, Getty ImagesByLucy HookerEmer Moreau and Daniel ThomasBusiness reportersParents know the drill: as the end of summer term rolls in it's time to think about thank-yous for the teachers after another…
Who is the biggest purchaser of the world's biggest safe haven asset - gold?China? Japan? One of the Gulf countries, perhaps?In fact, the single biggest buyer of the precious metal…
The chief executive of the German car giant Volkswagen Group has confirmed it is looking to cut up to 100,000 jobs – twice as many as previously stated.The group, which…
The UK has signed a new trade deal with Switzerland that will allow British travellers faster passage through airports by using e-gates for the first time. Described by Trade Secretary…
ByKali HaysTechnology reporterSpaceX investors have swung from celebration to apparent concern in its first month as a publicly traded company.When shares in the firm, co-founded and led by Elon Musk,…
Image source, Bedford BabyBankImage caption, Bedford BabyBank collects clothing, school uniform, towels and blanketsByAlex PopeBedfordshire, Hertfordshire and BuckinghamshireA charity that helps families in Bedford said demand was growing "faster than…
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has called on the Government to end "gimmicks and giveaways" and deliver a budget for workers. In its pre-budget submission, ICTU said it…
Galway City Councillors have voted to approve the sale of a 3.69 acre site in the Shantalla area to the Health Service Executive. A portion of the site in question…
The gender pay gap remains high in financial services firms with a 16% average wage differential between male and female employees at the companies surveyed in the Women in Finance…
A Marks and Spencer worker whose staff discount credentials were used 73 times in six weeks when his wife secretly copied them and shared them with her family and friends…