Cotton Turning Higher at Friday’s Midday
Cotton futures are showing gains of 49 to 60 point gains across the front months on Friday, shrugging off overnight weakness. The US dollar index is back down up $0.130 on…
Hogs Showing Strength to Round Out the Week
Lean hog futures are showing some buying on Friday, with midday gains of 35 to 65 cents. USDA’s national base hog price in the Friday morning report saw action down…
Cotton Closes Friday with a Pop Higher
Cotton futures were taking back some of the week’s losses on Friday, as contracts closed with gains of 15 to 21 points on the session. December still fell back 110 points…
GWR fined £1m over train passenger’s death in Bath
Tess de la MareWest of EnglandPA MediaBethan Roper was returning home from a Christmas shopping trip when she died on the train on 1 December 2018A major rail operator has…
Harrods sets aside more than £60m for Mohamed Al Fayed abuse victims
Marc AshdownBusiness correspondent andImogen JamesHarrods has set aside more than £60m in its plan to compensate alleged victims of historical abuse.More than 100 employees of the luxury department store are…
The around-the-world cruise that is yet to set sail
They paid thousands for a cruise that hasn't sailed. Now they can't get their money backSuranjana TewariAsia Business CorrespondentBBC"Throw your current lifestyle overboard!" boasts the advert for Victoria Cruises Line…
Electric car sales hit record high in September
Michael RaceBusiness reporterElectric vehicle (EV) sales in the UK hit a record high last month, according to the latest industry figures. Sales of pure battery electric vehicles (BEV) grew by…
Mone’s husband Barrowman says chase our partners for the money
Ben KingBusiness reporterA company linked to Baroness Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman passed most of the money it received from the government for personal protective equipment (PPE) to other…
Watchdog warns of underlying deficit in public finances
The State's fiscal watchdog has warned that latest figures show the underlying deficit in the public finances, when volatile taxes paid by multinationals are excluded, will be larger than expected.…
VAT cut for hospitality industry from next July
The hospitality industry will benefit from a VAT cut next year, it is understood, as the measure has now been agreed as part of Tuesday's Budget. However the reduction will…