Tech

House Prices Climb To Record High, Says Nationwide

House prices rise at their fastest rate for five years as buyers race to avoid paying stamp duty. Read more

Covid: The 400,000 Seafarers Who Can't Go Home

Unions say Covid has in effect trapped thousands of seafarers on ships - waiting to go home. Read more

Eco-friendly Diamonds Made From The Sky

Eco-friendly diamonds made from carbon sucked out of the air have been created in the UK. Read more

Japan's First Passenger Jet In Decades Put On Hold

Plans for the Mitsubishi SpaceJet have been frozen due to budget cuts amid the virus downturn. Read more

Alphabet Thanks Ads And AI For Its $124m-a-day Quarterly Profit, And Comes Out Swinging Against Antitrust Action

'We are proud people choose Google Search not because they have to, but because it's convenient,' states CEO Google’s... Read more

SpiceJet: Indian Airline Turns To Seaplanes To Boost Travel

SpiceJet will fly the aircraft to the site of the world's tallest statue among its new routes. Read more

China Sets Itself 2035 Goal For Technology Self-sufficiency And Covets Title As The Worlds Top Innovator

State of local software industry also revealed: 7 million workers, $36bn of exports The Central Committee of Chinese Co... Read more

Furlough: In Limbo Or One Long Garden Party'?

Furlough was a welcome holiday for some but for others it was a long and anxious waiting game. Read more

Covid: What Impact Has The Furlough Scheme Had?

As the furlough scheme draws to a close, how much did it cost and did it achieve its aims? Read more

Amazon Blasts Past Estimates, Triples Profits To $6.2bn But Says COVID Will Cost It $4bn Over The Next Quarter

Bezos predicts a very Merry Christmas Amazon on Thursday reported $96.1bn in revenue for its third quarter of 2020, a 3... Read more

For Amazon, Apple, Facebook And Google Business Is Booming

Latest sales and profit figures from America's big tech companies exceed Wall Street expectations. Read more

United Airlines To Trial Airport Covid Testing

The airline's boss Scott Kirby tells the BBC passenger testing is "key to reopening the world economy". Read more

Pizza Express Cuts 1,300 More Jobs Amid Covid Crisis

It comes weeks after the firm said it would cut 1,100 jobs and shut 73 restaurants as coronavirus hits trading. Read more

Government Support 'essential' For UK Economy, Says IMF

The International Monetary Fund also says the UK's recession will be more severe than it predicted. Read more

US Growth Surged In Summer But Recovery Is Slowing

The US economy grew 7.4% over the quarter, but output remains lower than last year. Read more