Tech

US Jobless Claims Below 1m For First Time Since March

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits falls to 963,000. Read more

Michael Jordan: Rare Trainers Fetch $615,000 At Auction

Christies sold nine pairs of the basketball legend's shoes, including the "rarest of the rare". Read more

Made In China? Not For Much Longer, Reckons Foxconn Boss

Chairman of iPhone maker tells investors local markets will grow their own manufacturing ecosystems China's days as "th... Read more

EBay Won't Pass UK Digital Service Tax Costs On To Third-party Sellers – Unlike Amazon, Which Simply Can't Afford It

Stop sniggering, don't forget those 'indirect taxes' Amazon says it pays Unlike arch-rival Amazon, eBay has assured the... Read more

Ink Tanks Park Themselves All Over The Lawns Of Western Europe As Orders Flood In

Get off my grass! ... And onto my WFH desktop Ink-tank printers flew off distributors' shelves in the first half of thi... Read more

Tui: Holiday Bookings For Next Summer Jump 145%

The travel giant makes a £1bn loss in three months - but says summer bookings for 2021 are up 145%. Read more

National Express To Use Jobs Bonus To Cut Bus Fares

The government's job retention bonus scheme will be used to cut fares in the West Midlands and Dundee. Read more

Coronavirus: Price Cap Plan For Funerals Shelved By CMA

A long-running investigation finds the sector is not working well for grieving families. Read more

US Holds Off On Threatened Tariff Hike In EU Airbus Fight

The US will maintain import duties on $7.5bn worth of items including French cheese and whiskies. Read more

The Millions Being Made From Cardboard Theft

With the global market for recycled cardboard worth billions of dollars, it is attracting criminals. Read more

What Looks Like A Global Pay Freeze, Sounds Like A Global Pay Freeze, But Isn't A Global Pay Freeze? Ask IBM

HR boss warns staff Big Blue will 'suspend' salary reviews, shunt rises into 2021 Exclusive  IBM has told staff across... Read more

UK.gov To Propose New Rules For Online Political Campaigns After Last Election Marred By An Avalanche Of Fake News

Voters need to know who they are being targeted by, says MP The UK government is setting out its efforts to create more... Read more

Pakistan Aims To Quadruple IT Exports To $5bn, With Freelancing Youth To The Fore

Which would leave it about four percent of neighboring India’s exports Pakistan has given itself a new target for IT ... Read more

Coronavirus: What Is A Recession?

The coronavirus pandemic has thrown many countries into recession - but what exactly is it and how could it affect you? Read more

UK Utility Thames Water Splashes Cash As Host Of IT Consultancies Appointed To Handle £100m Worth Of Deals

Just how 'digital' does an H2O supplier have to be? Thames Water has turned on the project taps, awarding contracts tha... Read more