shutterstock The Chinese property giant Evergrande is suffering under an enormous pile of debt, reportedly worth US$305 billion (£220 billion). There have been angry protests at its headquarters, shares have tumbled, and the eyes of the financial world remain anxiously focused on its future. Put simply, the situation at EvergrandeContinue Reading
to Help Serve Customers during the Festive Season Amazon has started recruiting for 20,000 seasonal positions across the UK for the festive season including more than 50 in Plymouth This year, Amazon has created 10,000 new permanent jobs across the UK The seasonal roles are in addition to the 55,000Continue Reading
Shutterstock/Chaay_Tee Shares in Universal Music Group surged after its US$40 billion (£29.5 billion) flotation on September 21, suggesting many people think the music business has a strong future. One of them, Lucian Grainge, the company’s chief executive, believes expansion will be driven partly by changing consumer habits and the exploitationContinue Reading
Prosecco is probably the most famous Italian wine, a byword for sparkling good times and popping corks. But behind the fizz, Italy is in a major dispute over whether Croatia can sell a premium dessert wine by the name of prošek in stores across the EU. Prošek is made fromContinue Reading
The current shortage of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers in the UK is hitting consumers hard, leading to distribution problems in food, fuel and groceries. Long queues have been seen at petrol stations across the UK and service stations are rationing fuel for customers. The supply-chain problem has also triggeredContinue Reading
Shutterstock/C_Atta The colour of 2022 will be “bright skies”, according to paint manufacturer Dulux. This mellow light blue may certainly seem familiar. Depending on where and at what time of the day you look at the sky, you might well expect to catch a glimpse of a similar colour. YetContinue Reading
THE number of jobs available across the UK has skyrocketed, reaching the highest levels since the pandemic began. There are currently more than 1.9 million positions that need to be filled, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)’s Jobs Recovery Tracker. Sales roles, nursing and van drivers were all inContinue Reading
A trade deal between the UK and the US was once counted as a great potential prize of Brexit. But now those plans have been delayed, with no clear timetable in sight. Downplaying expectations of an agreement between the two countries before he met with the US president on SeptemberContinue Reading
Stand well back. RHJPhtotoandilustration It is a year since Horizon Nuclear Power, a company owned by Hitachi, confirmed it was pulling out of building the £20 billion Wylfa nuclear power plant on Anglesey in north Wales. The Japanese industrial conglomerate cited the failure to reach a funding deal with theContinue Reading
Based on the award-winning novels by science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, the new Apple TV series Foundation follows a band of exiles on a mission to rebuild civilisation after the fall of a galactic empire. Asimov, for the uninitiated, is one of the most important figures in science fiction andContinue Reading