Author: Nathan Bissitt

Carillion’s collapse was for many people a bolt from the blue – a large UK company that had no obvious problems went bust in a little more than a year.Even the company’s directors seemed to have no idea what was about to happen. In the annual report

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Donald Trump took his place in the White House exactly one year ago. Since then he has repeatedly claimed to be behind a new rise in the American economy. Here, six charts explore his relationship with US growth, the labour market and trade.1. The American economy is

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A California start-up chaired by British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson is trying to turn the dream of a high-speed pod-and-tube transport system into a reality.The BBC’s Rory Cellan-Jones travelled to Virgin Hyperloop One’s test site in Nevada, US, to

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The chief executive of Currys PC World and Carphone Warehouse is leaving to join High Street chemist Boots.Dixons Carphone confirmed the departure of its boss Sebastian James, just days before it reports its results for the Christmas period.Last month, the firm warned

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The Republican-controlled Senate’s bid to avert a US government shutdown is teetering on the brink of collapse as it races against a midnight deadline.The House of Representatives voted 230-197 on Thursday night for a budget bill to extend funding until next

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Amazon has raised the price of monthly Prime memberships in the US by $2 to $12.99 (£9.40), in a bid to push more people to an annual plan.The annual cost of Prime, which includes two-day shipping and video streaming, was unchanged at $99.Amazon said the change does

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Dignity, the UK’s only publicly-owned funeral business, is cutting the price of its “simple” funeral by 25% to just under £2,000 amid growing competition. It says this, and a freezing of prices for some other services, will mean profits for 2018 will

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