Jobs market shrinks for new graduates, survey suggests
The number of jobs for new graduates has shrunk by 8% in a year, suggests a survey of more than 200 top employers.
SpaceX blast wrecks Facebook satellite
A rocket operated by the aerospace company SpaceX explodes on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral where it was being test-fired ahead of a launch.
Carrots cut into Campbell Soup profit
Campbell’s reported a drop in profit and called the performance of its Campbell Fresh unit ‘disappointing’.
Wimpy owner snaps up Gourmet Burger
Wimpy owner Famous Brands swallows up UK burger chain Gourmet Burger Kitchen as the fashion for upmarket burgers shows no sign of slowing.
Brown shoes and loud ties ‘hinder investment banking hopefuls’
Bright youngsters are turned away from investment banks for wearing the wrong shoes or tie, and for a general lack of “polish”, a report says.
‘Here is the truth’
Apple chief executive Tim Cook says the European Commission is “picking on” Ireland and that “no one did anything wrong”, but is he right?
Stranded at sea
With South Korea’s biggest shipping company filing for bankruptcy protection, the vessels, sailors and cargo of Hanjin are stuck in limbo looking at weeks or months stranded at sea.
Cash calendar – tips for September
Buying a car and travelling by train can be considerably cheaper if you consider a few simple tips, an advice service says.
Tim Cook: ‘Apple hasn’t done anything wrong’
Apple chief executive Tim Cook says the European Commission ruling on Apple’s taxes is “maddening” and “disappointing”.
Big spenders
Summer football transfer spending by Premier League clubs in England has risen for the sixth year in a row, as teams splash out more than £1bn.