Barclays freezes staff hiring until January
British bank Barclays has put a freeze on hiring new staff until the start of next year as it steps up efforts to cut costs and raise profitability.
Military spend outshines orders at Dubai Airshow
Airlines took a pause for breath at this year’s Dubai Airshow, as a backlog of bumper orders from the last event managed to curb major purchases this time around.
Robots could steal 80 million US jobs: BoE
One central bank has some frightening predictions when it comes to job stability in the future.
Russia bans Egypt Air flights
Moscow bans the Egyptian national carrier from flying to Russia following last month’s deadly plane crash that killed 224 people.
Sleeper service workers to be balloted
RMT union members working on the Caledonian Sleeper rail service are to be balloted on industrial action.
VIDEO: South Africa’s greener bus fleet
The city of Johannesburg is on a drive to reduce carbon emissions by rolling out a fleet of buses that run on compressed natural gas.
VIDEO: Building a jewellery business in SA
Jeweller to the stars, South African Jenna Clifford tells the BBC about her tough journey to the top.
‘Degree needed’ to fathom small print
The small print on some insurance and banking products is only understandable to post-graduate students, a consumer group has said.
Scared by climate change? Maybe you should head north
What does Ireland share in common with the Nordic countries? The answer: They may be the least vulnerable to climate change in the world.
Amazon takes on UK supermarkets with ‘Pantry’ offer
Amazon has stepped up the pressure on Britain’s traditional supermarkets with the nationwide launch on Friday of a packaged groceries offer.