India’s love affair with classic British motorbikes
BSA, Norton and Royal Enfield are all owned by Indian firms who want to kickstart the brands.
‘Worst year for High Street job losses in 25 years’
Nearly 180,000 retail jobs were lost last year, up by almost a quarter on the previous year, analysts say.
Scotsman owner JPI Media sold to National World for £10.2m
National World, a media takeover vehicle led by industry veteran David Montgomery, buys JPI.
Spent less, saved more: What we bought this year
Consumer spending fell 7.1%, says Barclaycard, which tracks half of all credit and debit card spending.
FTSE 100 suffers worst year since financial crisis
Investors’ nest-eggs have been hit as the UK’s leading share index falls 14.3% in 2020.
Brexit: Dover-Calais route ‘will work well on 1 January’
Channel Tunnel operator Getlink says there will not be congestion when new trading rules begin later.
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai ordered back to jail
The 73-year-old is the city’s highest profile person charged under a controversial security law.
Why have global stock markets gone up this year?
Jobs around the world are being lost, but the global stock market is rising – what’s going on?
Cognac targeted with tariffs in US-EU trade row
The US adds levies to French and German goods in a long battle over subsidies for Boeing and Airbus.
Vaccine and water unseats Mukesh Ambani as Asia’s richest person
Nicknamed the lone wolf, China’s Zhong Shanshan has unseated India’s Mukesh Ambani.