Volvo shares accelerate on stock market debut
Investors snap up shares in the Chinese-owned Swedish carmaker as they go on sale in Stockholm.
Walkers crisp supplies disrupted after computer glitch
The company says it is “working around the clock” to resolve the issue.
Energy price cap to be reviewed as firms go bust
Ofgem says it will look at how it calculates the cap after a series of energy firms collapsed.
Slow rise from ultra-low mortgage rates predicted
Brokers say the current cost of a mortgage is the lowest it will be “for some time”.
Squid Game cryptocurrency rockets in first few days of trading
The popular Netflix show has now spawned a cryptocurrency – and it’s soaring.
Amazon to pay billions to prevent Christmas shortages
The online retailer hopes to minimise disruption; Apple says chip shortages cost it $6bn in sales
The British twins who set up a black-founded $1bn ‘unicorn’
Oliver and Alexander Kent-Braham built tech firm Marshmallow during their 20s – it’s now worth $1bn.
Covid: All countries to be removed from UK’s travel red list
The system will remain in place and locations could be reinstated on the list if cases rise again.
Facebook changes its name to Meta in major rebrand
The social media giant says the new name will better encompass what it does.
Budget 2021: Millions will be worse off in 2022, says IFS
An economic research group says many people will see their living standards fall over the next year.