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.
Brexit: New EU trade arrangements to begin after Parliament vote
The UK’s hard-fought agreement with the EU is set to come into force at 23:00 GMT on Thursday.
Tesco, Pizza Hut and Superdrug in minimum wage fail
Almost 140 companies investigated between 2016-18 failed to pay £6.7m to more than 95,000 workers.
New Year Honours 2021: Hays Travel boss Irene Hays made a dame
Irene Hays ran the travel agency with her husband John and in 2019 they took on Thomas Cook staff.
Firms moving into tier four: Devastated and disappointed
Thousands more businesses will now have to close or extend closures as restrictions escalate.
Four-day week means ‘I don’t waste holidays on chores’
A new study suggests a four-day working week could be introduced immediately and be affordable for most firms.
Snapchat boss: US faces ‘century of competition’
The billionaire founder of messaging app Snapchat also said he was “happy” to pay more taxes.
UK house prices see highest growth in six years in 2020
UK house prices bucked the pandemic and climbed 7.5% in 2020, according to building society Nationwide.
Tata grabs bigger slice of AirAsia and India’s airline industry
The Jaguar Land Rover owner has taken a bigger stake in AirAsia India following its bid for Air India.
Boeing 737 Max returns to the skies in the US
The plane was grounded in March 2019 after two separate deadly crashes within five months.
