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Image caption Jack Davies is one of the growing number of 18 to 24-year-olds who own some form of cryptocurrency “I’m not thinking of dying at this age, but I think just making that as easy as possible for everyone is crucial.” Jack Davies, 23, from Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, wants to make sure the […]

Image copyright Reuters Aston Martin, the luxury British carmaker famed for kitting out James Bond, has issued a profit warning after a “very disappointing” 2019. Shares in the 106-year-old firm plunged by as much as 16% after it said annual earnings were expected to fall by nearly half from a year earlier. But the fortunes

Image copyright Getty Images Hackers are holding foreign exchange company Travelex to ransom after a cyber-attack forced the firm to turn off all computer systems and resort to using pen and paper. On New Year’s Eve, hackers launched their attack on the Travelex network. As a result, the company took down its websites across 30

Image caption The fleet of 44 new trains will run between Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Edinburgh TransPennine Express is to give season ticket holders a rebate that cancels out the annual fare increase after disruption to rail services. The firm’s managing director, Leo Goodwin, said the firm’s performance was “not up to scratch”. The Department

Image copyright BP Image caption The Andrew platform is about 140 miles (225km) north east of Aberdeen Oil giant BP has agreed a £474m ($625m) deal to sell a package of North Sea assets. Premier Oil will take over the Andrew platform and BP’s controlling stake in five surrounding fields, as well as its minority

European Union countries are courting Indian businesses to set up shop in their country in the wake of Brexit. The Irish ambassador to India is personally going to companies to persuade them to make the move. EU institutions are also investing a lot in India, in a bid to maintain relations. So are Indian companies

Image copyright PA Media Image caption The decade ended with a slowdown in properties being put on the market UK house prices rose slower than the general cost of living in the last decade, bucking the boom of the previous 10 years, research suggests. Property values were down by 1% from the start to the

Image copyright Dudek Family Image caption Jozef Dudek died after an Ikea Malm dresser toppled over onto him in 2017 The Swedish furniture giant Ikea has agreed to pay $46m (£35m) to the parents of a child who was killed when a chest of drawers fell on him. Jozef Dudek, 2, suffocated in May 2017

Image copyright Sony Image caption Sony did not suggest that it planned to make the car commercially available Electronics giant Sony has surprised attendees of the CES tech show by unveiling an electric car dubbed the Vision S. The vehicle is a prototype designed to show off the firm’s sensors and in-car entertainment technologies. The

Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Tokyo prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for the wife of fugitive ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn. Carole Ghosn is suspected of making false statements to a Tokyo court in April, investigators said. Mr Ghosn skipped bail in December, joining his wife in Beirut. A spokeswoman for the Ghosn family said the