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Image copyright Reuters Stock markets overcame US-China trade tensions and Brexit uncertainty to post healthy gains in 2019. In London, the FTSE 100’s traditional early New Year’s Eve close saw it end the year up 12% at 7,542.44 points. Some big European and Asian markets saw even larger rises in 2019, while the main US […]

Image copyright Getty Images Used cars have again topped the list of consumer complaints after millions of people sought help from a charity for a variety of problems. Citizens Advice, which runs a national consumer helpline and website, said it was contacted regarding 57,000 cases of issues with used vehicles. Second on the list were

Image copyright Wattpad Image caption Wattpad founders Allen Lau (left) and Ivan Yuen set up the business in 2006 The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Allen Lau, co-founder and chief executive of global storytelling website and app Wattpad. In the early days

Image copyright Getty Images In 2019, global trade tensions, political upheaval on the streets of Hong Kong, indecision over Brexit and a litany of corporate scandals dominated the business news agenda. Executives lost their jobs, bankers were sent home, and big corporate names from Nissan and Boeing to Topshop and Whirlpool wrestled with threats to

Image copyright Getty Images Tens of thousands of people now have no local cash machines and the problem is getting worse, says the Association of Convenience Stores. Because of fewer bank branches and the decline in free-to-use ATMs, many people rely on their local shop to withdraw cash, the ACS says. But with the Link

Image copyright Getty Images At Huawei, workers are either “tree growers” or “pit diggers” and the “heady scent of plums” comes only after the “bone-deep bite of winter”. So says a poetic New Year’s message from the Chinese telecoms giant which sets out its “vision” for 2020. But beneath the flowery language, Huawei admits life

Image copyright Getty Images The national living wage is to rise by 6.2% in what the government says is “the biggest cash increase ever”. The rise is more than four times the rate of inflation and takes hourly pay for people over 25 to £8.72 from April. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “For too long,

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Official sources have not yet confirmed that Mr Ghosn has left Japan, where he was awaiting trial Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has reportedly travelled to Lebanon after leaving Japan, media outlets say. The Financial Times newspaper quotes an associate of Mr Ghosn’s saying the businessman landed in Beirut on

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The curriculum will be rolled out from September 2022 for children currently in year 3 and below A tax should be introduced to ensure Welsh schools are properly funded as they introduce a new curriculum, a leading economist has said. Cardiff University’s Prof Calvin Jones said the major reforms

Image copyright EPA Cabin crew at Lufthansa’s low-cost airline Germanwings are staging a three-day strike over the New Year period, forcing the cancellation of about 180 flights. The walkout, called by the UFO union, began at 23:00 GMT on Sunday and will last until 23:00 GMT on Wednesday. Talks over the weekend broke down, with