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Image copyright Getty Images JP Morgan will pay $5m (£3.9m) to settle a discrimination case involving parental leave for fathers. Derek Rotondo said the bank denied him a parental leave benefit available to all employees who are “primary caregivers” of a newborn. He filed a lawsuit against the firm in 2017, and a class action […]

Image copyright Getty Images Energy firms need to work harder to identify and protect poor and elderly customers, an independent report found. The study’s authors were told of incidents in which vulnerable people were either left in the dark or facing bills running to thousands of pounds. In one case, a disabled woman with poor

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFive numbers that explain US border crisis US President Donald Trump has announced tariffs on all goods coming from Mexico in a bid to curb illegal immigration. In a tweet, Mr Trump said that from 10 June a 5% tariff would be imposed and would slowly rise

They’re either the funniest inventions of modern times, or the most annoying. They’re practical joke toys, like sneezing powder, exploding cigars and the squirting lapel flower. The man who came up with almost all of them was the American prankster Sam Adams. Aaron Heslehurst explains how they became a million dollar idea. Video journalist: Jeremy

Image caption Julius Agyei says his clothes and passport were removed A letting agency has been illegally evicting tenants and taking their belongings, the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme has been told. Three tenants said they arrived home to find locks had been changed and rooms emptied. Some said their possessions had not yet been returned.

Image copyright Getty Images The Confederation of British Industry has warned Conservative leadership candidates over leaving the EU without a deal. A no-deal scenario would do “severe” damage to businesses, it said in an open letter to all the MPs running to lead the party. Director general Carolyn Fairbairn warned them that smaller companies can

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Uber’s shares have fallen more than 10% since the company floated this month Uber has posted a $1bn (£790m) loss as the taxi firm delivered its first figures since a disappointing flotation earlier this month. The quarterly loss came despite a 20% a rise in revenues to $3.1bn and

Image copyright Dentsu Aegis Image caption Audrey Kuah says her firm is trying to teach ad copy programs to be more creative Machines are now writing advertising copy as well as basic news reports, but are their efforts any good and can they be taught to be more inventive? “Have a suite stay” read an

Economics got some really basic things wrong, and some economists are now trying to put them right, says Evan Davis, Presenter of Radio 4’s PM programme and former Economics Editor of BBC News. Two caveats before I get stuck in. First, I should say that I love economics. It is a kit of wonderful tools

Image copyright Elena Heatherwick Image caption Lizzy Rudd first joined the family business back in the 1980s The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Lizzy Rudd, chairman of UK wine merchant Berry Bros and Rudd (BBR). “I think wine is in my blood,”