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Apple supplier Foxconn says its revenue in November is down 11% compared to the same month in 2021, following unrest at the world’s largest iPhone factory. It says the drop…

Black Friday sales are “off to a steady start”, latest data suggests, despite predictions the higher cost of living would dampen the sales event. Barclaycard Payments, which processes £1 in…

National Grid has stood down two coal plants that it had put on standby to generate electricity in case supplies were disrupted because of cold weather. The company had asked…

Manufacturing giant 3M has said it will stop making and using so-called “forever chemicals”, common materials that have been linked to a range of health problems including cancer. The firm,…

China will scrap quarantine for travellers from 8 January, officials said, marking the last major shift from the country’s zero-Covid policy. After almost three years of closed borders, this will…

By Suranjana Tewari and Peter Hoskins BBC News A third of the global economy will be in recession this year, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned….