Fraudsters 'targeting Christmas online shoppers'
Buyers of games consoles, bicycles and clothing may be at a higher risk of encountering a scam, banks say.
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Showing posts with label latest word business news. Show all posts
Friday, 13 November 2020
Thursday, 12 November 2020
North West sees job ads surge while London lags
Nurses are in demand as vacancies climb to pre-pandemic levels, but with big regional variations.
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TikTok lives to see another day in US
US Commerce Department halts ban on Chinese owned company.
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Should you tip the takeaway delivery driver?
The number of takeaways being delivered has soared due to Covid, but should you tip the driver?
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Wednesday, 11 November 2020
Are big retailers exploiting lockdown loopholes?
Some chains are capitalising on rules that allow them to sell non-essential goods alongside food.
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Covid means UK 'sleep-walking into a debt crisis'
A charity says the pandemic has pushed more people into severe problem debt.
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Kickstart scheme creates 19,000 work placements
The £2bn scheme has led to more than 19,000 work placements being created, the Treasury says.
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CEO Secrets: The dads getting entrepreneurial in lockdown
The CEO Secrets series hears from three fathers who have juggled start-ups and childcare in lockdown.
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Tuesday, 10 November 2020
Covid: 'It's a relief for us to talk about money'
People aged 18 to 24 have taken a Covid-related financial hit but are least likely to open up about it.
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Monday, 9 November 2020
Covid lockdown: Impulsive online spending 'like a drug'
People with mental health conditions can find it harder to stop spending too much online, a charity says.
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Sunday, 8 November 2020
How artificial intelligence may be making you buy things
Retailers are increasingly using AI to try to predict and encourage what customers purchase.
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Friday, 6 November 2020
'I was refused a home Covid test after credit check'
A BBC investigation finds people are being refused home Covid tests because of their credit histories.
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Thursday, 5 November 2020
'It's a real shame all the deli counters are shutting'
Sainsbury's says falling customer demand is behind its decision to cut its meat, fish and deli counters.
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Covid: What help is available to pay my bills?
Mortgage and rent holidays, help with debts, and cutting energy and insurance bills are all possible.
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'Working from home has made childcare easier'
Although studies suggest women have been doing more childcare and chores during the pandemic, could the big rise in working from home actual...
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Wednesday, 4 November 2020
Lockdown: 'I swing between anger, hope, despair'
As another lockdown begins, workers not entitled to self-employment support are increasingly desperate.
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Coronavirus: Which shops will be allowed to open in lockdown?
From Thursday there will be strict rules on which retailers can and cannot remain open.
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Monday, 2 November 2020
Third of staff 'fear catching Covid at work'
The poorest paid are particularly worried - but are also the least likely to speak up, research finds.
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US businesses brace for election unrest
Shopskeepers have been boarding up windows in anticipation of unrest.
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