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1 day ago | 
yahoo.com | Michael Race |Joe Tidy
Marks & Spencer has revealed that some personal customer data has been stolen in the recent cyber attack, which could include contact details and dates of birth. The High Street giant said the personal information taken could also include online order histories, but added the data theft did not include useable payment or card details, or any account passwords. M&S was hit by the cyber attack three weeks ago and is struggling to get services back to normal, with online orders still suspended.
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1 day ago | 
bbc.com | Michael Race |Joe Tidy
The retail giant is still not taking online orders following a cyber attack three weeks ago.
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2 days ago | 
bbc.com | Michael Race
What does the US-China tariff deal mean? Michael RaceBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThe US and China have agreed a truce to lower import taxes on goods being traded between the two countries. The agreement marks a major de-escalation of the trade war between the world's two biggest economies, which has sent shockwaves impacting countless other countries, including the UK. Here's what it all means.
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4 days ago | 
businessandamerica.com | Michael Race |Faisal Islam
Michael Race & Faisal IslamBusiness reporter & Economics editor, BBC NewsUK interest rates have been cut to 4.25% from 4.5% and the governor of the Bank England has hinted more could follow in the coming months. Andrew Bailey said he would not “give predictions as to when and how much”, but said he was “still of the view that the path, gradually and carefully, is downwards”.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Michael Race |Faisal Islam
Image source, Getty ImagesMichael Race & Faisal IslamBusiness reporter & Economics editor, BBC NewsUK interest rates have been cut to 4.25% from 4.5% and the governor of the Bank England has hinted more could follow in the coming months. Andrew Bailey said he would not "give predictions as to when and how much", but said he was "still of the view that the path, gradually and carefully, is downwards".
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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Michael Race |Jennifer Meierhans
UK-India free trade deal at a glanceMichael Race & Jennifer MeierhansGetty ImagesThe UK and India have agreed a trade deal to make it cheaper and easier to buy and sell goods and services to one another. The hope is that the deal will benefit the economies of both countries. The British government said the deal was the "biggest and most economically significant" trade agreement the UK had signed since leaving the European Union in 2020.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Michael Race |Jennifer Meierhans
NowPalestine and the decline of the US empireThe US fears a free Palestine because it sees it as the beginning of its own end. It has been 19 months now since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza. The International Court of Justice is investigating a “plausible genocide”, while the International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for …2 hours agoAustralia’s Bigger Headache Is the US, Not ChinaBeijing is being predictably assertive. Washington’s next move is harder to figure out.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Faisal Islam |Michael Race
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said his country deserves respect from the US and will only enter trade and security talks with President Donald Trump "on our terms". Speaking exclusively to the BBC as the polls were closing, Carney said he would only visit Washington when there was a "serious discussion to be had" that respected Canada's sovereignty.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Michael Race |Simon Browning
The outage began soon after midday Spanish time and cities across the country have been impacted, although the popular tourist destinations of the Balearic and Canary Islands have not been as badly affected. The blackouts have led to public transport being disrupted, with trains being cancelled. Traffic lights being affected led to the mayor of Madrid to ask residents to keep the roads clear as tunnels of certain highways were closed.
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3 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Michael Race
Why everyone is suddenly so interested in US bond marketsMichael RaceEconomics reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesStock markets around the world have been relatively settled this week after a period of chaos, sparked by US trade tariffs. But investors are still closely watching a part of the market which rarely moves dramatically - the US bond market. Governments sell bonds - essentially an IOU - to raise money for public spending and in return they pay interest.
