Mitchell Labiak
Senior Business Journalist at BBC
Senior business journalist @BBCNews | former property writer @IChronicle | former news editor @PropertyWeek | Bristolian in Croydon | DMs open (yes to dog pics)
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3 days ago |
flipboard.com | Mitchell Labiak
NowMusk blasts Trump’s agenda bill as a ‘disgusting abomination,’ catching White House officials off guardCNN — Elon Musk on Tuesday lashed out at President Donald Trump’s agenda bill — which the president is pressuring GOP senators to support — calling it a “disgusting abomination.” “I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore.
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3 days ago |
bbc.com | Faisal Islam |Mitchell Labiak
UK threatens to sue Abramovich over Chelsea saleFaisal Islam and Mitchell LabiakGetty ImagesThe UK government has threatened to sue former Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich to make sure the money from the club's sale goes to Ukraine. The £2.5bn in proceeds have been frozen in a UK bank account since the sale, with Mr Abramovich sanctioned after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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1 week ago |
bbc.com | Mitchell Labiak
Fake discounts on Shein 'breach law', EU saysMitchell LabiakBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesFake discounts, pressure selling, and other practices on Chinese fast-fashion website Shein breach the law, the European Union (EU) has said. The bloc said it has given Shein one month to respond to its findings or face fines based on its sales in the EU countries where it says it has breached the law.
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1 week ago |
flipboard.com | Mitchell Labiak
8 hours agoWatch: World’s first humanoid robot kickboxing tournament held in ChinaThe world’s first humanoid fighting competition took place on Sunday, 25 May, in Hangzhou, east China, with robots exchanging punches in the ring. Video shows the robots throwing fists and knees in front of a baying crowd until one loses its balance and falls backward, tumbling outside the ring.
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3 weeks ago |
businessandamerica.com | Tom Espiner |Mitchell Labiak
WeightWatchers has filed for bankruptcy in the US as it struggles with debt and fierce competition from fat-loss jabs like Ozempic and Mounjaro. The legal process will see $1.15bn (£860mn) of the 60-year-old diet brand’s debt written off while it agrees new terms for paying back its lenders. WeightWatchers said it will remain “fully operational” during the process with “no impact to members”.
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