Entries by BBC News - Business

Evergrande: Crisis-hit Chinese property giant reveals $81bn loss

The embattled Chinese property giant has reported its long overdue earnings for 2021 and 2022.

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AI in dance music: What do DJs and producers think of it?

With software getting better and venues cutting budgets, could AI replace DJs and producers?

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Is the worst over for Sri Lanka’s economic crisis?

A year after the start of the crisis, life looks normal in Colombo but is the country out of the woods?

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Lean times hit the vertical farming business

Vertical farms are going through a tough period - do the hi-tech indoor farms have a future?

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Parents ‘desperate’ as summer care hits £943 a child

A UK family will pay on average £943 for six weeks of school-age childcare, a charity finds.

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Burnt out or jobless – meet China’s ‘full-time children’

Gruelling work hours and a dismal job market are forcing young Chinese to make unusual choices.

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Swatch sues Malaysia over Pride watch seizures

The move comes after officials impounded 172 watches worth £10,700 from its rainbow-coloured Pride collection.

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Post Office scandal: ‘I lost absolutely everything’

Victims say the fallout has been "horrendous" as a report calls compensation schemes a "patchwork quilt".

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Visa rules eased for building and fishing industry

Construction workers and fishermen now face lower fees and requirements to qualify for skilled worker visas.

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Amazon staff at Rugeley vote for strike action over pay

Workers in Coventry are already taking strike action over pay and Rugeley staff could be joining them.

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