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Deliveroo is spending an estimated $230,000 to give a handful of riders 15 hours of childcare—after years of lobbying to avoid paying sick leave, PTO, and pensions
Tech

Deliveroo is spending an estimated $230,000 to give a handful of riders 15 hours of childcare—after years of lobbying to avoid paying sick leave, PTO, and pensions

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March 18, 2024
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Success

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary says negative press is his budget airline’s marketing secret: ‘Bad publicity sells far more seats than the good’

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March 18, 2024
People enjoy drinking Guinness outside a pub in Dublin city center.
Retail

Guinness has entered a ‘golden age’ with authenticity-craving millennials—and owner Diageo probably has social media to thank

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March 16, 2024
a woman speaking
Retail

The end for the partnership model? John Lewis goes back into profit, but workers won’t be getting a cut again this year

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March 14, 2024
Deliveroo CEO isn’t worried about EU law that recognizes 5.5 million gig workers as employees—because lobbying in the U.K. and France means 90% of its market isn’t affected
Tech

Deliveroo CEO isn’t worried about EU law that recognizes 5.5 million gig workers as employees—because lobbying in the U.K. and France means 90% of its market isn’t affected

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March 14, 2024
Wael Sawan, chief executive officer of Shell Plc.
Environment

Shell waters down its 2030 carbon reduction target, but still aims to reach net zero by 2050

By Laura Hurst and Bloomberg
March 14, 2024
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left and UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt have a drink and biscuits.
Finance

U.K. rebounds with 0.2% GDP growth in January, now on track to exit recession

By Andrew Atkinson, Philip Aldrick and Bloomberg
March 13, 2024
Several rows of vinyl records in a store and a person looking through them
Retail

Vinyl records are making their comeback as one of Britain’s inflation metrics for the first time in 30 years—and of course, you can thank Taylor Swift

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March 12, 2024
Anheuser-Busch InBev Bud Lite beer cans at a store in New York City
Retail

Multibillion-dollar Bud Light maker and Coca-Cola bottler publicly shamed for waiting months to pay U.K. suppliers

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March 12, 2024
British billionaire Richard Branson poised for a $320 million windfall under obscure exit fee for closure of challenger Virgin Money brand
Finance

British billionaire Richard Branson poised for a $320 million windfall under obscure exit fee for closure of challenger Virgin Money brand

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March 11, 2024
a picture of kate middleton smiling with crowds around her
Lifestyle

Kate Middleton’s Mother’s Day photo was meant to combat conspiracies. But the ‘attention economy’ is fueling more rumors than ever

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March 11, 2024
taylor swift singing on a stage with side dancers
Lifestyle

Taylor Swift ‘superfan advisor’ is a job now at one of the world’s biggest museums

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March 7, 2024
two men sitting on the stands of a tennis match
Lifestyle

Rupert Murdoch cuts the cord on his U.K. Fox News–esque channel, TalkTV, as it fails to click with audiences

By
March 6, 2024
Commercial office skyscrapers in London.
Finance

Revolut’s U.K. boss says London risks losing its crown as the global center for fintechs

By Katherine Griffiths and Bloomberg
March 6, 2024
Shoppers at a Shein pop-up store in Ontario, Canada, in 2023
Retail

Chinese fast-fashion brand Shein could have its wings clipped before it IPOs as France mulls 50% tariff and U.K. retailers call for closure of tax loophole

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March 5, 2024

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