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Nail technicians earn a measly £7 an hour for their work, well below the minimum wage, so they have tried to unite to push their prices up last week ..read more
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Here's our weekly economics news quiz covering stories from the UK and global economic events of the passed 7 days ..read more
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Tesla has announced 14,000 redundancies, arguing that it needs to reduce costs to remain competitive in a sector where Chinese companies are increasingly significant players ..read more
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The fate of Thames Water hangs in the balance, with the company on the brink of bankruptcy, it seems. It also looks likely to be the case that any restructuring of the company is not going to be ..read more
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Criticism of the forecasting techniques of the Bank of England has come in an independent report into its operation, courtesy of the former Chair of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke. Not only has ..read more
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We have completed the 2023-24 editions of the fabulous free-to-download AQA A-Level Economics - Knowledge Organiser Packs. Click the link below to access them ..read more
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Business economics gold dust! SuperDry - the pseudo-Japanese, but actually founded in Cheltenham fashion company - is thinking of leaving the London Stock Exchange - and in doing so converting from ..read more
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We are delighted to support the launch of the 2nd King’s Entrepreneurship Lab Essay Competition 2024 - this is a superb initiative that encourages UK-based school students (in Year 11 and Year 12 ..read more
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As this year’s exam session approaches, the news often covers growth, unemployment and inflation, but neglects to tell us much about international trade. Post-Brexit, the Government has promoted an ..read more
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On 1 April 2024, the UK's National Minimum Wage (to apply to workers aged 21 and over) rises by 9.8% to £11.44 per hour. Torsten Bell at the Resolution Foundation has called the introduction of the ..read more