Public transport workers in London held fresh strikes Friday over pay and conditions.

A spike in wholesale energy prices has fed into retail charges for businesses and households.

Italy's conservative bloc will cut taxes, crack down on immigration and scrap the current system of welfare benefits if it wins next month's election as expected, the group said in a joint manifesto.

China's wobbly economy stumbled further at the start of the second half of the year, with factories unexpectedly switching back to the slow lane.

The five Conservative contenders still vying to be Britain's next prime minister clashed over tax cuts in a second televised debate on Sunday, with the two frontrunners - Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss - stepping up their battle on the economy.

Christophe Gagnon considered quitting his avionics studies as COVID-19 crippled aviation, but the 21-year-old stayed in class and now the industry is desperate for more like him to keep planes flying.

Former finance minister Rishi Sunak cemented his lead over rivals to become Britain's next prime minister on Thursday in an increasingly bitter race to replace Boris Johnson.

Britain's new finance minister Nadhim Zahawi pledged on Wednesday to rebuild and grow the struggling economy and said he would look at all policy options, including possible tax cuts.

Six million first-time voters are set to effectively decide whether to extend President Tayyip Erdogan's rule into a third decade or to opt for something they have never known - Turkey under a different leader.

The government insists it has already cut fuel duty once, and is offering other financial support for the public, while blaming Russia for igniting the rapid rise in energy prices.

U.S. mortgage lenders, refinancing companies and real-estate brokers may lay off thousands of employees in the coming months, industry sources said, as many Americans put off buying a home.

A handful of companies including chipmakers Micron and AMD are signalling an easing in the two-year long global shortage of semiconductor chips as rising inflation and cooling economies squeeze consumer and corporate spending.

Employees at risk of redundancy are entitled to a fair redundancy process underpinned by the Employee Rights Act 1996, which includes the right to meaningful consultation.

Barristers have threatened a series of walkouts over the coming weeks and to refuse to accept new cases or cover for colleagues as part of the action.

Streaming platform Netflix has had to lay off 300 of its employees after it reported a decline in revenue at the start of 2022.

Britain faces its biggest rail strike in 30 years this week when tens of thousands of staff walk out in a pay dispute that unions warn could lead to coordinated action across other industries due to the mounting cost of living crisis.

British transport secretary Grant Shapps has condemned planned rail strikes as a "huge mistake" that will stop people attending hospital appointments, sitting school exams or getting to work.

A dearth of IPOs, a plunge in stock prices and slowing global economic growth are clouding the outlook for revenue at global investment banks after pandemic spending by governments and central banks fueled a blockbuster 2021.

As a challenge to economic theory, workers are facing cuts in their real pay with seemingly no prospect of wages catching up with headline inflation. This is despite the fact that unemployment is low.

The COVID-19 pandemic severed the tourism lifeline of the Indian Ocean nation, already short of revenue in the wake of steep tax cuts by the government.

Despite stirring such strong feelings in opponents, Macron has always retained a loyal core of support, mainly from urban professionals.

The licence fee funds BBC television, radio and online services, as well as programming, many of which are exported commercially worldwide.

The club need to find a replacement who will not require a hefty salary

Ronald Koeman has previously stated that he is not worried about getting sacked

Jo Sung-hee said it took him 10 years to develop the premise about space and space sweepers for his sci-fi blockbuster film.

The move follows Coca-Cola's August announcement of plans to streamline operations.

Airlines are hopeful that better testing procedures at airports and "travel bubbles" between countries might encourage more people to fly.

"Gunnersaurus" was to be made redundant amid the club's financial struggles during the pandemic.

Boris Johnson also called a halt to the planned phased return of fans to live sporting events in England from October 1.

The job cuts, to be carried out over the next three months, include losses from its central support centre, in regional management and in its UK stores.