European Central Bank raises interest rates as Iran war generates inflation pressures
Eurosystem staff revised up their baseline projection for inflation in 2026 and 2027
Vietnam lockdown adds to global coffee supply chain woes – reports
Severe droughts in Brazil have already hit supply
Malta ranks among worst European countries for women to work, data reveals
The country scored 116.6 points out of a possible 300
Alitalia no more: Italy’s national airline to close for good, all flights cancelled from 15th October
ITA to become Italy’s flag carrying airline
Airbnb to offer free accommodation for 20,000 Afghan refugees
Stays will be funded jointly by the company, CEO Brian Chesky and donations
TikTok on top, taking Facebook’s spot as world’s most downloaded app of 2020
The ByteDance-produced app overtook Facebook-owned WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger even in the US
How (and why) payment companies are driving change in explicit online content
OnlyFans’ rule change on adult content a result of Mastercard pressure, but what lies behind?
In 2019, just under 5,000 workers across EU banks were each paid over €1 million
The European Banking Authority found that the number of high earners in EU banks remained stable in 2019
Apple delays return of staff to offices until 2022
It is the second time the return has been delayed
AstraZeneca CEO was highest paid FTSE 100 executive in 2020, earning £15.45 million
He helms one of the world's leading COVID vaccine producers
Toyota to slash global production by 40% due to global microchip shortage
The world's largest carmaker had avoided cutting production due to its large chip stockpiles
Ex-Netflix employees charged over $3 million insider trading allegations
They are said to have passed on privileged subscriber growth data to traders
Australian airline Qantas introduces mandatory vaccination for staff
There is no indication local flag carrier Air Malta will do the same
EC gives green light to fund aiming to mobilise €13 billion in SME lending in 22 member states
The new synthetic securitisation product will cost €1.4 billion
Afghanistan: Facebook bans the Taliban and all supportive content
The speed with which the Taliban has taken over Afghanistan has stunned the world
Marlboro cigarettes producer nears billion pound deal with UK inhaler firm
Health bodies and experts have warned the acquisition would threaten the health company's legitimacy