Apple’s plans to stream live shows to its TV service have been put on hold, according to reports.
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Yahoo ditches $32bn Alibaba spin-off after tax bill outcry
Yahoo is set to abandon plans to spin-off its $32 billion stake in Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce group, after investors expressed concern about a potentially huge tax bill.
Just 69 out of 450 Fairline employees remain
Administrators retain just 69 workers to keep the business running and finish orders as remainder are told not to return
Stagecoach issues sales warning as Paris attacks discourage passengers
Shares slide 14 per cent as transport company cuts earnings forecasts after terrorism hits demand for rail and coach services
There are now seven social classes, which one do you belong to?
There are seven different social classes, and most Britons now consider themselves to be part of either the middle or elite classes, according to a new study.
Foreign players join British power game to supply electricity
France, the Netherlands and other countries will compete for the first time this week to supply emergency electricity to Britain, when the government holds an auction designed to guarantee enough power during periods of peak winter demand.
Gordon Brown to advise world’s largest bond manager Pimco
Former Prime Minister part of a new five-member board that will advise Pimco on investments
High Street shops ‘face rates shake-up’, says report
High Streets in the UK are set to face radical changes in the amount of money they pay in business rates in future, new research suggests.
HSBC to cut bosses’ pension payouts
HSBC will cut generous pension payments to senior executives to bring the bank in line with other big companies.
Cadbury owner paid no UK corporation tax last year
Mondelez was able to pay no UK corporation tax as a result of a Channel Islands-based bond, despite Cadbury making £96.5m profit in 2014
Accountants warn new red tape cuts bring risk of fraud
Accountancy body ICAEW says raising 11,000 smaller firms out of audit rules could mean crimes going undetected
Google’s mobile tweak hurts UK SMEs
A third of small businesses lost up to half their traffic overnight following the Google mobile update
Scottish firm becomes first UK call centre to pay living wage to all staff
Voca Telemarketing, whose 66 employees earn minimum wage of £6.70 an hour, will boost rate to £8.25 from 1 January
Uber looks to hail investors for another $2bn
Uber is to raise $2.1 billion from investors to accelerate its global expansion and develop additional services for its cab-hailing app.
UK Rail fares set to rise 1.1 per cent in the next year
Next year, rail fares in the UK are going to rise by an average of 1.1 per cent, according to Rail Delivery Group (RDG) – a rail industry body for Britain.