McKinsey agrees $600m settlement over role in opioids crisis
The McKinsey business consultancy has agreed to pay nearly $600m for its role in consulting businesses on how to sell more prescription opioid painkillers amid
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Waterstones says paying furloughed staff minimum wage ‘would not be prudent’
Waterstones has told staff that furloughed workers will not receive any increase to their wages until shops can reopen, after a petition was launched calling
DfE ‘unconcerned’ over suspected large profits at free school meals provider
The Department for Education (DfE) was “surprisingly unconcerned” with suspected large profits made by a private contractor at the centre of a free school meals
How to beat UK energy price rises and lower your bills
Shop around for a cheaper energy tariff. The comparison website MoneySupermarket says there are 80 schemes that are now priced below Ofgem’s cap. It says
French Connection receives two takeover approaches as shares surge
The ailing clothing retailer French Connection has received two separate takeover approaches from potential suitors. The company, which unsuccessfully sought to find a buyer in
Shares in TikTok rival Kuaishou almost triple on market debut
Shares in the Chinese video app Kuaishou almost tripled on the first day of trading in Hong Kong, giving TikTok’s chief rival a market value
Energy bills to rise for about 15m households in Great Britain
Energy bills will rise for about 15 million households in Great Britain from April after the regulator, Ofgem, lifted the price cap on standard tariffs