Category: Business

Nike’s newest shoe is “easy on, easy off” for those who cannot be bothered with the most minor inconveniences, like putting on shoes. Called the Go Flyease, it’s Nike’s first pair of lace-less sneakers that can easily be put on and taken off without using your hands. The casual shoe arrives at a time when […]

Prince Harry has settled a legal dispute with the Mail on Sunday and the MailOnline, accepting what his legal team called “significant damages” over an article alleging he had turned his back on the Royal Marines. Jenny Afia, a lawyer for the The Duke of Sussex, said in a statement to open court on Monday […]

Silver prices hit an eight-year high on Monday as the precious metal became the latest asset to be subject to a trading frenzy sparked by posts on the Reddit social network. Spot silver reached $30 an ounce for the first time since 2013, rising by as much as 10% in early afternoon trading, before falling […]

When Ben, 28, a software engineer from Leeds, bought two shares in US games retailer GameStop for £460, it was for one reason, he says: “When they make the film about this in years to come, I’ll know I was there at the frontline with a bunch of idiots on the internet, trying to bring […]

The purchase of Topshop by Asos will change how we shop, the clothes we wear – and even the way we spend our weekends. The shift online of Topshop, Topman and Miss Selfridge – some of the British high street’s most iconic brands – represents a key change for a fashion industry that was conceived […]

British households repaid the most money borrowed on credit cards and loans in 2020 since records began almost three decades ago, as consumers cut back spending during the coronavirus pandemic. Figures from the Bank of England show £16.6bn of net repayments on credit cards, personal loans, student borrowing and car finance last year – the […]

More than 200,000 households could face delays to their boiler repairs during some of the coldest weeks of winter as the GMB union calls to resume its British Gas strike from Friday. The union has called on its members working as field engineers for Britain’s largest energy supplier to down tools for another five days […]