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Yesterday, the US magazine Time named South African businessman and philanthropist Elon Musk as its Man of the Year.more

Poland is the fifth economy in Europe and one of the 10 in the world to attract the most investment in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (so-called STEM) in 2020, according to the report "Invest in digital Poland".more

Russian businessman Aleksandr Padar, owner of a chain of eye clinics in Siberia called Omikron, has filed a lawsuit against the World Health Organization (WHO). The businessman wants the WHO not to use the name Omikron in relation to the new Covid-19 variant.more

US burger chain points to strong performance on third attempt to crack market.more

The Netherlands continues to be attractive to companies and criminals to avoid paying taxes and concealing money through so-called letterbox companies, says a government commission set up to investigate the activities of tax avoidance companies in a report released yesterday.more

Boris Johnson was left floundering today when he lost his place in a high-profile speech to business leaders. more

Marks & Spencer is to provide sandwiches and hot food to more than 2,500 Costa Coffee outlets as the retailer seeks new ways to reach commuters now working from home.more

Oil and gas conglomerate Shell is to move its headquarters from The Hague in the Netherlands to London, the company announced today. The Dutch government is unhappy with the proposal, which the company's shareholders will vote on 10 December.more

The main company in the Ikea flat-pack furniture retail empire warned that profits would fall for two successive years after the group said it would be forced to raise prices due to the supply chain crisis and higher raw material costs.more

Facebook will soon announce a change of name for the company, industry website The Verge reported yesterday. The change will apply only to the company, not the portal, but it should signal a shift in the company's policy and a move away from a focus on social media.more

A former secretary of the Stutthof concentration camp was today charged in the Itzehoe District Court with complicity in the murder of more than 11,000. The 96-year-old Irmgard Furchner appeared in the courtroom in a wheelchair. The woman did not appear at the first start date of the trial.more

A potential 2pc rate would generate around £2bn for the exchequer, as Rishi Sunak looks to crack down on Amazon and Big Tech.more

British producers affiliated with Make UK called on the government to "work with the entire sector, rather than see it as an enemy." Among others, to recent accusations by British authorities that accused the business of "relying too much on cheap foreign labor".more

The European automotive market in September this year. returned to the 1995 level with sales of just over 718.5 thousand. new cars this month - informed the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). This is an annual decrease of 23.1 percent - adds the organization.more

Prince William has suggested entrepreneurs should focus on saving Earth rather than engaging in space tourism.more

The American giant wants to conquer Poland with the new Prime service. However, the Chinese may enter the fight - the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita" reports.more

The Irish government will support a deal to set a global minimum corporation tax rate for large firms. It means the country increasing its 12.5% rate to 15% for firms with a turnover of more than €750m (£636m).more

Polish parcel delivery service company InPost will set up parcel lockers at 500 Tesco supermarkets throughout the UK by the end of November, Inpost said in a press release.more

The furlough scheme closes on Thursday, with uncertainty ahead for people who have not yet fully returned to work. Nearly one million workers were expected to be on the scheme at the end of September, according to research by the Resolution Foundation.more

The fast fashion giant has committed to making all of its clothes using recycled or more sustainably-sourced material by 2030. more

Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group (TRG) hailed “good progress” over the past half-year as it said very strong trading since reopening venues has seen it upgrade its earnings targets. more

Fewer small and medium-sized enterprises complaining of lower turnover than before the pandemic; the biggest change for the better was recorded by service and trade companies - according to a study for the BIG InfoMonitor Debtors Register.more

The UK economy grew by just 0.1% in July as the last Covid restrictions were lifted in England. It was the economy's sixth consecutive month of growth, but the increase was much lower than in the previous month, which saw 1% growth.more

France will rein in its crisis support measures for companies from the end of September and tailor them to benefit only those companies still struggling afterwards, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday.more

Bargain hunters face slim pickings this Black Friday as many retailers will be forced to ignore the annual fire-sale completely. In the face of rocketing shipping costs, major delays to orders and a nationwide lorry driver shortage, shops face too many challenges to complete the stocking and restocking necessary for the late-November event.more