Business News
- Shops could be forced to accept cash in future, MPs warnThere is no data on how widely cash is accepted which puts the UK at risk of becoming cashless, a report warns.
- Warning electricity meters in 300,000 homes could stop workingThose without upgraded meters could also find their heating stuck on or off, energy watchdog Ofgem warns.
- House prices fall in April as stamp duty changes kick inThe slowdown in the market was expected due to the lowering of thresholds at which buyers need to start paying stamp duty.
- Co-op fends off hackers as police probe M&S cyber attackThe firm said the steps it had taken had had a 'small impact' on its call centre.
- Starbucks to hire more baristas in bid to win back customersThe move to increase staff numbers comes as the coffee shop giant continues to see sales fall.
- Fifty years after the war, Vietnam faces a new US threat - tariffsThe South East Asian country is on a path to prosperity. The US-China trade war could change that.