Today's business and finance round up 12th May 2022
British holidaymakers lead the way as Tui hails the return of travel
12th May 2022
Bite-sized business news from the UK and beyond
Good morning This week an Andy Warhol silkscreen of Marilyn Monroe sold at Christie’s for $195m after four minutes of bidding. If that sounds like a lot, it is: It’s the priciest sale of any American artwork at auction, and the most expensive 20th-century artwork to sell at auction. A $450m Leonardo da Vinci painting remains No. 1 on the all-time list.
Today's stories
- British holidaymakers lead the way as Tui hails the return of travel
- Crypto’s week goes from bad to worse
TRAVEL
British holidaymakers lead the way as Tui hails the return of travel
Other stories to keep you in the loop
- Government dismisses talk of emergency budget to tackle rising costs
- US inflation rate slows but remains close to 40-year high
- ITV warns of ad slump but is on track with new streaming brand launch
- Toyota cuts production due to Covid lockdown in Shanghai
- Channel 4 and Youtube strike content partnership deal
- Vaccine maker Moderna's CFO exits after just two days
- Fall in death rate drives ‘weak’ performance at funeral giant Dignity
- Tesla recalling more than 130,000 cars as touchscreens overheat and turn off
- Covid mask rules relaxed for EU air travel
CRYPTO
Crypto’s week goes from bad to worse
Stat of the day
According to a survey by messaging app Slack, almost 40% of workers are anxious about returning to the office, as life gets back to normal following the worst of the pandemic
Interesting links from around the web
- Zero-rated? The rise and rise of TV that absolutely no one is watching
- The 25 best hotels in the world as voted by travellers
- How ‘accent bias’ affects job prospects
