3rd May 2022

Bite-sized business news from the UK and beyond
Good morning Welcome back from the long weekend. Today marks the one year anniversary of the first issue of Market Loop. To those who have been here from the very beginning and those who have just joined, and everyone in between – thank you! If we could ask for one favour to celebrate it would be to share Market Loop with a friend or two. Here’s to the next year!
Today's stories
- Apple Pay anti-competitive says EU
- Tech’s terrible month
TECH
Apple Pay anti-competitive says EU

Other stories to keep you in the loop
- Passport delays could cost £1.1bn in cancelled summer trips
- Citigroup says trader made error behind flash crash in Europe stock market
- FCA staff to walk out on Wednesday in first strike action
- Staff at London law firm can work from home full-time – if they take 20% pay cut
- Qantas Sydney to London route will become world's longest direct flight at 20 hours
- Netflix faces losing licensed hit shows to streaming rivals
- EU pilots own social media sites
STOCK MARKET
Tech’s terrible month

Stat of the day

The number of children aged 8-12 with their own smartphones increased from 24% in 2015 to 43% in 2021
Interesting links from around the web
- Why there’s no such thing as a ‘bad workout’
- How Britain fell for adult braces
- Why we snap-judge some people as 'boring'
