Today's business and finance round up 4th May 2022
BP posts highest profit in over 10 years as calls for windfall tax grow
4th May 2022
Bite-sized business news from the UK and beyond
Good morning How long would work for one company? For millennials (those aged 25-40) the average figure is 2 years and 9 months. But Brazilian Walter Orthmann has taken company loyalty to a whole new level. The 100-year-old started working at a Brazilian textile company at age 15. Now, over 84 years later, he's earned the Guinness World Record for longest tenure at the same company.
Today's stories
Heating up – BP posts highest profit in over 10 years as calls for windfall tax grow
Arm twisting – Boris Johnson woos chipmaker to London listing
ENERGYBP posts highest profit in over 10 years as calls for windfall tax grow
Other stories to keep you in the loop
Pfizer accused of Covid profiteering as first-quarter sales hit $26bn
Energy firms face deadline in review of direct debit hikes
Missguided seeks suitors as the fast fashion house teeters on the brink of collapse
Amazon ends Android shopping app digital downloads
Elon Musk toys with idea of possible fees on Twitter
Uber Eats couriers to make rapid Tesco deliveries
Chelsea sale: Deal plunged into doubt after U-turn on loan repayment
Operator of Piccadilly Lights to be sold in £463m deal
Brewdog to give workers 50% of bar profits and shares worth £120,000
TECHBoris Johnson woos chipmaker to London listing
Stat of the day
About 59% of adults in Europe are overweight or obese, according to a new World Health Organisation report
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