Today's business and finance round up 8th June 2022

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8th June 2022

Bite-sized business news from the UK and beyond

Good morning If you’re making travel plans for this summer then recent headlines on flight cancellations, record petrol prices and rail strikes may be filling you with dread. To help navigate what could be a summer of travel chaos, check out this guide.

Today's stories

• Online car dealer slashes workforce amid recession fears

• Apple’s next big thing

RETAILOnline car dealer slashes workforce amid recession fears

Other stories to keep you in the loop

• Sterling takes a pounding as the City frets over Boris victory

• Railway workers to strike over three days in June

• PwC fined total of £5m over botched construction audits

• Eve Sleep up for sale after nightmare of £56m losses

• Usain Bolt-backed UK sports startup raises £48m

TECHApple’s next big thing

Stat of the day

London has a total of 87,731 vacant homes, making it the top city in the UK for the prevalence of empty houses

Interesting links from around the web

• Covid fraud: how bounce back loans paid for cars, watches and even porn

• Watch what it’s like climbing Mount Everest

• Raising money for your startup? Here's how to put together a killer pitch deck

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