Today's business and finance round up 9th June 2022
Global think tanks paint grim view for world economy
9th June 2022
Bite-sized business news from the UK and beyond
Good morning The saying goes ask and you shall receive and, after weeks of badgering, Elon Musk is finally getting data on Twitter fake accounts that he demanded in order to complete the takeover. The social media company will provide the world’s richest man with access to a stream of data comprising more than 500 million tweets posted every day.
Today's stories
- Global think tanks paint grim view for world economy
- British education startup becomes latest tech unicorn
ECONOMY
Global think tanks paint grim view for world economy
Other stories to keep you in the loop
- House price growth is slowing, Halifax says
- Petrol prices see biggest daily jump in 17 years
- Air fares likely to increase significantly by end of summer, Wizz Air boss says
- JD Sports ‘guilty’ of fixing Rangers kit prices
- Zara owner’s sales jump by 36% as shoppers return to high streets
- TikTok investigating claims executive said he ‘didn’t believe’ in maternity leave
TECH
British education startup becomes latest tech unicorn
Stat of the day
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar is expected to be watched by 5 billion people around the world, far surpassing the record 3.5 billion who tuned in to the 2018 edition in Russia
Interesting links from around the web
- Shower in your bra and cook in the kettle? Putting ‘extreme frugality’ to the test
- The ten best TV shows of 2022, so far
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