Business

SHARES in Apple jumped on Monday after the US tech giant reported strong pre-orders of the iPhone X ahead of the new smartphone’s launch on Friday. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

GLOBAL business has shrugged off growing scaremongering at Brexit as UK is still the preferred country to invest in within Europe, according to Ernst & Young . Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE pound has risen by 0.3 per cent against the US dollar today thanks to rising optimism about a UK interest rate hike on 2nd November. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

AROUND 175,000 manufacturing jobs could be created over the next decade under a “fourth industrial revolution” using advanced digital technology, a report suggests. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE BANK of England is set to raise interest rates for the first time in a decade to combat rising inflation, according to economists. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

Scottish entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne is spending £50million to upgrade facilities at his chain of health clubs, hotels and spas. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

Lloyd’s of London hires too many middle-class graduates and would be better off hiring school leavers like firms did in the “barrow boy” days, according to a senior executive. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

CENTRICA’S venture capital division is to invest in smart homes manufacturer Carbon Dynamic as part of its drive to identify new technologies and firms that can improve its products and services. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

BUSINESS airline BMI Regional is looking to capitalise on the demise of rivals Monarch, Air Berlin and Alitalia by launching new routes, chief commercial officer Jochen Schnadt says. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

ROYAL Bank of Scotland chief executive Ross McEwan once remarked that he knew what he was in for when he took on the “toughest banking job in world”, but surely he could not have foreseen just how tough it would be. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed