Business

UK industrial software firm Aveva has agreed to merge with a division of France’s Schneider Electric in a deal worth about £3 billion. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

LEGO is cutting 1,400 jobs – 8 per cent of its global workforce – after sales stalled. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

HOT shot coffee company Roastworks is stepping on to the high street after transforming its speciality stock for the consumer home market. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

SALES at Halfords moved up a gear as the cycles and auto parts retailer cashed in on a “staycation summer” and a fall in DIY car maintenance. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

HURRICANE Irma sent panic through US stock markets, as Wall Street braces for the storm to wreak fresh damage to the economy. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE dominant services sector grew at its slowest pace for 11 months in August, sending a “warning signal” over the health of the UK economy. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

GLOBAL stock markets have sunk amid fears North Korea is set to launch its next nuclear missile in the coming days. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE pound remained jittery against the euro amid a keyupdate on Britain’s economy and Brexit political pressure. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

BUDGET flier easyJet has applied for a new air operator’s certificate in Austria to keep its planes airborne incase of a drastic Brexit for Britain. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE price of gold has surged to its highest levels in around a year as the threat of North Korea sparking war hangs over markets. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed