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Ford scales back EV plans citing price pressures

Ford is shaking up its strategy for electric vehicles (EVs), scrapping plans for a large, three-row, all-electric SUV and postponing the launch of its...

New US job market numbers weaker than expected as Fed eyes interest rate cut

The US job market appears weaker than first thought, according to official figures released on Wednesday.The US created 818,000 fewer jobs than first calculated...

Nonfarm payroll growth revised down by 818,000, Labor Department says

The U.S. economy created 818,000 fewer jobs than originally reported in the 12-month period through March 2024, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.As part of...

Ford Steps Back From EVs—and Says Hybrids Are the Future

Even early adopters and those seeking to reduce their CO2 emissions wilt at some EVs’ first-year depreciation of 50 percent.Automakers, too, are feeling the...

Ford abandons electric vehicle plans despite being left with massive £1.1billion net zero cost

Ford has announced it will no longer produce a highly anticipated electric vehicle with the company now mulling over a new strategy. The car...

Post Office pays £250m to law firms in relation to Horizon IT scandal

The Post Office has paid out a quarter of a billion pounds in legal fees in relation to the Horizon IT scandal – almost...

What personal tax rises might Rachel Reeves introduce to ease UK deficit?

The Labour election manifesto ruled out raising the rates of income tax, national insurance or VAT, but other personal taxes are in the firing...

‘It’s going to be grim’: Ed Conway on the state of public finances

Official data shows government borrowing in July was above expectations and at...

McDonald’s reveals plans to open over 200 new branches across the UK

MCDONALD'S will open more than 200 restaurants across the UK and Ireland over the next four years, in a boost for lovers of the...

Why Reeves’ relationship with the unions is a threat to Britain’s public finances

Ben Zaranko, economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), suspects there...

Shares in National Express owner jump as it starts sale of US school bus business

The owner of National Express has revealed it has begun the sale of its North American school bus business in an effort to reduce...

Ford cancels seven-seat electric SUV in profitability push | Autocar

Ford has scrapped its plan to launch a three-row, seven-seat electric SUV next year, warning that the move could cost the company $1.9 billion (£1.5bn). It...

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