US technology stocks lead Wall Street lower

Global equities slid on Thursday, led by US technology stocks, as investors grew increasingly worried about rising inflation. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was 1 per cent down at lunchtime in New York, while the blue-chip S&P 500 slid 0.2 per cent. Big tech stocks including Facebook, Apple and Google parent company Alphabet were down more […]

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B&M boss attacks 'nonsense' Irish border rules

B&M store – Paul Faith/PA The boss of B&M has hit out at “nonsense” Irish border rules that he said have forced the discount chain to conduct excessive veterinary checks to ship Pot Noodles across the Irish Sea. Simon Arora, its chief executive, urged ministers to step in and resolve disruption as Brexit red tape […]

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