Advertisement
UK markets closed

  • NIKKEI 225

    38,471.20
    -761.60 (-1.94%)
     

  • HANG SENG

    16,248.97
    -351.49 (-2.12%)
     

  • CRUDE OIL

    85.31
    -0.05 (-0.06%)
     

  • GOLD FUTURES

    2,399.50
    -8.30 (-0.34%)
     

  • DOW

    37,798.97
    +63.86 (+0.17%)
     

  • Bitcoin GBP

    51,579.46
    +655.10 (+1.29%)
     

  • CMC Crypto 200

    885.54
    0.00 (0.00%)
     

  • NASDAQ Composite

    15,865.25
    -19.77 (-0.12%)
     

  • UK FTSE All Share

    4,260.41
    -78.49 (-1.81%)
     
Money:

How to avoid tax creep in retirement

The state pension went up 8.5% in April, but frozen thresholds mean pensioners will be paying more tax

Amazon launches regional hub in Europe for air cargo

Reuters
An Amazon logo is pictured at a logistics centre in Mannheim

(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc <AMZN.O> said on Thursday it has launched its first regional hub in Europe to handle air shipments, creating 200 new jobs in Germany's Schkeuditz, where the new facility is based.

Amazon currently has a fleet of more than 70 aircraft, an area of focus for the online retailer as it pushes for faster deliveries to meet a surge in online orders. (https://bit.ly/32gLYRM)

(Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)