Labour’s workers’ rights plan risks “making people inadvertently poorer”, the boss of Currys has warned, amid growing nervousness among business leaders about the reforms.
Consumer goods giant Reckitt has suffered a £7bn share price slump after it lost a US legal case claiming its baby formula contributed to the death of a premature child.
Chinese tech giant JD.com has walked away from making an offer to buy Currys, sending shares in the electronics retailer down as much as 10pc.