Month: December 2013

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BlackBerry’s decline continues after reporting $4.4bn loss

Lara O'Reilly

BlackBerry’s losses widened in its third quarter after it reported a huge shortfall in revenue having sold far fewer smartphones than in previous years – but its new CEO John Chen remains upbeat and has insisted its new organisational structure means its performance will improve in 2014. 

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MPs call for payday loan ads on kids TV to be banned

Sarah Vizard

An influential group of MPs are calling for a ban on advertising payday loans on kids’ TV following concerns raised by campaign groups that the sector’s biggest players are subjecting children to “inappropriate propaganda” and “grooming” them to be the next generation of borrowers.