Tony Hall almost quit as BBC boss after Government offloaded responsibility for free TV licences

Tony Hall almost quit as BBC boss after the Government offloaded responsibility for free TV licences for the over-75s The comments came during his final interview before he leaves next month Described Government attempts to get the BBC to handle the issue as ‘nuclear’ Only over-75s who get pension credit are exempt from the annual … Read more

Top executives offloaded shares just in time before the pandemic slashed company values

WHO’S MAKING A QUICK BUCK?  Jeff Bezos, Amazon – $3.4 billion Laurence Fink, BlackRock – $25 million  Lance Uggla, IHS Markit – $47 million  James Murren, MGM Resorts International (outgoing) – $22.2 million Jeff Bezos and other top executives offloaded shares just in time before the coronavirus pandemic slashed their company values, saving themselves billions. Executives … Read more