Regional Australian airline Rex said operating costs on short flights will drop as much as 50% with the introduction of electric- and hydrogen-powered aircraft in coming years. Rex plans to start trials in early 2024 using King Air 200 planes, retrofitted with the new power trains, before later tests with Saab 340 aircraft, Deputy Chairman John Sharp said at a …

UK retail sales fall more than expected last month after the death of Queen Elizabeth II curtailed activity and cost-of-living pressures hit harder. The volume of goods sold in shops and online dropped 1.4% in September after a revised 1.7% decline the month before, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed. Economists had expected an 0.5% drop. Sales volumes …

TikTok users would still risk having personal data exposed to hacking and espionage by China even if the Biden administration forges a security agreement designed to spare the video platform from a total US ban. That’s the conclusion of former national security officials and other experts as the Justice Department reviews an accord that would keep the popular video-streaming app, …