Amazon, NFL ‘in talks on exclusive $1billion deal for Thursday Night Football’

Amazon ‘is in talks to exclusively stream Thursday nights NFL games on Prime in a deal that could reach up to $1 BILLION’ The NFL is reportedly on the verge giving near-exclusive Thursday Night Football rights to Amazon Prime in a deal that could be worth up to $1 billion annually Neither the league nor … Read more

Qantas says international flights in October as it loses $1billion

Qantas plans for international flights to return by the end of October – just as Australia’s vaccination program ends – as it reveals losses of $1BILLION over the past six months Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said the billion dollar loss was ‘stark but not surprising’ The loss was thanks to a $6.9 billion Covid-related loss … Read more

Inside Carnival’s new £1billion cruise ship: The 1,130ft long, 180,000 tonne Mardi Gras vessel

Carnival Cruise Line has taken delivery of its new £1 billion cruise liner called ‘Mardi Gras’ ahead of her big debut in 2021. The company’s now-largest vessel wights 180,000 tonnes and is 1,130 ft (340m) long, and features a roller coaster that loops around a water park – and six on-board zones, including a French … Read more

Banks block £1BILLION of fraudulent applications for Rishi’s £40bn ‘bounce back’ Covid loan scheme

Banks block £1BILLION of fraudulent applications for government’s £40billion ‘bounce back’ coronavirus loan scheme… but how much did they miss? Almost 27,000 dubious applications to Bounce Back Loan Scheme were blocked  It raises questions about how many fraudulent claims were able to get cash  Banks told to only perform basic checks on businesses they were … Read more

Over £1BILLION worth of refunds are being illegally withheld by package holiday firms, says Which?

Package holiday firms have been accused of illegally withholding £1billion in refunds to families whose holidays were cancelled due to the pandemic. Around 9.4million people have lost a trip since coronavirus hit the UK – and the figure will rise again with a new lockdown and government ban on foreign holidays. However, many of the … Read more

£1billion saving predicted as firms are stopped from charging existing customers more than new ones

Is this the end of insurance rip-off? £1billion saving predicted as firms are stopped from charging existing loyal customers more than new ones  The Financial Conduct Authority announced that insurers would not be allowed to charge loyal clients more than new ones  The FCA found insurers were making it harder for customers to stop automatic renewals … Read more

Robert Jenrick ‘regrets’ dinner with Tory donor before approving £1billion housing development

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick ‘regrets’ sitting next to Tory donor Richard Desmond at a posh dinner and sending him text messages before approving £1billion housing development and saving him tens of millions of pounds The Housing Secretary said he wished he had not sat with Richard Desmond Weeks later he approved Westferry Printworks before local … Read more

US will pay Johnson & Johnson $1billion in exchange for 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses

Trump administration will pay Johnson & Johnson $1billion in exchange for 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses The US government is paying Johnson & Johnson more than $1billion to produce more than 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses by 2021 The latest contract is priced at roughly $10 per dose in comparison with the $19.50 the US is … Read more

NYPD clash with protesters outside City Hall as NYC votes to cut $1Billion from NYPD budget

New York City has voted to slash $1billion from the NYPD budget, following weeks of protests and fraught negotiations with Mayor Bill de Blasio – as some lawmakers complain it falls short of what activists demanded.  The austere, coronavirus-era budget tightens spending across city agencies, including a cut of nearly $484million from the NYPD’s $6billion operating … Read more

Elon Musk calls Jeff Bezos a ‘copy cat’ after Amazon acquires a self-driving startup for $1billion

Elon Musk calls out Jeff Bezos for being a ‘copy cat’ on Twitter after Amazon acquires self-driving startup Zoox for $1billion The comment is in reference to Musk’s ventures with Tesla’s self-driving cars  Zoox, like Tesla, is focused on making self-driving cars and AI software  Musk’s critical tweet is the second public swipe at Bezos … Read more