Brexit deal ‘stifling’ UK-EU trade; Microsoft announces huge $60bn share buyback – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news UK’s post-Brexit checks on fruit and vegetables delayed for a third time The future of shipmaker Harland & Wolff remains uncertain today, after the company announced on Monday it expects to fall into administration soon. The company’s interim executive chairman Russell Downs has said there is a strong case for keeping the company’s four shipyards under a single owner. “Some yards may be owned by one owner with other yards owned by another, so we’ll just have to see where the process gets to.” We still have difficult decisions to make and will notify impacted employees in the middle of October.