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- Mortgage rates: Average two-year fix rises by £35 a monthon June 5, 2023 at 9:46 am
Mortgage rates have risen since recent figures showed inflation is not coming down as quickly as […]
- Could ultra-processed foods be harmful for us?on June 5, 2023 at 8:11 am
Panorama investigates the links between UK's food safety advisors and the ultra-processed food […]
- Oil prices rise as Saudi Arabia pledges output cutson June 5, 2023 at 6:31 am
Other oil-producing countries also agreed to continued cuts in production to try to shore up prices.
- Universal basic income: Plans drawn up for £1,600 a month trial in Englandon June 5, 2023 at 4:42 am
Thirty people would get a monthly lump sum for two years, under a think tank's scheme in England.
- Elon Musk: Twitter snaps up top NBCUniversal executiveon June 5, 2023 at 4:25 am
It comes just weeks after NBCUniversal's head of advertising Linda Yaccarino was named as Twitter's […]
- New business group to rival CBI ahead of crunch voteon June 4, 2023 at 9:32 pm
The Business Council, set up by the Chambers of Commerce, has Heathrow, BP and Drax among its […]
- Firms sign letter backing CBI ahead of key voteon June 4, 2023 at 3:33 pm
The result of a vote on reforms is likely to be seen as a key moment in the CBI's future.
- Money: £9bn in old UK banknotes and coins not cashed inon June 4, 2023 at 1:13 pm
Paper £50 and £20 notes have been unusable since October, but can still be exchanged.
- 'Mortgage costs right now are terrifying'on June 3, 2023 at 11:27 pm
With rates rising and mortgages disappearing from the market, buyers reveal their struggles to get […]
- Train strikes hit FA Cup final and Beyoncé concerton June 3, 2023 at 1:43 pm
Drivers walk out over pay and conditions in the third rail strike this week.
- Diesel falls 12p but should be lower, says RACon June 2, 2023 at 11:41 pm
The price of diesel fell to £1.47 in May but the RAC argues the price should be cut further.
- Train strikes: When are they and why are they taking place?on June 2, 2023 at 9:23 pm
Train drivers walk out on Saturday, after a week of stoppages by both Aslef and the RMT.
- Offer made to civil servants in bid to end strikeson June 2, 2023 at 4:29 pm
Unions say the government has offered staff below senior grades a lump sum of £1,500.
- Strong job gains in US add to economic puzzleon June 2, 2023 at 3:27 pm
Employers defy predictions of a slowdown by hiring 339,000 workers, far above expectations.
- Elon Musk's Twitter loses second trust and safety chiefon June 2, 2023 at 10:47 am
Ella Irwin is the second person to leave the role since Mr Musk bought Twitter in October 2022.
- Do train strikes still have any impact?on June 2, 2023 at 7:25 am
Rail workers have walked out on the 29th day of industrial action but are travellers adapting?
- iPhone in India: Foxconn to manufacture smartphones in Karnataka by April 2024on June 2, 2023 at 5:25 am
Apple's decision to manufacture iPhones in India aims at diversifying away from China
- UK inflation: Food prices causing problems for farmerson June 2, 2023 at 5:10 am
Tessa Elliot, a farmer from Pembrokeshire, says inflation has made it difficult to keep afloat.
- Senate passes US debt ceiling deal, averting a US defaulton June 2, 2023 at 3:19 am
President Joe Biden will now sign the measure into law, staving off worldwide economic chaos.
- Debt advisor referral fees banned by regulatoron June 1, 2023 at 11:02 pm
The FCA is banning fees that debt advisors receive for referring people to debt solution companies.
- British Airways fined $1.1m by US governmenton June 1, 2023 at 10:14 pm
The US says the airline did not "provide timely refunds to passengers" during Covid.
- Scandal-hit CBI to cut jobs as it fights for survivalon June 1, 2023 at 7:17 pm
The business group, which employs about 337 people, says it needs to cut its wage bill by a third.
- House prices fall at fastest pace in nearly 14 years, says Nationwideon June 1, 2023 at 1:21 pm
Nationwide says prices in the year to May fell 3.4% and higher mortgage rates could last longer.
- London still works for stock market listings, says We Soda bosson June 1, 2023 at 12:25 pm
We Soda could be valued at £6bn when it floats in the UK, in a boost for the London stock market.
- Elizabeth Holmes has gone to prison. Will she ever pay victims too?on May 30, 2023 at 5:46 pm
Experts say victims often never get their money back from those who defrauded them.
- Nvidia: The chip maker that became an AI superpoweron May 30, 2023 at 3:28 pm
Innovation and good timing combined to make California's Nvidia the dominant firm for AI computer […]
- The 'exploding' demand for giant heat pumpson May 29, 2023 at 11:23 pm
Whole towns in Europe are being heated by huge, energy efficient heat pumps.
- How prosperity fuels dowry demand in Indiaon May 28, 2023 at 11:57 pm
Researchers studied 74,000 marriages that took place in India between 1930 and 1999.
- Who is Linda Yaccarino, Twitter's 'superwoman'?on May 28, 2023 at 11:11 pm
Can new chief executive Linda Yaccarino fix Twitter?
- When will we start seeing energy bill deals again?on May 25, 2023 at 11:47 pm
With bills set to drop from July, fixed deals could be due to make a comeback, say experts.
- Is the spike in strike action here to stay?on May 25, 2023 at 5:04 am
BBC economics editor Faisal Islam asks whether a historic surge in industrial action is likely to […]
- South Africa load-shedding: The roots of Eskom's power problemon May 23, 2023 at 11:37 pm
How corruption backed by a criminal network have led to South Africa's worst-ever power cuts.
- ChatGPT: Can China overtake the US in the AI marathon?on May 23, 2023 at 9:18 pm
Washington's efforts to limit China's access to crucial cutting-edge technology continue.
- Why car parks are the hottest space in solar poweron May 22, 2023 at 11:06 pm
Car parks are a good place for solar panels, providing shade and electricity where it is needed.