Oil prices ease as US seeks reopening of the Hormuz Strait
25 minutes agoOsmond ChiaBusiness reporterAdam J. Dewey/Anadolu via Getty ImagesOil prices edged lower in early Wednesday trade in Asia after US President Donald Trump raised hopes for an agreement with…
Border politics – how similar jobs in the same firm deliver different tax bills
6 hours agoLori CarnochanBBC Scotland News, DumfriesPA MediaThe progressive tax system in Scotland means higher earners are taxed more than their English counterparts On the eve of the Scottish parliament…
Cost of living: ‘I couldn’t afford dog food so now I make it at home’
'I have to make my own dog food' - voters counting living costs on eve of election6 hours agoFelicity EvansWales money editorBBCAs well as making her own dog food for…
US to safety test new AI models from Google, Microsoft, xAI
6 hours agoKali HaysTechnology reporterGetty ImagesNew artificial intelligence (AI) tools and capabilities from Google, Microsoft and xAI will now be tested by the US Department of Commerce before they are…
‘I thought he was going to hit me’ OpenAI co-founder says of Musk
8 hours agoLily Jamali,North America Technology correspondentandKali Hays,Technology reporterReutersGReg Brockman, president of OpenAI, at a federal courthouse in Oakland, California.OpenAI president Greg Brockman has described a heated 2017 meeting with…
Lidl’s loyalty card becomes less generous, shoppers say
10 hours agoMitchell LabiakBusiness reporterGetty ImagesUpset Lidl shoppers have complained on social media the supermarket chain's updated loyalty scheme is less generous than before.Under changes to the programme which came…
UK government long-term borrowing costs reach 28-year high
11 hours agoFaisal Islam,Economics editorandRachel Clun,Business reporterGetty ImagesLong-term UK borrowing costs have reached their highest level since 1998 as the Iran war continues and concerns rise over political uncertainty in…
Nissan to merge two Sunderland lines and cut 900 European jobs
Nissan to close UK line and cut 900 European jobs12 hours agoJonny Manning,North East and CumbriaandTheo Leggett,Business correspondent ReutersNissan is planning to merge two of its production lines at its…
Gap co-founder Doris Fisher dies aged 94
16 hours agoShanaz MusaferBusiness reporterCourtesy Gap IncGap called Fisher its "forever muse" in a social media post announcing her deathDoris Fisher, who co-founded the Gap retail chain with her husband…