By Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentThe Bank of England has cut interest rates from 4.75% to 4.5%, their lowest level for 18 months.It is the third cut since August 2024,…
Another cut in interest rates, and the surprise here was that more consideration was given to a bumper half a percentage point cut in rates today, as the UK's economic…
ImageJust in: The Justice Department agreed to temporarily restrict workers from Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team from gaining access to information in the Treasury Department payment system.The news comes as Washington…
João da Silva & Natalie ShermanBusiness reporters, BBC NewsGoogle has become the latest big US firm to scrap its goals to recruit more workers from underrepresented groups, BBC News understands.The…
At a time when the documentary film business is atrophying, one of the world’s leading documentarians, Alex Gibney, has taken on a powerful partner: Wendy Schmidt, a billionaire philanthropist by…
China challenges Trump tariffs as 'discriminatory' Natalie Sherman & Jonathan JosephsBBC NewsGetty ImagesChina has accused the US of making "unfounded and false allegations" about its role in the fentanyl trade…
The Labor Department’s latest monthly report on hiring and unemployment will include revisions for previous months that should give a more accurate picture of the U.S. job market — but…
BBCDon't mess with Canada - that's the private message to the US from the very top of Ottawa's political system. Just like nearly a century ago with the infamous American…
In the days after President Trump took office, as Elon Musk’s team began pressing for access to the Treasury Department’s payments system, officials repeatedly said that their goal was to…
Zoe KleinmanTechnology editor•@zskGetty ImagesChinese app DeepSeek has shaken up the world of AIAs I write, there are a lot of powerful people around the world preparing to make their way…
Simon JackBBC Business editorGetty ImagesChief executive Anders Opedal said the transition to lower carbon energy was moving slower than expectedNorwegian energy giant Equinor is halving investment in renewable energy over…
More than 13,000 farmers are waiting on payments for last year under the Government's ACRES scheme, with nearly 3,000 farmers still waiting on payments for 2023. ACRES (Agri-Climate Rural Environment…