US kicks off controversial financial rescue plan for Argentina
Natalie Shermanbusiness reporter andIone Wellsforeign correspondent, ChileThe US has purchased Argentine pesos, taking the next step in a controversial effort to calm a currency crisis hitting the South American country…
Trump tariffs: Swiss companies target alternative export markets
Has the clock stopped on Swiss US trade?Imogen FoulkesBern, SwitzerlandAFP via Getty ImagesSo far President Karin Keller-Sutter has failed to reduce US tariffs on Swiss goodsPresident Trump's tariffs have caused…
Don’t force drivers to use parking apps, RAC says
Drivers should not be forced to use mobile apps to pay for parking, the RAC has said, after three quarters of drivers it surveyed had issues with them.The most common…
Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we be worried?
Zoe KleinmanTechnology editorBBCMark Zuckerberg is said to have started work on Koolau Ranch, his sprawling 1,400-acre compound on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, as far back as 2014. It is…
Rishi Sunak hired by Microsoft and Anthropic as paid adviser
Tom McArthur andSam FrancisPolitical reporter Rishi Sunak has taken up paid adviser roles at tech giant Microsoft and artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic.The former prime minister has been told he must…
Stamp duty: Five ways abolishing the tax could change the housing market
Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesThe debate around stamp duty is intensifying. When Kemi Badenoch said a future Conservative government would abolish it on the purchase of main homes, it…
JLR factory production lines resuming hailed as ‘significant moment’
Staff return to production after JLR cyber attackVanessa PearceWest MidlandsJaguar Land RoverWork has restarted in the Jaguar Land Rover Wolverhampton, Solihull and Halewood factories after the cyber attackRange Rover production…
All Post Office Horizon victims entitled to free legal advice for first time
Emma SimpsonBusiness correspondent andEmer MoreauBusiness reporterPA MediaAll victims of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal who are claiming compensation will now be entitled to free legal advice to help them…
Tesla investigated over self-driving cars on wrong side of road
Imran Rahman-JonesTechnology reporterTesla is being investigated by the US government after reports the firm's self-driving cars had broken traffic laws, including driving on the wrong side of the road and…
ID photos of 70,000 users may have been leaked, Discord says
Osmond ChiaBusiness reporterDiscord, a messaging platform popular with gamers, says official ID photos of around 70,000 users have potentially been leaked after a cyber-attack.The platform, which has more than 200…