Individuals and small business have been paying more for power in recent years, and their electricity rates may climb higher still.That’s because the cost of the power plants, transmission lines…
Every couple of years, Paula Kerger, the long-serving chief executive of PBS, faces pushback from Congress. It often comes from Republicans who argue that public broadcasters like PBS and NPR…
If you’re considering opening a 529 college savings account for your child, this may be the time to do it: Some state plans offer cash incentives in May.Many students are…
ImageCashing in chips Whatever ambitious foreign policy goals President Trump held for his Middle East trip, at least the entourage of business leaders who’ve accompanied him there seem happy.The president…
Nick EdserBusiness reporter, BBC NewsDomestic energy prices are forecast to fall in July, the first drop in regulator Ofgem's price cap for a year.The bill of a household using a…
Apple boosts India's factory hopes - but a US-China deal could derail plansReutersApple is shifting most of its production of iPhones headed to the US from China to IndiaJust as…
Gideon LongBusiness reporterReporting fromCali, ColombiaBBCThe bullet holes are clearly visible in the windscreen of Jesús Cometa's vehicle after the attempt on his lifeIn July last year, Jesús Cometa was shot…
Zoe KleinmanTechnology editor•@zskBBCThe specially adapted Uber taxi on the streets of LondonUber has said it is "ready to go" now with driverless taxis in the UK - but the government…
Nick EdserBusiness reporter, BBC NewsThe government has announced new rules aiming to protect shoppers using buy now, pay later services, saying it wants to end the "wild west" of unregulated…
The secretive US factory that lays bare the contradiction in Trump's America First planFaisal IslamReporting fromArizonaBBCAmong the cactuses in the desert of Arizona, just outside Phoenix, an extraordinary collection of…
BBCThe government is pushing for a deal that would allow UK passport holders to use EU airport e-gates, a minister has confirmed.Nick Thomas-Symonds, who said negotiations were in the "very…
Energy boss warns over future of gas storage facilityNick EdserBusiness reporter, BBC NewsBBCThe UK's largest gas storage facility could be closed if the government does not help support a redevelopment…