US economic growth slows after sharp trade decline
Charlotte Edwards Business reporter Getty Images Economic growth in the US slowed at the end of last year, as trade declined more sharply than expected and the country was hit…
Barclays tells staff to come into the office more
Barclays has tightened its work-from-home policy with staff now required to come into the office for an extra day a week. The bank is the latest company to make changes…
Second class post deliveries should be reduced, says regulator
Royal Mail should only deliver second class letters every other weekday to “protect” the future of the UK’s postal industry, the industry regulator has proposed. Ofcom said the Universal Service…
Warning high borrowing costs may mean tax rises or spending cuts
Higher borrowing costs for the government may mean tax rises or spending cuts if it wants to stick to its own self-imposed rules, a leading economic think tank has warned.…
Lord Alan Sugar says it is time to get ‘bums back in the office’
Lord Alan Sugar, star of the BBC show the Apprentice, wants to see real life apprentices, and all other workers for that matter, back in the workplace. “They’ve got to…
Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg defends $65bn AI spend after DeepSeek rise
Getty Images Meta has defended its $65bn (£52bn) investment in artificial intelligence (AI) days after US tech stocks wobbled in the wake of Chinese AI app DeepSeek’s sudden rise. Chief…
Donald Trump attacks Fed after no change in interest rates
US President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on the US central bank, hours after officials left interest rates unchanged despite his public calls for them to cut. In a social…
Coca-Cola recalls drinks in UK due to chemical levels
A range of Coca-Cola products are being recalled in the UK after the firm’s bottling partner said it had identified “elevated levels” of a chemical called chlorate. Cans of Coca-Cola…
Rachel Reeves’ plans will boost UK but it could take a long time
A third runway at Heathrow, “Europe’s Silicon Valley” between Oxford and Cambridge and relaxing planning constraints. There were a lot of different announcement’s in Rachel Reeve’s push to revive the…
Tesco to cut 400 jobs in stores and Hertfordshire head office
EPA Tesco said it will change how it operates its bakery model Tesco has announced plans to cut about 400 jobs as part of plans to “simplify” the business. The…