Category: Business

BBC We’re just a few weeks from the government’s crucial first Budget on 30 October and it’s clear Chancellor Rachel Reeves intends to raise money.…

View More Chancellor Rachel Reeves says she needs to raise £20bn. How might she do it?

EPA Sub-postmasters impacted by the Horizon IT scandal will not all receive compensation payments by March next year, the government’s Post Office minister has said.…

View More Sub-postmasters won’t get payouts by March, says minister

EPA-EFE Major US ports will stay shut until pay demands are met, the union boss representing striking dockworkers has said. Harold Daggett, head of the…

View More Union boss on US ports strike: ‘I’m not playing games’

Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistants with “really good long-term memory” are about a year away, according to Microsoft’s head of AI, Mustafa Suleyman. Products which can…

View More ‘ever present’ personal AI assistants are coming

Getty Images Billpayers have been urged to give an accurate meter reading as gas and electricity price rises take effect. A household in England, Wales…

View More People urged to read meter as bills rise

Businesses have been banned from withholding tips or service charges from their staff under new rules that have come into force. All tips, whether in…

View More Workers must keep all tips from customers under new law

Getty Images A dockworkers’ strike is set to shut down ports across much of the US indefinitely, threatening significant trade and economic disruption ahead of…

View More Strike poised to shut down major US ports

Getty Images An accounting system used by Post Office sub-postmasters before the controversial Horizon software was introduced is likely to have also been faulty, an…

View More Second IT system Capture ‘likely’ to have caused shortfalls

Getty Images UK house prices in September rose by 3.2% compared with a year ago – the fastest rate for nearly two years, according to…

View More House price growth at near two-year high, says Nationwide

The governor of California Gavin Newsom has blocked a landmark artificial intelligence (AI) safety bill, which had faced strong opposition from major technology companies. The…

View More California governor Gavin Newsom vetoes landmark AI safety bill

Record high inflation was caused by the Bank of England keeping interest rates too low for too long, according to its former head. Lord Mervyn…

View More Interest rates too low for too long, says ex-Bank of England boss Lord Mervyn King

The six bosses at one of the firms involved in the controversial ticketing and promotion of Oasis’ reunion tour have received a £14.8m total dividend…

View More Oasis reunion tour ticket seller and promoter bosses get £14.8m

Getty Images In 2010 the Gulf state of Qatar bought luxury department store Harrods for £1.5bn, via its sovereign wealth fund, the Qatar Investment Authority.…

View More The red flags missed when Qatar bought store from Al Fayed

Getty Images A lot of us have been there, locked in a metal cylinder flying at more than 500mph (804km/h), gritting our teeth about the…

View More How to avoid a row over reclining plane seats