Big business pulls back from LGBTQ corporate rankings in dramatic one-year slide
Fortune 500 participation in HRC's Corporate Equality Index dropped 65%, with only 131 companies submitting DEI data in 2026, down …
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Average cost of motor insurance was €655 last year
The average price of motor insurance during the first half of last year was €655, which is 4% higher than …
Energy bills predicted to surge by £288 a year from July as rise ‘unavoidable’
Cornwall Insight’s latest forecast for the price cap now stands at £1,929, which is £44 lower than its prediction earlier …
Up in house price growth in March ‘could be the calm before the storm’
Growth in property values picked up in March, but experts said the effects of the Middle East conflict have not …
FTSE 100 Live 31 March: Markets rally, Unilever on brink of foods merger
A tumultuous month for financial markets is ending with the FTSE 100 index higher for a second successive session.
Row erupts after Keir Starmer accuses medics of ‘walking away’ from deal
The Prime Minister has given resident doctors a 48-hour deadline to reconsider.
Meagre economic growth at end of 2025 confirmed amid fears over Iran war hit
The ONS confirmed unrevised growth of 0.1% between October and December, which followed growth of 0.1% in the previous three …
Minimum wage increases did not lead to job losses
A new study from the Economic and Social Research Institute has found that recent increases to the minimum wage did …
Households braced for ‘awful April’ as council tax and water bills soar
Hikes to council tax, water, broadband and mobile phone costs are threatening to stretch many households to breaking point, charities …
Rate tax among principles for savings scheme
An annual flat-rate tax is among the guiding principles for the planned State-backed savings scheme that is expected to be …
Starmer calls for ‘joint effort’ with business on Iran war economic impact
Bosses from oil firms, shipping companies and banks were invited to Downing Street for crisis talks.
Martin Lewis issues urgent ‘use it or lose it’ ISA warning as deadline looms
Savers have just days left to make the most of the tax-free £20,000 allowance.
Energy prices push inflation to 3.6% this month
Annual consumer price inflation is estimated to have risen to 3.6% in the 12 months to March, the latest flash …
The IRS Wants Smarter Audits. Palantir Could Help Decide Who Gets Flagged
Documents show the tax agency is testing a Palantir tool to surface “highest-value” audit and investigation targets from a maze …
Debenhams Group reveals ‘significant progress’ in its turnaround plan
The firm behind Boohoo and Debenhams now expects 2025-26 underlying earnings to rise by 36 per cent
FTSE 100 Live 30 March: Index steady despite $116 oil price, car finance update due
The surge in energy prices continued today after President Trump said he is considering seizing Iranian oil hub Kharg Island.
Oil prices surge as hopes fade for swift end to Iran conflict
The cost of crude lifted more than 3% to 117 US dollars a barrel at one stage in Monday morning …
Oil prices surge as hopes fade for swift end to Iran conflict
The cost of crude lifted more than 3% to 117 US dollars a barrel at one stage in Monday morning …
The firm behind Boohoo and Debenhams now expects 2025-26 underlying earnings to
The firm behind Boohoo and Debenhams now expects 2025-26 underlying earnings to rise by 36% and for further double-digit growth …
Heavy use of AI leading to human 'brain fry', say users
Heavy users of artificial intelligence report being overwhelmed by trying to keep up with and on top of the technology …