Productivity soars in sectors of global economy most exposed to AI, says report Employers in UK, one of 15 countries studied, willing to pay 14% wage premium for jobs requiring AI skills
Invest in childhood to unlock £45.5bn a year, says Princess of Wales’s taskforce Report from group set up by Catherine says business can improve early years and benefit all of society
Labour will aim to reveal new town sites within first year in power Angela Rayner to promise party will build homes on sites by end of its first term and support private developers
New York reaches $2bn settlement with crypto lender Genesis over fraud claims Letitia James announces victims fund for ‘defrauded investors’ in largest settlement the state has ever made with a crypto company
Why unions are lobbying Labour over a ‘just transition’ to cleaner energy Jobs and communities dependent on oil and gas sector must be considered in plan to ban North Sea licences, say GMB and Unite
US embassy owes £15m in congestion charge fees, says Transport for London Figures show US is worst offender for unpaid fees and fines, followed by Japan’s embassy, which owes £10.1m
UK cannot afford to give ‘cold shoulder’ to China, says City minister Bim Afolami’s comments distance British government from protectionist moves by US
‘Bloody £9 for two!’ How much does an ice-cream cost around the world? After outrage in the UK about the skyrocketing cost of a scoop, how does the rest of the world compare?
UK interest rate cut this summer ‘possible’ says BoE deputy governor, as house asking prices hit record – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as deputy governor Ben Broadbent gives his final speech at the BoE
BMW and others bought parts from China supplier flagged for forced labor US investigation found automakers continued sourcing parts made by supplier even after they were told about banned products
UK interest rate cut is ‘possible’ this summer, says Bank of England deputy Ben Broadbent says direct impact of Covid and Ukraine war on inflation has faded and BoE is waiting for longer-term effects to decline
Use nicotine, win an iPad! Zyn’s viral rewards program fuels addiction fears The trendy nicotine pouch company is following in the marketing footsteps of Marlboro and Camel
Green activists push Biden to freeze ‘disastrous’ deepwater oil export rigs Sensing election-year traction, coalition of 20 environmental groups also demand entrenchment of pause in gas-export licences
The US food industry has long buried the truth about their products. Is that coming to an end? The FDA is developing front-of-package labels that corporations may have to start printing as early as 2027
British Land sells stake in Sheffield’s Meadowhall shopping centre for £360m Norway’s sovereign wealth fund to take full control of the largest shopping centre in Yorkshire