FCC chair denies ABC license review is related to Kimmel controversy
Brendan Carr claims agency’s renewal order is strictly related to investigation into network’s DEI initiatives
If you’re not Thames, the water looks lovely for investors
Share prices of United Utilities and Severn Trent show that investors seem keen to throw capital at the right firms
Bank of England warns ‘higher inflation unavoidable’ after holding interest rates
Governor says decision to keep rates at 3.75% reasonable given unpredictability of events unfolding in Middle East
Bank of England leaves interest rates on hold with committee split 8-1; ECB also keeps rates steady – as it happened
Bank warns UK may need to brace for rate hikes later this year as ‘higher inflation is unavoidable’; oil prices retreat after topping $126 a barrel on Reuters report that the US is pressing ahead with plans for an international coalition to open the strait of Hormuz
Could the UAE’s shock exit from Opec cause an oil price war?
A standoff between Gulf oil giants Saudi Arabia and the UAE could cause greater market volatility for years to come
‘My own contribution’: the Ottawa immigrants learning to retrofit homes and fight the climate crisis
A Canadian social enterprise hopes to help solve the urgent need for retrofits and shortage of skilled workers
Oil price tops $126 a barrel after Trump warns Iran blockade could last ‘months’
Markets spooked as US president appears willing to keep up naval blockade and Iran keeps strait of Hormuz all but shut
Iran supreme leader issues defiant statement on strait of Hormuz
Mojtaba Khamenei says Tehran will eliminate ‘enemy’s abuses of the waterway’ and guard its nuclear and missile programmes
US economic growth rebounds 2% as consumer spending slows amid Iran war
First quarter output, driven by AI investment and government spending, rose as oil shock fuels inflation fears
Eurozone inflation soars to 3% as Iran war drives up energy prices
ECB keeps interest rates on hold as growth stumbles and price rises gather pace, up from 2.6% in March and 1.9% in February
Financial Times journalists in dispute with management over plans for office days
FT branch of NUJ say there is not ‘compelling case’ for mandate for editorial staff to be in office four days a week
Why Bank kept interest rates on hold despite message for UK to brace itself for Trumpflation
The reasons are hardly comforting, pointing to the weakness of a battered economy in the face of this latest crisis
Tell us: how will cuts to paid parental leave in the US affect you?
Some companies are scaling back paid parental leave. We would like to hear from people affected by this
‘Historic breakthrough’: Colombia climate talks end with hopes raised for fossil fuel phaseout
Nearly 60 countries back voluntary roadmaps to wean world off coal, oil and gas, at conference prompted by frustration with UN climate summits