Air France-KLM cuts capacity growth forecast amid expected $2.4bn fuel bill rise
Move comes as airline industry reacts to uncertainty over Iran war and increase in price of Brent crude
Last Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants to close, with loss of 3,800 jobs, Premier Inn owner says
Whitbread to call time on restaurants in UK and Ireland blaming higher costs and taxes for latest strategic reset
‘Nightmare’ queues and missed flights: a turbulent start to EU entry-exit system
Some travellers spent hours in lines at airport, with kiosks not working, little seating and few staff on hand to help
Why is Britain’s economy so stuck? It’s the tension between what voters want and what the bond markets allow
There is no such thing as the Bond Dealers party, but there might as well be – the people who trade in UK debt exert a stranglehold over our politics, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
Revealed: British ad firm’s billion-dollar greenwash of US oil industry
London-based WPP accused of breaching climate policy after report reveals firm linked to twice as much oil advertising as US rivals
Rising costs forcing 3m UK households to skip meals, Which? report finds
Consumer insight tracker shows 85% are worried about food prices and a majority think the economy will deteriorate
Massive profits already earned by property investors to be shielded from Chalmers’ CGT changes
Treasurer tells Commonwealth Bank podcast that he aims to ‘recognise the decisions that people have taken in the past’
Tech giants’ results show rosy outlook for AI boom and US stock market
Google, Microsoft and Amazon report gains in cloud-computing businesses while Meta spending draws concern
Jerome Powell to stay on Fed board after central bank holds rates steady in defiance of Trump
Chair planned to exit after inquiry into building renovations but will now oversee ‘remaining steps in the process’
US gas prices hit $4.23 high as Hormuz fears drive oil surge
Blockade threat in vital strait and Trump’s stance lift crude, pushing pump prices to highest level since 2022
Rachel Reeves’s plan to mandate how pension funds invest was always a mistake
You can understand the motivation – more UK investment by UK funds means faster UK growth – but fiduciary duty trumps all
Oil nearing $120 a barrel for first time since 2022 as Trump maintains Iranian blockade – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Brent crude approaches highest level since Middle East conflict began
Co-op marking commonly stolen items with forensic spray to track reselling
Wave of measures has helped cut offending in stores last year by a fifth as new retail crime law comes into force
EU farmers and hauliers to get up to €50,000 to cover extra costs of Iran war
Fishing companies can also access subsidies in loosening of state aid rules to cover fuel and fertiliser price rises
Another RBA rate rise won’t fix inflation – it will just smash households already hit by soaring fuel costs
The latest ABS consumer price index figures show just how pointless hiking interest rates would be at dealing with inflation. But raising rates is baked into the Reserve Bank’s DNA