Millions of boomer small business owners will soon retire. Will their companies just disappear?
It’s likely, but it also could be a boon for a new generation of entrepreneurs willing to take over established operations
One in five UK hospitality businesses fear collapse as costs surge
Exclusive: Pubs, restaurants and hotels warn of mounting pressure days before rates rises and higher wage bills take effect
Oil on track for record monthly surge as Iran war disrupts markets
Brent crude jumps 51% since start of March and gold suffers fifth-largest monthly fall in 50 years
War in Iran erodes the chancellor’s headroom and exposes the UK’s fragility
Rachel Reeves boasts of the £23bn she has built up against her fiscal rules but now she – or any future steward of the economy – has little space to manoeuvre
HBO Max pins hopes on Friends and Harry Potter to win UK streaming war
Warner Bros-owned brand’s late arrival to British TV prompts deals for viewers as battle for subscribers heats up
First sugar-free Easter on UK TV as chocolate ads are pushed past 9pm
Ban on junk food adverts has cut advertising spend and prompted a debate over the policy’s impact
‘Definitely dodgy’: how to spot a fake vape
Examining the packaging is key to avoiding illegal and potentially harmful devices, as millions are seized each year
US treasury department demands retraction of story on increased oversight of Federal Reserve
Treasury department said Financial Times article about Scott Bessent’s views on Fed oversight was ‘manufactured’
‘It feels like they’re pulling figures out of the sky’: UK pet owners welcome crackdown on vet fees
Competition watchdog will launch cost comparison website and has ordered vets to cap written prescription prices
How EVs could be part of answer to UK’s fuel reserve worries
More use of two-way charging will earn money for owners and could avoid the need to expand North Sea oil drilling
Saving for a pension: why gen Z aren’t all banking on retirement
More than one in eight of all those born between 1997 and 2012 don’t believe retirement will even be an option
‘Canadians don’t want to come here any more’: anger over Trump squeezes US border businesses
Shops and restaurants once bustling with tourists now struggle for survival as Canadians think twice about crossing the border
These CEOs want a starring role in our lives – and there’s not much we can do about it
Do we really need a McDonald’s CEO fronting ads or a Gianni Infantino Panini sticker? No. But in the age of Trump, the boss class feels emboldened, says freelance writer Larry Ryan
Hundreds of North Sea licences granted by Tories ‘produce only 36 days of gas’
Exclusive: Findings cast doubt on claims new drilling would help cut bills and boost energy security, researchers say
UK ‘weeks away’ from medicine shortages if Iran war continues, experts say
Concern that supply chain disruption could hit health essentials – and prices – from painkillers to cancer treatment