Retail workers call for more security after Waitrose sacking for tackling shoplifter
Shop workers’ union Usdaw says 59% of its members in its annual survey said they would welcome more security guards in stores
Delta CEO braces flyers for higher fares amid surge in oil prices tied to Iran war
Airline projected a $2bn increase in fuel costs this quarter amid volatility in oil markets sparked by the war
Ceasefire changes little for shipping in strait of Hormuz, experts say
Analysts expect only limited increase in shipping as vessels will still need to seek Iranian permission to transit
Timor-Leste is vulnerable to ‘infiltration by foreign organized crime’, president José Ramos-Horta says
Australian federal police say they are working with tiny nation to respond to threat of online scam centres
Is Australia headed for a recession? I hope not – but the RBA should be more worried
In backing down on his threats to destroy Iranian civilisation, Donald Trump has lessened concerns of a recession in Australia – at least for now
Shell oil trading profits soar amid Iran war but Qatar strikes hit gas output
Earnings at renewable energy division expected to soar to between $200m and $700m in first quarter
Oil prices plunge 15% to below $100, stocks surge and dollar slumps after Trump announces US-Iran ceasefire – as it happened
Oil prices drop most since pandemic while gas prices slide 20%; government bond yields fall sharply as rate hike expectations recede
City veteran Ian Cheshire chosen to be new chair of Ofcom
Former Channel 4 chair and boss of Kingfisher to be appointed at crucial time for UK’s media regulator
Close Brothers shares surge after UK bank says it can ‘comfortably absorb’ cost of car finance compensation
Specialist lender says it expects its slice of £9.1bn compensation set by FCA to be about £320m
‘We can’t increase prices any more’: UK hospitality firms hit by cost triple blow
Struggling pubs reel from rising business rates, wages and energy bills, with customers at limit of what they will pay
UK house prices fall in March amid uncertain impact of Middle East conflict
Average price dips back below £300,000 after higher energy costs have knock-on effect on mortgage rates
Bristol airport loses legal challenge against Cardiff rival over £205m subsidy
Tribunal dismisses claim that the Welsh government’s financial package breached competition rules
UK interest rate predictions fall as US and Iran agree two-week ceasefire
Markets now forecast one rate rise this year, down from two on Tuesday, although mortgage rates may not fall quickly
Wednesday briefing: Has the sacking of a shop worker highlighted our unease around how crime is tackled?
In today’s newsletter: A Waitrose worker’s dismissal after confronting a shoplifter has become a flashpoint in a wider debate over rising retail crime
New Zealand asks US to send fuel tankers to Pacific to alleviate pressure caused by Iran war
After meeting with Marco Rubio, foreign minister Winston Peters says he made sure US understands ‘significant economic impacts on New Zealand and Pacific’