Ticketmaster quietly raised other fees after US crackdown on hidden charges Documents obtained by Guardian show company increased different fees to ‘offset revenue loss’ from FTC rule change
Co-op boss quits after year marked by cyber-attack and claims of ‘toxic’ culture Shirine Khoury-Haq denies exit linked to allegations about behaviour at retail and funerals group as it sinks to £125m loss
Australian growth forecasts slashed as global economy faces inflation spike OECD says the Middle East war will test the world’s resilience with Australia expected to suffer from higher rates and inflation
Marriage over, €100,000 down the drain: the AI users whose lives were wrecked by delusion One minute, Dennis Biesma was playing with a chatbot; the next, he was convinced his sentient friend would make him a fortune. He’s just one of many people who lost control after an AI encounter
Middle East conflict will damage UK’s economy ‘more than any other’ Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development says UK economy will grow by just 0.7% this year
UK CO2 plant to reopen amid fears Iran war could lead to shortage Teesside site mothballed in September given £100m by government to restart production for at least three months
UK consumer confidence has ‘collapsed’ during Iran war, retail industry says BRC survey finds public even more pessimistic about finances as higher energy prices fuel inflation fears
War on Iran ‘making us all poorer’ but RBA may need to hike interest rates again, official warns Comments come as the Albanese government said it would back an ‘economically sustainable’ above-inflation minimum wage rise
British suppliers to be prioritised for contracts in sectors vital to national security Policy brought forward as Middle East war highlights fragility of global supply chains
US Postal Service to introduce 8% fuel surcharge on packages Surcharge, spurred by oil price spikes due to the Iran war, is set to take effect on 26 April and run until January 2027
Rising profit margins turbocharged Australia’s latest inflation figures – but something worse is just around the corner Fuel supply shock from Iran – not too many wage rises – will be the driver of higher figures in June
No escape from the energy shock for UK business. A long-term strategy is still essential Latest crisis is yet another reminder that reset in industrial policy is needed, including a more strategic one for energy
How to survive our doomed times? Both the experts and I have the same advice We have two choices: be paralysed by fear or just continue with what we are doing. I know what I choose, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
Stocks rise and oil dips on hopes of 15-point Iran peace plan Markets in Asia, Europe and US move higher after Iran says it will permit ‘non-hostile’ ships through strait of Hormuz
Crispin Odey tried to ‘manipulate’ sexual assault victim, FCA tells court Former hedge fund manager warned ex-employee he had groped that Financial Conduct Authority may question her