Child labor violations rise in US – as Republicans still roll back protections

Nebraska, Indiana and West Virginia Republicans have all rolled back child labor regulations while the number of violations has risen fivefold in the last decade

It’s time to take politics out of the Small Business Administration

The White House’s politicization of the agency will have a real-world impact on small business owners in the US

‘The new ketchup’? How hummus spread beyond a niche into a British staple

News that chickpea dip is to join list of products used for UK inflation basket confirms its move into the mainstream

Energy shock talk grabs headlines but the Iran war is also driving the world towards a food crisis

Growers face soaring fertiliser and fuel costs as shipping choke point of the strait of Hormuz hits supply chains

‘Trumpflation’: how the Iran war’s economic storm could affect Britons

Yet another cost of living crisis looms with fuel, food, holiday, energy and home loan prices expected to rise

‘We can create hype’: H&M’s UK boss on its commitment to the high street

As the chain marks 50th anniversary in Britain, Karen O’Rourke explains what makes it stand out against cut-price rivals

‘The stakes are enormous’: how a prolonged Iran war could shock the global economy

Donald Trump’s ‘little excursion’ is likely to have long-term effects, from oil prices to inflation to growth, say experts

Trump’s economic shocks are derailing Britain’s building plans

With major developments collapsing, pressure is growing on councils to concede on affordable housing and public amenities

US man pleads guilty to defrauding music streamers out of millions using AI

Michael Smith, 52, charged after flooding platforms with thousands of AI songs and boosting them with bots

Anger grows among UK ministers amid fears Iran war could jeopardise Britain’s fragile finances

Some in cabinet in despair over possible impact of war begun by Donald Trump, who branded Nato allies ‘cowards’

‘It’s stupid’: why western carmakers’ retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance

Iran war should be wake-up call about costs of not going full throttle towards EVs as Chinese have done, experts say

US interest in electric vehicles surges as gas prices jump amid Iran war

Online searches for electric and hybrid cars increase as war-linked fuel prices hit highest levels in nearly three years

Owners from Great Britain travelling to EU warned over pet passport ‘dodge’

Bypassing animal health certificate system by using cheaper pet passport issued abroad could backfire, experts say

Trump hints at wind down of war as US prepares to send more troops to Gulf

Washington considers Kharg Island takeover as Donald Trump calls Nato allies ‘cowards’ for refusal to ‘help open’ strait of Hormuz

‘It’s come at the wrong time’: how Iran war has floored the Gulf as a sports hub

Conflict has not only hit sporting calendar but laid bare weakness in plans for diversifying economies through sport