Great Britain has only two days of gas stored, while Iran war threatens to disrupt supplies National Gas insists storage broadly in line with levels for time of year despite disruption for tankers carrying LNG
Woolworths trumpeted eight consecutive quarters of price declines. Here’s why that claim doesn’t pass the pub test To truly pay less than two years ago, a family might need to make dinner from washed potatoes, cheese slices, white sugar and long grain rice
UK must be prepared for a price shock from the Iran war Governments are having to wake up to the fact they will have to take a closer interest in supply chains for essentials
Current and former Block workers say AI can’t do their jobs after Jack Dorsey’s mass layoffs: ‘You can’t really AI that’ The CEO said he cut the company’s workforce by 4,000 people – almost in half – because of gains in AI productivity
White House worries as gas prices jump amid ongoing US-Israel war on Iran US drivers are largely insulated from higher oil prices caused by Middle East turmoil – but only to a point
Oil prices ‘could breach $100 a barrel within days’ amid supply disruption from Iran war Warning from Goldman Sachs comes as crude shipping through strait of Hormuz falls further than bank thought
Tech oligarchs reshape humanity while billionaires of old seem quaint From Gates to Musk and Altman, today’s ultra-rich steer AI and tech, raising questions about who decides the future
BrewDog sold Highland estate for knockdown price after abandoning its reforestation plans Self-styled ‘punk’ beer company bought land in 2020, pledging to plant Scotland’s ‘biggest ever forest’
Why an Iran war inflation shock could wreck global economic recovery Central bankers and economists warn prolonged conflict could raise retail prices and rip up growth forecasts
Caffè Nero says growth is ‘steady’ but coffee prices are likely to rise Founder of family-owned firm says it will pause acquisitions after takeover of 15 Compass Coffee stores in US
Trump shouldn’t ease Russia sanctions – they are choking its economy As the US waives its ban on India buying Putin’s oil for 30 days, Europe must bolster its own measures, such as stopping the flow of luxury cars
UK recruiter emerges from insolvency for third time, avoiding millions owed in tax Hampshire business seems to have benefited from ‘phoenixism’, which costs the taxpayer about £800m a year
Airline groundings expose depth of world travel’s reliance on Gulf corridor Restart of operations will be a relief to those stranded but may not dispel doubts raised by past week about key transit hub
‘Mainly, you fast fooded’: Monzo under fire over ‘shaming’ year-end reviews Bank criticised for tone of spending summaries, with one user complaining to ombudsman over ‘humiliating’ use of data