Supermarkets tell Reeves tax rises could push food prices higher
Households would ‘inevitably feel the impact’ of a surtax on business rates, say retailers in letter to chancellor
Does your boss have the right to time your bathroom breaks when you work from home?
For remote work arrangements to be successful, managers and employees need to meet somewhere in the middle
Trump sanctions have swift impact but will world stop buying Russian oil and gas?
Analysts say president’s war on Russia’s fossil fuel revenues is a chance to bring peace to Ukraine and profit to US
Right to buy in reverse: how Brighton is tackling its social housing crisis
The council is rolling back Thatcher’s flagship policy by buying stock from private landlords. Other local authorities should take note
Girl boss or tradwife? An economist on how a workforce built for men has failed women
In her new book Having it All, Corinne Low outlines how stubborn expectations around work and home fail to accommodate working women
Peer trying to derail UK smoking ban discussed bill with relative at tobacco firm
Lord Strathcarron says he and an in-law ‘high up’ at British American Tobacco discussed bill, which he aims to weaken
Do populists always crash the economy?
Argentina is counting the cost of its turn to Javier Milei. Politicians from Donald Trump to Giorgia Meloni and Nigel Farage will be closely watching what happens next
Trump raises tariffs on Canada by 10% in retaliation for anti-tariff TV ad
Move is response to ad sponsored by Ontario that referenced Ronald Reagan’s support for free trade
The world dropped the ball on critical minerals and China pounced. Is it too late for Australia and the US to close the gap?
In the wake of Covid, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s assertion in global markets, western countries have realised they can’t afford such concentrated supply chains
Pennsylvania city divided over Trump as it reels from economic whiplash
As Trump’s tariffs and funding cuts suspend projects in Erie, some residents view the changes as a necessary evil
Raise £12bn in budget by extending income tax thresholds freeze, says thinktank
Fabian Society says move ‘best available option’ for chancellor as she seeks to offset impact of weaker economic forecasts
Federal workers squeezed as shutdown drags on: ‘I can’t believe we’re not going to get paid’
Anxiety and economic stress among federal employees as Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked on bill
‘If you use chocolate, you’re in crisis’: the surprise ingredients being used to beat costs
As costs and demand for chocolate rises – but cocoa yields fall – companies are innovating with surprising alternatives
‘My big shop used to cost £100, now it’s £150’: readers recount their shock at supermarket food bills
We hear your stories of how you balance the family finances, from buying own brands to cutting right back on weekly shop
Buy now, pay later holiday purchases leaving travellers exposed to losses
BNPL offers are becoming more popular but when it comes to booking a holiday or a flight, consumers need to weigh up the risks