‘Stability and certainty are big ticks’: Northern Ireland firms on protocol deal

Businesses relieved after headaches of post-Brexit trade agreement – but there is still progress to be made

‘Brits are suffering but for us it’s boom time’: how Brexit boosted French and Irish ports

The cheapest way from Ireland to Europe used to be via Dover. But now Cherbourg and Rosslare are thriving

How low will house prices go? Lessons from UK, US, Europe and elsewhere

How the property markets around the world are faring and what is behind the global slide

BASF to cut 2,600 jobs as energy crisis puts Germany on track for recession

Chemicals company says disruption from Ukraine war, rising costs and inflation will continue this year

BA owner ‘worried’ over Heathrow’s readiness for summer

IAG returns to profit, making £1.1bn in 2022, as travel industry bounces back from Covid

UK salad shortages could last a month, warns environment secretary

Thérèse Coffey advises consumers to opt for turnips as tomato and cucumber supplies dwindle

‘Energy battle’ between Europe and Russia not over, says global watchdog

International Energy Agency says efforts to replace Russian gas successful but warns against overconfidence

Spanish growers say weather, rising costs and Brexit caused UK salad shortages

Some producers point the finger at temperature shifts and others at bureaucracy and logistics

European Commission bans staff using TikTok on work devices over security fears

Parent company, ByteDance, says action is ‘misguided’ and has contacted commission to ‘set the record straight’

Why are UK supermarkets facing fresh food shortages?

Three big retailers are placing limits on shoppers on some produce lines. What is behind the rationing?

US energy firms use Ukraine war to lock in long-term gas contracts, report says

Oil and gas companies seek expansive contracts to tackle short-term problem of tight European gas supply

The sanctions game – Inside the 24 February Guardian Weekly

Can Putin weather the west’s economic attack? Plus: Global disinformation.

Revolut: can the chancellor’s fintech favourite fix its image problem?

The UK’s would-be ‘Amazon of banking’ run by Nikolay Storonsky has raised alarm over delayed accounts, EU regulatory fines, its co-founder’s Russian ties and issues with staff

Shell and Vitol accused of prolonging Ukraine war with sanctions ‘loophole’

Exclusive: Ukrainian economic adviser urges energy firms to heed deadline to halt trade of ‘Russian-origin oil products’

Nurses’ pay squeeze and Tory tax cut ambitions: can they perhaps be related?

The Conservatives’ long assault on the public sector has been multifaceted. But the meanness over public sector pay is its ugliest aspect