Asda has warned that the money it will spend on lowering prices for customers and improving product availability will mean lower profits this year. Britain’s
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Gold price hits $3,000 mark for first time
The price of gold has hit the $3,000 per ounce mark for the first time as demand for the precious metal surges amid economic uncertainty
Reeves signals no change on welfare cuts as MPs call for flexibility
PA Media Chancellor Rachel Reeves told journalists the government needs to get a grip on welfare spending, on a visit to Rosyth Rachel Reeves has
Elon Musk’s Tesla raises concern over retaliation risk
Elon Musk’s electric carmaker Tesla has warned it and other US exporters could be harmed by countries retaliating to Donald Trump’s trade tariffs. Mr Musk
UK economy shrank unexpectedly by 0.1% in January
Tom Espiner BBC business reporter Getty Images The UK economy shrank unexpectedly by 0.1% in January, with a slowdown in manufacturing one of the main
Every branch in Britain warned over staff sexual abuse
Noor Nanji & Zoe Conway BBC News Getty Images Every McDonald’s in Britain has been warned its owners could face legal action if they fail
Car sharing switches to electric to boost appeal
MaryLou Costa Technology Reporter Donatas AlisĖauskas Ieva Mackeviciute uses car sharing to get around Vilnius Ieva Mackeviciute lives in Kaunas, Lithuania’s second-largest city, but works
Judge orders rehiring of workers fired by Trump administration
A judge has ordered several federal government agencies to reinstate the jobs of probationary employees fired en masse by the Trump administration last month. Judge
Warning Thames Water collapse could hit taxpayers and pensions
Simon Jack Business editor, BBC News Getty Images Taxpayers and the pension schemes of Thames Water workers would both suffer if the UK’s largest water
Pressure grows to hold secret Apple privacy hearing in public
Tom Singleton Technology reporter Getty Images US politicians, civil rights campaigners and the BBC are all calling for a High Court hearing about a data