Jobs growth surges in US despite slowdown fears
Employers in the US added an unexpectedly high 517,000 jobs in January....
Samsung boss didn’t give daughter a smartphone until she was 11
The firm’s UK mobile head says the decision is down to parental choice and safe internet browsing is paramount....
‘Our mortgage got so high we put off having a baby’
Homeowners tell the BBC they are being hit harder by rising mortgage rates than soaring fuel and food bills....
Cost of living: Car insurance pushed up by paint and energy prices
There was an 8% rise in the cost of cover in the last three months of 2022, figures show....
UK to see shorter recession, says Bank of England
It comes as the Bank raises rates to 4% – the highest since 2008 – as it tries to tackle soaring prices....
Shell reports record profit of $39.9bn
The surge in energy prices last year helps the firm to announce record profits....
UK interest rates: How high could they go and how a rise would affect you
The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates later, pushing some mortgages up further....
British Gas suspends force-fitting prepayment metres
It follows a report that agents broke into the homes of vulnerable people to install the equipment....
British Steel considering 800 job cuts in Lincolnshire
The plans, which have not been formally submitted, comes as the firm struggles with high energy prices...
House prices fall for fifth month in a row
The price of the average property in January was £258,297, a decline of 0.6% on December....